Archana Shanker and Drishi Kaur discuss the often ambiguous requirements of section 8 of the Indian Patents Act. The disclosure of foreign filing to the Indian Patent Office
All forms of IP protection including prosecution before the IPO and appeals are speeding up, and there is much debate about the need for a special IP court
Safir Anand and Swati Sharma explain India’s rise to prominence on the international scene and the continually refined trademark regime to accommodate the growing interest. For growth to
Intellectual property right holders in India are able to enforce their rights at the border, thanks to laws modelled on those suggested by the World Customs Organization, Saif
Ever since its inception, the Intellectual Property Appellate Board has been a catalyst in the evolution of the patent system in the country, discuss Archana Shanker and Neeti
The Hague Evidence Convention has streamlined the collection of evidence in cross-border cases, say Dhruv Anand, Achuthan Sreekumar and Udita M. Patro. The Convention on the Taking of
Archana Shanker and Vidisha Garg explore the protection of therapeutic substances used under folk medicine practices as ‘traditional knowledge’ by special provisions of the patent law. In October 2012,
One of the biggest concerns of an entity outsourcing work to India is data security. Not just billions of dollars, but security breaches can also cost sensitive data
Rahul Ajatshatru looks at how the Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012 brings changes to business in copyright, particularly with the advent of the internet. Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012 brought