Over the years, we have seen the emergence of many controversial plant patents in India and other jurisdictions. For example, when a plant-related […]
The demand for patenting plants and seeds
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IP protection in India for Japanese businesses
India is the second-largest country in the world by population, the world’s largest democracy, and the largest English-speaking nation in the world. Its […]
New SEBI Norms On ESG Reporting By Listed Indian Companies
The demand for Economic, Social and Governance (“ESG“) investing has been on the rise across the world in the last five years primarily […]
Court requires banks to join fight against scammers
More cases of online scamming, phishing and fraud have come to light in the recent past. In January 2022, the Delhi High Court […]
Emergence of plant variety protection in India
As one of the core industries in India, agriculture requires the development of new plant varieties and better quality seeds to accelerate agricultural […]
India: Highlights Of The Annual Report 2019-20
The Annual Report issued by the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) for the financial year 2019-20 illustrates […]
Trade Marks 2022: Trends and Developments
Introduction The last couple of years have witnessed some major developments on the procedural side of trade mark protection and enforcement. Some of […]
Delhi High Court clarifies that the extension of limitation periods directed by the Supreme Court due to the pandemic shall also be applicable for filing oppositions against advertised trade marks
Four different petitioners approached the Delhi High Court by way of writ petitions invoking the Court’s extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 226/227 of the […]
Can trademarks be used as keywords by Google?
In this age of technological advancements, our reliance on search engines particularly Google®, for swift and accurate answers, has increased multi-fold. All the […]
Nobel Laureates and their Patents _ Series 3_ Einstein
Scientists discover, publish, and get prizes – The Nobel Prize being one of the most prestigious. Inventors invent and patent their inventions. This […]