Intellectual Property

An important step during patent prosecution in India is the hearing. As the Indian Patent Office (IPO) tends to issue only a single examination report, hearings before the Controller are common....

Indian patent law contains a unique provision that shifts the burden of proof onto the accused / infringer in process patent suits. But this applies only if certain conditions are met....

In India, the law provides for formal opposition to a trademark application only after it is advertised, but can a third party intervene even during the pre-advertisement stage?...

The updated 13th edition of the Nice Classification reclassifies goods and services to streamline the trademark application and registration process....

Brand owners can use quia timet actions in India proactively to stop trademark infringement before it even happens, but must be careful about how, when and before which forum they seek remedies....

India's new 2025 CRI Guidelines clarify patentability for computer-related inventions, which will impact applications in cutting edge areas, including AI, ML, and Blockchain technology....

What is the standard that decides whether a design is novel or not? The Delhi High Court clarifies that instructed eye or informed user test remains the primary standard in Indian design law....

With India now ranked in the global top 10 for all three major categories of intellectual property rights (patents, designs, and trademarks), according to the World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) ....

When appealing a Controller's order rejecting a patent, it was long understood that the appeal should be limited to only highlighting defects in the order....