Tag: medical equipment
May 1, 2020
Intellectual Property | Patent
Intellectual Property | Patent
Overcoming Pandemic Profiteering in Times of Crisis
Today, as the global scientific and research community doubles down on finding a potential drug or vaccine against the novel Coronavirus, the obvious question that arises is of access to affordable drugs and medical equipment. With the high investment required in drug discovery and pharmaceutical research generally, the debate naturally turns to the returns on such investment in times of a public health crisis as the one being faced today. This note seeks to understand if intellectual property (IP) protection will be a barrier to affordable drugs....
India’s New Deepfake Regulation: MeitY Notifies Amendments to Information Technology...
On February 10, 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ("MeitY") notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics ...
The Registrar’s “Undo” Button: The Lambretta case and Section 19 of India’s Trademark Act
Trademark disputes rarely move in straight lines. Sometimes, well before a mark becomes opposition-worthy, disputes around ownership may emerge.
Data Protection as a Closing Condition: Rethinking Risk Allocation in Indian Tech Deals
Data protection has historically been considered a compliance issue during transactions, which is generally identified during diligence and only tackled after closing ...
Limits of Claim Construction: Preamble vs. Characterising Clauses in Indian Patent Dispute...
Claim construction is an important aspect of infringement analysis. In several jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom, Germany, and the European Union...
Urgency in IP Suits: No more Pre-Institution Mediation Hurdles in India?
In a jurisdiction beset by large volumes of litigation, litigating parties must naturally be encouraged to explore alternate means of dispute resolution.
The 2026 NICE Refresh: Codifying AI Services in Class 42 and implications for AI businesse...
The 13th edition of the Nice Classification (referred to as NCL 13-2026) came into effect on 1 January 2026. We have already provided an overview of the changes in the new edition ...
When the Internet Refuses to Move On: Media Reporting, Discharge and Dignity
In the case of IE Online Media Services Private Limited v. Nitin Bhatnagar and Ors. , the High Court of Delhi ("High Court") upheld an interim injunction directing restraint on...
A Reset of India’s Export Import Rules
To promote ease of doing business in cross-border trade through simplified procedures and reduced compliance burdens, the Reserve Bank of India ("RBI"), on January 16...
The Judicial Stance on Contractual Bars and Pendente Lite Interest in Arbitration
In the realm of commercial disputes, debates pertaining to awarding of interest remains constant. For every business that deals with contracts, clauses pertaining to...
Defining Patent Ownership in India: Employment Contracts as Valid Proof of Right
In India, a patent application can be filed not just by the true and first inventor, but also by the assignee of an inventor. This is provided for under Section 6 of the Indian Patents Act...
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