India: Intellectual Property

The Supreme Court of Japan recently rejected copyright protection to a children’s chair while laying down the test of “configurations essential for Function”. This blog critically examines the Judgement and expounds on its impact on the existing consumer brands and design houses.

Generative Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) has transformed the way content is created across industries, enabling users to generate text, images, music, software code and audiovisual content within seconds. While these technological advancements have unlocked new opportunities for businesses and creators, they have also raised fundamental questions concerning copyright ownership, authorship and the use of copyrighted works for training AI models.

Artificial intelligence (AI) stands as one of the most groundbreaking technological advancements of the 21st century, redefining how individuals, businesses, and governments operate in an increasingly digital world. At the forefront of this revolution is OpenAI, a research organization dedicated to ensuring the ethical and beneficial deployment of advanced AI systems.

Intellectual property portfolios can be destroyed not by litigation or competition, but by a single missed renewal deadline. A patent that survived years of prosecution or a trademark built over decades can vanish because an annuity payment went unpaid on a date nobody was watching. This examination reveals how these administrative failures occur under Indian statute, why restoration is far weaker than most proprietors assume, and what a defensible renewal framework looks like in practice.

India's handloom industry faces a critical challenge as traditional artisans struggle to protect their centuries-old craft from commercial exploitation despite robust legal frameworks. While the country has established comprehensive Geographical Indication laws and intellectual property protections for heritage textiles like Banarasi, Pochampally, and Kanchipuram sarees, a significant gap exists between legislative intent and practical enforcement. Can legal mechanisms truly safeguard the livelihoods of mil

Building a successful business requires more than offering quality products or services. A strong brand identity often becomes one of the company's most valuable assets. This is why TM Registration Support for Business plays a significant role in protecting brand value and supporting long term growth.

Intellectual property portfolios can be destroyed not by litigation or competition, but by a single missed renewal deadline. A patent that survived years of prosecution or a trademark built over decades can vanish because an annuity payment went unpaid on a date nobody was watching. This examination reveals how these administrative failures occur under Indian statute, why restoration is far weaker than most proprietors assume, and what a defensible renewal framework looks like in practice.

AI-powered features in consumer apps can create patent exposure even when the model is licensed from a third party. This blog explains how Indian courts approach technical effect, claim construction, software-hardware overlap and defensive drafting, and proposes a practical product-feature review process for startups.

The High Court of Delhi through its judgment dated 23.07.2026 in the matter of Spectrum Power Generation Limited v. GAIL India Limited allowed a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 challenging an arbitral award rejecting the petitioner’s claim for reimbursement of Goods and Services Tax paid on transmission charges under a Gas Sale Agreement.

Generative Artificial Intelligence (“GenAI”) represents a paradigm shift in the corporate technology landscape, evolving in a remarkably short period from an employee productivity tool to a significant concern...

In intellectual property strategy, the most consequential decisions are often not what a company chooses to patent, but what it deliberately chooses not to patent. Modern innovation ecosystems generate far more technical output than any organisation can economically prosecute through the patent system. Engineering teams iterate continuously. Manufacturing operations accumulate incremental process improvements. Software systems evolve through constant optimisation.

Every growing business develops valuable assets beyond physical infrastructure and financial resources. Brand identity, product designs, software, inventions, customer databases and proprietary business processes...