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Who Owns The Runway? AI-Generated Fashion Design And The Authorship Vacuum In Indian Copyright Law
Can artificial intelligence legally own a fashion design it creates? Indian copyright law offers no clear answer, leaving designers, brands, and AI developers in a legal vacuum where neither the training process nor the resulting creations have settled ownership rules. This article examines how generative AI exposes fundamental gaps in India's fragmented fashion IP framework, where copyright and design protection actively displace each other, and proposes legislative reforms to address the dual authorship c
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MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants
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Who Owns What? The IP Rights That Arise From Employee-Created Artificial Intelligence Workflows
As employees adapt to utilizing AI technologies in generating their work output, there exists a major disconnect among IP laws (both globally and in India) regarding who owns the copyright, patent, or trade secret in a work that was produced using AI technologies. Is it the employer, employee, or AI tool provider; all three parties could have an interest in these types of works?
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Khurana and Khurana
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Intellectual Property Rights Newsletter - June 2026
In a significant ruling on the intersection of trademark law and digital advertising, the Delhi High Court in batch matters Hindware Ltd. v. Grohe India Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. [CS(COMM) 591/2017] and Hindware Ltd. v. Omkara Infoweb Pvt. Ltd. [CS(COMM) 592/2017] held that Google’s practice of permitting advertisers to bid on a competitor’s registered trademark as a keyword under its AdWords programme can amount to trademark infringement.
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King, Stubb & Kasiva
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Beyond The Complaint: Expanding The High Court’s Power To Quash Frivolous Criminal Proceedings
The Supreme Court of India (“Supreme Court”) in Sujoy Ghosh vs. State of Jharkhand and Anr.1, delivered a significant ruling reiterating that where quashing of criminal proceedings is sought on the ground that the complaint is frivolous, vexatious, or malicious, the court is not confined to the bare averments in the complaint/First Information Report (“FIR”). It may examine the attendant circumstances and materials on record (including undisclosed or exculpatory material) to determine whether a prima facie offence is genuinely made out or whether the proceedings amount to an abuse of process.
India Litigation
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JSA
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Designs – Graphic User Interface Satisfies Criteria Of A Design And Is Eligible For Registration Under Designs Act
The Calcutta High Court has ruled that Graphic User Interfaces (GUIs) qualify as protectable designs under India's Designs Act, 2000, rejecting the Controller's narrow interpretation that excluded digital interfaces from registration. The landmark decision establishes that GUIs reflect creative aesthetic choices in visual elements like icons, menus, and color palettes that can be judged by the eye, and clarifies that the term 'article' requires broad interpretation...
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Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
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NDTV Acquires Ex-Parte Ad-Interim Injunction Against Unauthorized Use Of Its Well-Known Mark‘NDTV’
In today’s digital age, having a unique domain name, website, and social media presence is crucial for a brand’s growth and goodwill in the market. The Hon’ble Delhi High Court, in its recent ruling, protected the rights of New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV), one of India’s major media networks, by granting an ex parte ad-interim injunction, restraining the Defendants from infringing its trademark “NDTV” and from using any deceptively similar domain name, website, social media platform, or any other form exploiting the reputation of a well-known registered mark.
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S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates
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