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Foreign owned or controlled companies in India occupy a unique regulatory position—treated as both resident and non-resident depending on the context. When these companies attempt to fulfill their corporate social responsibility obligations by funding Indian non-profits, a complex question emerges: does their contribution constitute 'foreign contribution' under India's Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, potentially restricting which organizations can receive their CSR funds?

This comprehensive newsletter examines landmark intellectual property decisions from Q2 2026, spanning trade mark disputes over deceptive similarity and prior use...

Sound recording law is a combination of copyright, contract, privacy and new technology regulation. The law on sound recordings has undergone a major change due to the evolving music market and technological developments that have accelerated over the years. This article discusses the legal framework of IP rights in sound recordings as provided by the Copyright Act, 1957 with a special focus on ownership, assignment, licensing, and commercial exploitation of IP rights in sound recordings.