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The Hirotsu decision: India tightens the screws on diagnostic patents
India - February 12 2026 Summary: The Delhi High Court upheld the rejection of Hirotsu Bio Science Inc.’s patent application under Section 3(i), clarifying that “diagnosis”…
India’s New Deepfake Regulation: MeitY Notifies Amendments to Information Technology Rules 2021
India - February 11 2026 On February 10, 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY“) notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines…
The Registrar’s “Undo” Button: The Lambretta case and Section 19 of India’s Trademark Act
India - February 9 2026 Summary: The Delhi High Court’s recent Lambretta ruling clarifies that trademark acceptance in India is a procedural step, not a final endorsement…
Data Protection as a Closing Condition: Rethinking Risk Allocation in Indian Tech Deals
India - February 4 2026 Data protection has historically been considered a compliance issue during transactions, which is generally identified during diligence and only…
Limits of Claim Construction: Preamble vs. Characterising Clauses in Indian Patent Disputes
India - February 3 2026 Summary: A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court recently stayed an injunction in a patent dispute against Automat, criticizing the “fragmented”…
Urgency in IP Suits: No more Pre-Institution Mediation Hurdles in India?
India - January 29 2026 Summary: The Supreme Court in Novenco v. Xero (2025) held that continuing IP infringement constitutes inherent urgency, effectively rewriting the…
The 2026 NICE Refresh: Codifying AI Services in Class 42 and implications for AI businesses
India - January 28 2026 Summary: Are you in the business of AI in India? New changes in 2026 to trademark classifications (in Class 42 of the NICE 13th Edition) impact how…
When the Internet Refuses to Move On: Media Reporting, Discharge and Dignity
India - January 27 2026 In the case of IE Online Media Services Private Limited v. Nitin Bhatnagar and Ors.[1], the High Court of Delhi (“High Court“) upheld an interim…
A Reset of India’s Export Import Rules
India - January 21 2026 To promote ease of doing business in cross-border trade through simplified procedures and reduced compliance burdens, the Reserve Bank of India…
The Judicial Stance on Contractual Bars and Pendente Lite Interest in Arbitration
India - January 21 2026 In the realm of commercial disputes, debates pertaining to awarding of interest remains constant. For every business that deals with contracts…
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