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patent
Deakin University v Controller of Patents: Madras HC Restores Deemed Abandoned Patent Under Article 226
Madras High Court IPD exercises Article 226 writ jurisdiction to restore patent application deemed abandoned under Section 21(1) due to gross negligence of patent agent.
trademark
Booma Rani v Registrar of Trade Marks: Madras HC Enforces Right to Renew Mark Not Removed from Register
Madras High Court rules Trade Marks Registry cannot refuse renewal fee under Rule 58(3) so long as mark remains on the Register without formal statutory removal.
trademark
Surya Hotels v Registrar of Trade Marks: Madras HC Transfers Rectification to IPD Under Section 125(2)
Madras High Court IPD exercises Section 125(2) Trade Marks Act and Article 226 powers to transfer pending trademark rectification from Registry to High Court.
Copyright
Copyright Protection of Video Games in India: Software, Audiovisual Layers, and Patentability Barriers
A doctrinal analysis of how Indian intellectual property law protects video games across distributive layers, from literary software code and audiovisual assets under the Copyright Act, 1957, to patentability hurdles under Sections 3(k) and 3(m).
Weekly IP Digest
Weekly Indian IP Digest: Sept 28 to Oct 3, 2026 | Its IP Time
This weekly Indian IP law digest analyzes critical High Court judgments on trademark territorial jurisdiction, patent expirations, and the CGPDTM GUI design guidelines.
AI & IP
Artificial Intelligence and Patent Law: Sufficiency of Disclosure and Inventive Step
Examining disclosure standards and inventive step thresholds for AI-generated and AI-assisted inventions under Indian patent jurisprudence.
trademark
Gujarat High Court Bars Stamp Duty Demand on Arvind Brands Trademark
The Gujarat High Court held that a trademark's legal situs is fixed at the statutory registry, preventing state authorities from demanding extraterritorial stamp duty.
trademark
Trademark Protection of Religious Deities and Sacred Symbols: The R.S. Kandasamy Precedent
Examining whether names of deities and religious symbols can be monopolized as trademarks under Section 9 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999.
trademark
Madras HC Permits Plaint Amendment in ‘Acha Dholak’ Trademark Suit
Madras High Court upheld an order allowing a trademark infringement plaint amendment to detail business origin and chain of title under Order VI Rule 17 of the CPC.
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