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Deepfake Regulation India 2025: MeitY’s Comprehensive IT Rules Amendment
Introduction India faces an escalating deepfake crisis. Malicious individuals have established illicit websites to misuse AI-altered voice technology for financial fraud and public figure impersonation. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology acted decisively on October 22, 2025 and announced amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. [i] These amendments mark India’s initial explicit statutory
Dec 16, 20256 min read


Understanding Sole and Exclusive Licenses: Key Differences in Intellectual Property Rights
Introduction In the realm of intellectual property (IP), licensing allows inventors and rights holders to share their creations while controlling how others can use them. Among the licensing types, two terms often cause confusion: sole license and exclusive license. Although both restrict who may use the licensed rights, the distinction lies in how the rights and control are shared between the owner and licensee. Clarifying these differences helps businesses, inventors, and l
Dec 15, 20254 min read


Can the Human Body Be a Trademark?
Introduction: Branding is More than the Tangible The age of digitalisation means that branding no longer remains in the implementation of a logo, slogan, or product design. Individual identity and brand identity are merging more and more. Celebrities, sportsmen, and influencers also exploit their personae to earn money, performing and selling themselves at the same time. Can a human body part, a gesture, a posture or even a facial feature be trademarked? If you thought of the
Dec 12, 202510 min read
Khurana & Khurana – Bangalore Office
Bangalore, widely known as the Silicon Valley of India , is home to a thriving ecosystem of technology companies, start‑ups, R&D centers, and multinational corporations. To serve this dynamic business environment, Khurana & Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys has established a strong presence in Bangalore, offering comprehensive legal and intellectual property services across South India. Consistently recognized among the leading law firms in Bangalore and India by independ
Dec 12, 20251 min read


Beyond Tariffs – The Intellectual Property Rights Dimension of the US-China Trade War
The trading relationship between the U.S. and China has not only been complex and continuously tense, but it is also deeply interdependent. This complexity necessitates careful consideration of many variables: target sectors, domestic political motivations, international economic implications, impacts on supply chains, and implications for consumers. Tariffs and trade restrictions were first imposed as stated, to correct trade deficits and to curb improper trade practices, in
Dec 11, 20256 min read


Blurred Boundaries: Can Player-Generated Game Content Be Protected by Intellectual Property Law — Infringement or Innovation?
Introduction Player-generated content refers to any creation, including images or texts, developed by a player within a game. This includes the customisation of stories, rule sets, game modes, skins, levels, maps or any other modifications. A key concern in the realm of player-generated content is that of ownership, as the legal framework does not explicitly provide clear guidelines for determining it. The conflict between the game developer and the player in this regard is w
Dec 9, 20258 min read


Ensuring Access to Life-Saving Medicines: The Case for Compulsory Licensing in Rare Diseases
Rare diseases pose some of the gravest challenges in healthcare. Though uncommon individually, they collectively affect millions of people worldwide. Often these diseases require specialized, lifelong treatments that come with exorbitant price tags. In India, patients suffering from conditions such as spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), haemophilia, thalassemia, and others face tremendous hurdles obtaining affordable medicines. This has placed compulsory licensing, a legal provisi
Dec 8, 20255 min read


India Rolls Out CNAP in 2026: Official Caller Name Display to Fight Spam, powered by KYC Databases and Privacy Opt-Out
Introduction India’s telecom sector took a bold step in October 2025 when the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) approved the rollout of the Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) system. With this move, by March 2026, most people in India will see a verified caller name on their phone each time they receive a call. The main goal is to reduce spam and fraud, but there are important consequences for data privacy and how telecom companies manage their proprietary databases.
Dec 5, 20254 min read
The Critical Link between Disclosure in Provisional Spec. and Priority Dates: Lessons from a Madras HC Ruling
In a significant ruling by Madras High Court, an order of the Patent Controller was overturned and the application was remanded back for reconsideration for failing to consider the contentions raised on the priority date of the prior art while considering the issue of anticipation by prior claiming. The case involved an appeal against the order rejecting the application for a patent application concerning EC composition comprising Pendimethalin and Metribuzin. A patent appl
Dec 5, 20253 min read


Enforcing AI Accountability Through Public Interest Lawsuits
Introduction AI, which stands for artificial intelligence, is the most powerful technical force that is changing human life in the 21st century. Already in 2025, artificial intelligence will be integrated into our everyday lives to the point where it will even influence how we work, learn, read news, receive medical help, and make decisions for ourselves. AI systems are affecting billions of interactions every day, from driverless cars to custom-made education and predictive
Dec 4, 20256 min read


Legal Aspects of Film Remakes: When Inspiration Turns into Infringement
Introduction: Where does the line between inspiration and infringement lie? Film remake is a field that requires creative vision as well as a great deal of legal knowledge. Issues of copyright, key court cases, and licensing agreements play a role in what is and isn’t allowed in a remake, which may also be considered plagiarism. This blog looks at the legal issues related to film remakes, and we see out which is the line between tribute and infringement we are to be drawn. Un
Dec 3, 20255 min read


The Indian Legal Challenges of Brain-Computer Interface Patents and Data Privacy
Brain-Computer Interface(BCI) is a revolutionary concept which aids the people in numerous ways and the aid is beyond the wordy comprehension and building a BCI requires a lot investment and the Return of Investment for building a BCI can only be cultivated by patenting the BCI. However, the Patent Act, 1970 imposes the double-dead lock towards the patenting a BCI, through section 3(k) and 3(i) and it has regulatory restriction from other laws also. This blog explore the Lega
Dec 2, 20258 min read
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