INSIGHTS

Introduction Every time a brand owner files the complaint under the World’s Uniform Domain Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) or India's .IN Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (INDRP), something important happens beyond the legal outcome. A business signal is sent to competitors, to customers, and to the market. That signal can either strengthen or weaken a brand depending on how the dispute is handled. This insight is for those who want to understand why domain disputes mat

Introduction In India, intellectual property (IP) protection has always been synonymous with litigation. The owners of trademarks, copyrights and patents have traditionally used court and tribunal adversarial proceedings to protect their rights. In spite of the importance of judicial enforcement, the number of cases has been increasing at a rapid pace, litigation is becoming more and more costly and litigating is taking so much time that policy makers and stakeholders have r

Introduction The Delhi High Court has delivered a judgement on May 22, 2026, which needs to be carefully examined by every digital Platforms in India. Justice Mini Pushkarna restrained Google LLC and Google India from selling the registered trademark “HINDWARE” as an advertising keyword which was decided in the case of Hindware Ltd. v. Grohe India Pvt. Ltd. & Ors., 2026, and directed Google to pay 30 lakh as damages. However, this case not only revolves around sanitaryware pr

Introduction: ADR Promise and Anti-trust paradox A Puerto Rican car dealership found itself compelled to arbitrate upon an antitrust matter before a panel of Japanese lawyers in Tokyo in 1985. In 1999, a Dutch court was told by the European Court of Justice that it had to annul an arbitral award that had ignored a foundational competition law prohibition. Further, in 2025, an Indian company under investigation for abuse of dominance could walk into the Competition Commission

Introduction What is open-source software, exactly? Open-source software (OSS) is software where the source code of the actual instructions that make the program work is made available to the public. Anyone can look at it, use it, modify it, and in most cases, distribute it. The deals look and sound so naïve and easy that however it would become a big risk if you did not manage it and lead to misconception. Open-source software is not free from legal obligations. Open-source

​Introduction Imagine a senior designer decides to quit your agency today. Tomorrow, they start working for your biggest competitor. Do they have the right to take the logo drafts they made last week? Can they call your clients and offer them a better deal? These are questions that agency owners face all the time. A creative business sells thoughts and ideas, not physical goods. So when a worker leaves, a piece of your business might leave with them. They assume the law prote

Introduction Urbanisation comes with its own problems. As the population grows, the demands increase as well. As the need for infrastructure grows, governments have started using technology to manage transportation, resources and public services. Smart cities are often found as a good solution to these problems, since they are built by integrating information and communication technologies with urban infrastructure. They offer efficiency, sustainability and quick resolution u

Introduction Today’s consumers don’t encounter brands via logos and slogans/brands’ websites. Instead of encountering brands’ websites or seeing the logos/identifiers you would associate with a particular company/brand on their respective websites, you encounter brands via algorithm-generated experiences, which create the framing of choice, preference, and behaviour. In today’s digital marketplace, the most prominent and frequently cited point of engagement between the consum

Introduction Geographical Indications (GIs) are an important form of intellectual property that helps protect traditional food products which have unique qualities characteristics, or a good reputation because of where they come from In India, which has a long and rich history of diverse food traditions, GI protection has become more important for traditional foods like Darjeeling Tea, Basmati Rice, Tirupati Laddu, and Hyderabad Haleem. However, there are complex legal issues

Introduction In present times, when you think about property, intangible property is commonly included in such a definition. With the increase of commercial value of intellectual property, people are now extremely interested in the ownership of such property. Hence, they are now on par with tangible property. Therefore, the question arises, how are such properties, more specifically trademarks, distributed in the case of inheritance and succession and how effective is the cur

Introduction Tarot cards are no longer just a mystical tool but they have become a whole new industry of wellness and creativity. Just on a single social media platform, on a regular basis, we see a lot of creators from India become Tarot readers, this tarot reader economy then becomes businesses, communities with loyal followings and customers. The readers of Tarot cards and the community they have feel a sense of belongingness, beyond it just being a commercial means of inc

Introduction Few judgments in the field of Indian labour laws have been as controversial as the judgment which was given in Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board vs. A Rajappa (1978). In a judgment by a seven-judge bench, the Supreme Court had interpreted the term “industry” in Section 2(j) of the Industrial Disputes Act, (IDA) 1947 in such a way that it included within its ambit not just commercial enterprises and factories but also hospitals, charitable institutions, scho