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Commentary on recent judgments and regulatory developments across our practice areas. Analysis is factual and educational. Nothing here constitutes legal advice.
The Dead Signature
The Inventor Died Before Filing. The Patent Office Said No. The Delhi High Court Said Otherwise.
Managing a patent portfolio for a large company means living with this reality: between the moment an invention is made and the moment an application is filed, things change. Inventors move on. They retire. In some cases…
Read analysis →The Acoustic Monopoly
One Letter Different. Not Different Enough. Delhi High Court Shuts Down KARIN'S.
A restaurant brand built across a century. A competitor that changed exactly one letter and replicated everything else — the font, the colour, the look, the feel.
Read analysis →The Vanishing Safe Harbour
Fake Dabur Websites Collected Franchise Deposits. The Delhi High Court Said the Registrars Who Suggested Them Are Liable Too.
The domain name registration business is, by design, one of the most friction-free transactions the internet has produced. A few keystrokes, a few hundred rupees, and a name is yours — no verification, no cross-reference…
Read analysis →The Hidden Invention
The Invention Was Disclosed in the Patent. It Just Wasn't Claimed. The Calcutta High Court Said You Can Still File a Divisional.
A patent specification is, in principle, a disclosure document. It tells the world what the invention is, how it works, and what variants and combinations the inventor has conceived. The claims that follow — the numbered…
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