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KSK Lexzone - September - October - Monthly Newsletter
This month’s Real Estate Updates cover key legislative and regulatory developments impacting apartment ownership, real estate project registrations and cooperative housing societies. The updates include the Karnataka Apartment (Ownership and Management) Bill, 2026, proposed changes to the framework governing apartment ownership and redevelopment, TNRERA’s extension of project registration timelines in view of the prevailing situation in West Asia, and the Maharashtra Government’s decision to lift the ban on allotment of state-owned land to cooperative housing societies.
India Strategy
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King, Stubb & Kasiva
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NSW Government Bulletin: As AI Use Grows, Are Your Governance Frameworks Keeping Pace?
As AI adoption accelerates across NSW Government agencies, with 357 tools now in use across major public sector organizations, the need for robust governance frameworks has never been more critical. This bulletin examines the current state of AI implementation in NSW, identifies key barriers to responsible adoption, and provides practical guidance for agencies to strengthen their AI governance, risk management, and assurance processes.
Australia Strategy
HR
Holding Redlich
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Designs Without Borders: What The Riyadh Design Law Treaty Means For Indian Businesses Expanding Abroad
It is worth being precise about what the Riyadh Design Law Treaty does and does not do. It does not harmonise the substantive law of what qualifies as a protectable design, nor does it create a single global design right. What it harmonises is procedure  the formalities an applicant must satisfy when seeking design protection in a member country. That may sound modest, but for businesses filing across multiple jurisdictions, procedural divergence is precisely where cost, delay and lost rights accumulate.
India Strategy
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S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates
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Technology

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India's Draft Biotech Patent Guidelines: What U.S. Applicants Should Know Now
India's Patent Office has released draft biotechnology examination guidelines that fundamentally reshape how U.S. patent practitioners should approach Indian filings. With strict limits on claim amendments and new standards for diagnostics, efficacy data, and enablement, the window to optimize claims closes at PCT national-phase entry—making pre-filing strategy more critical than ever.
Global IP
BT
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
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Protecting The AI Systems Competitors Can Actually Copy
Businesses building AI products on third-party models face a critical intellectual property challenge: determining what parts of their AI systems can actually be protected when competitors have access to the same underlying models. This analysis explores where protectable value sits in AI workflows, from data retrieval and validation processes to system integration and deployment architecture, and why patent strategy must focus on the commercially defensible elements rather than just the AI model itself.
Australia IP
SF
Spruson & Ferguson
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Management

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The Risks That Build Slowly: Understanding Cumulative Psychosocial Hazards
Psychosocial harm in the workplace often develops gradually as multiple pressures accumulate over time, making it difficult to recognise until a crisis emerges. Understanding how factors like workload, organisational change, poor communication, and inadequate support interact can help leaders identify patterns early and implement effective controls before serious incidents occur.
Australia Employment
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KordaMentha
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Economic Analysis

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KSK Lexzone - September - October - Monthly Newsletter
This month’s Real Estate Updates cover key legislative and regulatory developments impacting apartment ownership, real estate project registrations and cooperative housing societies. The updates include the Karnataka Apartment (Ownership and Management) Bill, 2026, proposed changes to the framework governing apartment ownership and redevelopment, TNRERA’s extension of project registration timelines in view of the prevailing situation in West Asia, and the Maharashtra Government’s decision to lift the ban on allotment of state-owned land to cooperative housing societies.
India Strategy
KS
King, Stubb & Kasiva
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Designs Without Borders: What The Riyadh Design Law Treaty Means For Indian Businesses Expanding Abroad
It is worth being precise about what the Riyadh Design Law Treaty does and does not do. It does not harmonise the substantive law of what qualifies as a protectable design, nor does it create a single global design right. What it harmonises is procedure  the formalities an applicant must satisfy when seeking design protection in a member country. That may sound modest, but for businesses filing across multiple jurisdictions, procedural divergence is precisely where cost, delay and lost rights accumulate.
India Strategy
SR
S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates
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民間企業トップ500社、研究開発・知財投資が拡大　有効特許84万件超
中華全国工商業連合会は9月22日、天津市で「2026中国民間企業トップ500社」などのランキングと「2026中国民間企業トップ500社調査分析報告書」を発表した。2025年のトップ500社の売上高は合計44兆9300億元、1社平均898億5100万元で、前年比4.35％増となった。利益は合計1兆8300億元、1社平均36億5200万元で1.31％増加した。
China Commercial
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Kangxin
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Investment Strategy

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Heute Ist Ein Meilenstein Für Vietnam
Vietnam officially transitions from Frontier Market to Secondary Emerging Market status under FTSE Russell's classification system on September 21, 2026, marking the culmination of eight years of regulatory reforms and capital market infrastructure improvements. This historic reclassification opens the door for inclusion in major global equity indices and represents international recognition of Vietnam's integration into the global financial system. The upgrade brings both significant opportunities for incr
Vietnam Finance
DM
Duane Morris LLP
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