India: Intellectual Property

Fashion is not just about clothes. It is a dynamic creative world including textiles, shoes, jewellery, accessories and brand image. This has grown rapidly in India, driven by global exposure and digital platforms.

Business deals and commercial agreements form the foundation of corporate operations and growth. Whether it involves partnerships/joint ventures, vendor arrangements, investments, mergers, or service contracts...

Zee Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against Nykaa for using copyrighted songs in Instagram reels without proper commercial licensing, seeking $200,000 in damages. The case highlights a critical gap in how brands use social media music libraries: while Instagram permits personal use of licensed music, commercial content requires separate synchronisation licenses that most brands fail to obtain.

Zee Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against Nykaa for using copyrighted songs in Instagram reels without proper commercial licensing, seeking $200,000 in damages. The case highlights a critical gap in how brands use social media music libraries: while Instagram permits personal use of licensed music, commercial content requires separate synchronisation licenses that most brands fail to obtain.

The importance of these decisions lies in their widespread impact. Countries like Brazil and South Africa have implemented India's approach in their own healthcare challenges. Fundamentally, this issue extends beyond patents, touching on the principles of fairness, dignity, and justice in the realm of global health.

Do you remember the moment of buying your last physical book or a vinyl record or a video game cartridge? Had you entered a store and exchanged money for the item which you got home and the object belonged to you.

Assume your doctor prescribes a drug to you. The brand-name version costs $300 a month. Another generic drug on the other hand will cost $30. As most people would, you would also purchase the cheaper one. That generic cheaper bottle exists as a result of a delicate legal balancing act, an act that the U.S. Supreme Court is now reconsidering in a case that could change pharmaceutical competition for decades.

Imagine a scenario where - it is the last over of a thrilling IPL match at the jam-packed Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The stadium is alive with a diverse set of people cheering, phones held aloft to record and capture everything, and millions watching it around the world.

Nearly three years ago, we wrote about the “hope” for GUI registration under Indian design laws, drawing upon the then-nascent jurisprudence emerging from the Hon’ble Calcutta High Court in UST Global (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. vs. The Controller of Patents and Designs .

In the matter of Bayer Cropscience Limited v Harlal Seeds Private Limited, I.A. No. 222 of 2025 and I.A. No. 225 of 2025 in COS No. 13 of 2025, the Principal Special Court in the Cadre of District Judge for Trial and Disposal of Commercial Disputes at Hyderabad passed two orders dated 11 February 2026:

The convergence of artificial intelligence, sustainability imperatives, rapid digitalisation, and global market integration...

An idea that was once thought of as nothing more than a dream (a physique for a high speed, modern form of travel) is now becoming more and more real every day.