India: Technology

This edition of the IP Newsletter examines significant judicial developments from Q1 2026 across trade mark, copyright, patent, and design law in India. Courts addressed critical questions on shape marks, sound marks, personality rights, GUI registrability, and the intersection of insolvency proceedings with intellectual property rights, while clarifying jurisdictional limits and enforcement mechanisms in the digital age.

Hundreds of businesses have found the last VAT filing cycle rushed and messy, and for genuine reasons. Over the past couple of years, FTA audits of UAE SME activity have significantly intensified, particularly between 2023 and 2024.

The evolution of semiconductor economics has been shaped by Moore's Law, the empirical observation that transistor density on integrated circuits doubles approximately every 2 (two) years, enabling continuous improvements in performance and cost efficiency.

On September 3, 2024, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ("MeitY") issued an advisory ("September 3rd Advisory")

Picture this, using an emoji instead of a signature to seal a multimillion-dollar agreement. Indeed, it turns out that the little symbol we've all been using to obligingly respond to messages or...

India is projected to become a USD 7-trillion economy by 2030. This growth is driven by a dynamic consumer market and the country's emergence as a manufacturing hub.

The High Court of Delhi on October 26, 2021 released the Video Conferencing Rules namely the "High Court of Delhi Rules for Video Conferencing for Courts 2021".

We live in a world where virtual services, i.e., services provided remotely by professional or qualified providers, are increasingly popular since they save clients' money by eliminating the need for a part or full-time employee ...

Regulation of "Digital Market" and "Digital Platforms" is an imperative and the need of the hour. The "Information Technology Rules" for regulating social media, draft Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules...