With the implementation of the Digital Personal Data Proteciton Rules, 2025 (the “Rules”); the Digital Data Protection Act, 2023 (the “Act”) is now in full force. And any owner or inventor of a software or technology that uses personal data in any form, whether it… Read More »An Overview of India’s 2025 Digital Personal Data Protection Law
This month of October 2025, India saw several changes brought under the subject of IP and its related laws. A few of them are as follows: 1. The New Draft Guidelines for making OTT Streaming Accessible to People With Hearing and Visual Impairments On 7… Read More »October 2025 | IP and Legal Highlights
Cybersquatting has emerged as a significant concern in the digital era, posing a threat to brand owners and trademark holders. In India, where technology adoption and internet usage have witnessed a rapid surge within the past few years, the issue of cybersquatting has become increasingly… Read More »How Does Cybersquatting Effect Online Brands?
Why Is There A Need to Focus on Digital Protection? In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the protection of trade secrets has become an intricate challenge, necessitating a re-evaluation of conventional legal beliefs and established frameworks. Via this blog the author tries to delve into… Read More »How Can We Safeguard Trade Secrets in the Digital Era?
Introduction In a world marked by rapid technological advancements and globalized markets, the preservation and protection of traditional knowledge have become paramount. Traditional knowledge, often rooted in indigenous communities and passed down through generations, is a repository of invaluable insights into various aspects of human… Read More »How Does IP Help in Safeguarding Traditional Knowledge?
Earlier, we looked into how trademarks could protect domain names on this blog, but domain name registration is also stands on its own, with its own rules and procedures. The Delhi High Court in Dabur India case remarked that although Domain Name Registrars (DNRs) are… Read More »What are Some of the Guidelines for Domain Name Registration in India?
On December 22, 2022, the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill was introduced in India’s lower house of parliament. This bill aims to decriminalise minor offences across 42 statutes. A few IP laws have also come under this bill, specifically the Copyright Act 1957, the… Read More »India’s Decriminalization Bill and What It Means For IP (Part I)
Application software or apps, programs designed to help customers perform specific tasks or activities, are a huge part of our life today. We can access thousands of apps through our mobile phones for any number of purposes from entertainment to childcare to business. On average,… Read More »How Can IP Protect Mobile Apps?
A key question that confronts participants in any disruptive and innovative industry is that of intellectual property (IP) protection. Software is no exception. Multiple IP routes, e.g., copyrights, patents, and trade secrets, are available for protecting software, but the appropriate choice is not always automatically… Read More »Can We Use IP to Protect Software?
Over the past couple of decades, Intellectual Property has gone from being a necessary side-venture in most company portfolios to being what makes up a majority of its assets. For example, statistics stress on the large proportion of IP assets attributable to Fortune 500 companies.… Read More »Why Must You Pay Attention to IP and IP Strategy?
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