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Delhi High Court · IPR Laws
Examining Limits of Exclusive Ownership and Coparcenary Rights in Family-owned Legacy Brands
Delhi High Court · IPR Laws
When Does Academic Success Become a Protectable Commercial Identity Delhi High Court Clarifies Personality Rights Threshold
IPR Laws
Biological Diversity Amendment Act 2023 Drives Surge in Biodiversity Linked IPR Filings in India
NI Act · White Collar Crime
Can a “Withdrawal Slip” Be a “Cheque”? How the Kerala High Court Redefined Section 138 Liability in Clara Dominic v. Tomy Eapen
Arbitration · bombay high court
Jurisdictional Defect at the Stage of Appointment Renders Arbitral Award Void Ab Initio in International Commercial Arbitration
IBC
Does Holding an Arbitral Award Allow a Corporate Debtor to Avoid CIRP under Section 7 IBC?
IBC · NCLT Chennai
Can a Completed Section 230 Takeover Be Reopened? NCLT on Disinvestment Claims and Minority Exit in TIIC v. Dipak Raj Sood
NI Act · White Collar Crime
Director Liability under Section 141 NI Act: Supreme Court Clarifies Requirement of Specific Averments in Saroj Pandey v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi
IPR Laws
Protecting the Inventive Leap: Lessons from India’s ₹152 Crore Patent Ruling in CCA v. Rosenberger
IPR Laws
Analysing Prior User Rights and the First-in-the-Market Rule in the Context of NOKUF Dispute in Sana Herbals
IBC · NCLAT Judgement
Can a Successful Bidder in an IBC Liquidation Sale Seek Reliefs Beyond “As Is Where Is” Terms?
Arbitration · High Court Calcutta
Limited Scope of Judicial Review for Section 11 Orders and Requirement of a Clear Arbitration Agreement
IPR Laws
Can YouTube copyright strikes without intent to litigate constitute groundless threats under Section 60 of Copyright Act?
Arbitration · bombay high court
Arbitral Award Cannot Be Set Aside for Subsequent Change in Law as Delhi High Court Reaffirms Limited Scope of Patent Illegality under Section 34
Arbitration · Supreme Court
Can a Party Walk Away from Arbitration Midway and Later Restart the Same Dispute Under Section 11?
NCLAT Judgement · Supreme Court
Jurisdictional Boundaries Between Succession Law and Deposit Repayment Obligations Under the Companies Act
Corporate Laws · IBBI
Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Key Changes to Companies Act, CSR, NFRA, and IBC Alignment
IBC · Supreme Court
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Navigating the next evolution of India’s resolution regime
IPR Laws
Revisiting Finality in Patent Refusals: Appellate Amendment Powers under Sections 59 and 117A
NI Act · White Collar Crime
Is Absence of a Board Resolution a Fatal Blow to Section 138 Proceedings?
IBC · Supreme Court
Can Pre-CIRP Dues be Adjusted Against Cash Deposits?
NI Act · White Collar Crime
Frozen Bank Account and Section 138 NI Act: Karnataka High Court in ND Developers v. Ritesh Raushan Clarifies “Control” Requirement
IPR Laws
Can a Dissolved Entity Own a Trademark? Madras High Court Rejects Rights of a Non-Existent Proprietor