
Enforcement of Design Rights in Electrical Switches: A Delhi Commercial Court Ruling
Sandesh Sastry analyzes the recent design infringement case, Devender Kumar Jain & Ors. v. Solanki Industries Pvt. Ltd. where the Delhi Commercial Court issued a permanent injunction and awarded damages for design infringement. Sandesh’s case note offers insight into how Indian courts are approaching damages, injunctive relief, and the...

Gopinath A.S. and Sandesh Sastry author article on Industrial Design Footprint in India in February 2026
Gopinath and Sandesh have co-authored an article titled “Shaping the Next Decade: Industrial Design Footprint in India”, published on Lexology on February 11, 2026.
The article explores the transformative journey of industrial design protection in India, highlighting quantitative growth in design filings, sectoral...

Shaping the Next Decade: Industrial Design Footprint in India
Over the past decade, India has undergone a reflective transformation in how it perceives, generates, protects, and monetizes industrial designs.
Once dominated by labor-driven manufacturing, the country’s design ecosystem has matured into a knowledge-intensive, IP-oriented framework that recognizes industrial...

