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...
Art versus functional utility – the intersection of copyright and design laws
In an appeal (Cryogas Equipment Private Limited v Inox India Limited & LNG India Private Limited v Inox India Limited) arising from a common judgement of the Gujarat High Court in two suits filed by Inox India Limited (Inox), the Supreme Court of India addressed the complex issue of overlap between copyrightable artistic works and...
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...
WIPO Approves Adoption of Riyadh Design Law Treaty
On November 22, 2024, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) member states approved the adoption of the Riyadh Design Law Treaty (Treaty), aimed at simplifying and streamlining the process of protecting creative designs internationally.
The Treaty’s primary goal is to make the design registration...
Insights into Indian Design Law – Design by Design Webinar
INDICAM along with the Indian Intellectual property (IP) law firm, K&S Partners and the Italian IP law firm, STUDIO TORTA S.P.A. organized a webinar on June 3, 2021, titled as: ‘Design by Design’
Mr. Anupam Trivedi and Mr. Anand Choubey, both partners in the Engineering patent practice at K&S Partners, shared their...
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...
Design Protection can be a Game-Changer for India’s Med-Tech Boom
Synergy between design innovation and legal protection will be instrumental in shaping a healthier future
India’s medical technology (med-tech) device sector, crucial to its healthcare system, offers a wide range of products like catheters, needles, syringes, cardiac stents, and orthopaedic implants. Valued over Rs 90,000 crore ($11...
Overall impression of product design key for establishing design piracy
In December, the Delhi High Court made a significant ruling regarding design piracy, in the Havells India Limited v Polycab India Limited case.
Advancing towards Net-Zero Emissions through Strategies in the Net Zero PathwayHavells India Limited (Havells) filed a suit seeking a permanent injunction against Polycab India Limited (Polycab) for...
Navigating the Metaverse: Design Protection’s Exciting New Frontier
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