India ‘barely scratching the surface’ of IP opportunities: K&S founder
As K&S Partners celebrates its 30th anniversary, founder Jyoti Sagar looks back at the firm’s journey and explains why corporate and IP practices should be kept separate
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Future of intellectual property in India: Insights on growth, challenges, and opportunities
In a recent exclusive interview with ET Edge Insights, Ravi Bhola, Managing Partner of K&S Partners, shared his perspective on the evolving landscape of intellectual property (IP) protection and enforcement in India.
The conversation shed light on significant changes over the past few decades, key learnings...
Balancing public health and IP rights: compulsory licensing & evergreening
In their latest International Bar Association publication, Durgesh Mukharya, Ramya Rao, and Amrish Tiwari explore the complex dynamics of innovation and evergreening in the pharmaceutical industry.
In the pharmaceutical world, innovation drives progress and better healthcare. However, accusations of...
Navigating trade secret protection in R&D collaborations
Partners Dr Kavita Arora and Dr Deepa K Tiku, in their latest International Bar Association publication, delve into the nuanced requirements and challenges associated with protecting trade secrets and confidential information in R&D collaborations.
With increasing technological advancements and...
India ranks fifth in the Global Generative AI Landscape
India ranks fifth globally in terms of the number of Generative AI (Gen AI) patents published between 2014 and 2023 as highlighted in World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) recent report.
The report, Patent Landscape Report on Generative Artificial Intelligence, states that between 2014 and 2023, India...
AI and Patents: Key Considerations (India) – Practice Note
A Practice Note discussing key issues concerning patents and AI inventions, including machine learning, neural networks, and deep learning technology, and their applications. This Note discusses recent AI patenting trends, potential types of AI-related inventions, and key issues and best practices for obtaining patent protection for AI-related...
AI and Patents: Key Considerations (India) – Practice Note
A Practice Note discussing key issues concerning patents and AI inventions, including machine learning, neural networks, and deep learning technology, and their applications. This Note discusses recent AI patenting trends, potential types of AI-related inventions, and key issues and best practices for obtaining patent protection for AI-related...
Delhi High Court Bars JK Cement from Using Akzo Nobel’s Trademark
In an important decision, the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi has restrained JK Cement Ltd. (‘JK’) from using the trade mark “WEATHER SHIELD” in relation to cement.
Akzo Nobel Coatings International B V (‘Akzo Nobel’), an international conglomerate, owns one of the world’s most popular paint brands, DULUX which it uses...
Delhi High Court’s Progressive Rulings Favor Microsoft in Software Case
In a recent decision by the Delhi High Court, in the case of Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC v Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs, the Court reaffirmed that the Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRI), 2017 (CRI Guidelines 2017), which eliminated the novel hardware requirement, must be applied to determine the...
Suppressed Fact Must be Material to allow revisitation of interim injunction
In the case of Novartis AG & Anr. v Natco Pharma Limited, the Delhi High Court dismissed an application by the defendant, Natco Pharma Limited (Natco), an Indian pharmaceutical company, seeking vacation of the interim injunction granted to Novartis AG (Novartis) in 2023 in the ongoing patent infringement suit against...