When global tripped over by local: Bengaluru baker wins trademark infringement suit against Amazon
In a big win for a small establishment, a Bengaluru-based local Baker, Shisham Hinduja (Shisham), successfully sued Amazon Technologies Inc
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The Khadi and Village Industries Commission takes down illegal Khadi products online
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The Trademark and GI Battle for Kashmiri Products Must be Taken Seriously
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Personal Data Protection Law in India
On 2nd September, 2020, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY), Government of India invoking its power under section 69A of the Information Technology Act read with the relevant provisions of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009 and in view of the...
India’s improved consumer laws and regulations target counterfeits online
The (New) Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 came into force on July 20, 2020 and July 24, 2020, respectively. The (New) Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 came into force on July 20, 2020 and July 24, 2020,...
Legal provisions for protection from purchasing spurious goods through E-Commerce under The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020
The Indian E-commerce industry has been seeing an upward growth. This has further been accelerated by the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant lengthy nationwide lockdowns.
On-line shopping is not just convenient in such times, but a necessity. As per an India Brand Equity Foundation (a Trust...
A Response to the Alternate Interpretation on Permissibility of Sub-licensing under Indian Trademark Law
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Is Sub-Licensing of a Trademark Permitted under the Indian Trade Marks Act?
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COVID-19: How Best Can the Indian IP Office Help its Stakeholders?
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Should India Join the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement, 2015?
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