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Indian IP practice turns on details: how an examination report is answered, who owns code written by a contractor, when software is patentable, and whether AI-generated work attracts copyright at all.
These guides cover trademarks, patents, copyright and brand protection for Indian and foreign businesses.
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Someone is sitting on your .com, or running an Instagram account in your name. Indian law and the domain dispute systems give brand owners real tools. Here is how INDRP, UDRP, court action and platform takedowns work.
For a UK IP practice, few things are as quietly damaging as a lapsed registration. This guide covers the UK trade mark renewal rules after the April 2026 fee changes, how watching works, and what an offshore team can handle.
“No, software can’t be patented in India” is the answer most founders hear, and it is badly incomplete. Here is how Section 3(k), the courts and the CRI Guidelines 2025 actually work, what filing costs and what to do if you are refused.
A US trademark registration protects your brand in the United States, and only there. Here is how to register a US trademark in India, comparing the Madrid Protocol with direct filing, plus examination, objections and timelines.
Two friends build an app, pick a catchy name and start getting traction. Eighteen months later, a legal notice arrives. Here is how to register your brand in India, from the first search to the certificate.
A studio’s festival posters turn up on a rival’s page, logo swapped. Before anyone can sue, they need to know whether they own the work at all. Here is how Indian copyright law actually answers that.
Most examination reports are not a rejection. They are a question. Here is how to tell which question is being asked, and how to answer it.
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Intellectual PropertyTrade marks, copyright, patents and designs. Searched, filed, licensed and enforced under Indian law.
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