The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 20, 2025, and was passed by the Lok Sabha on the very same day. Subsequently, the Rajya Sabha passed it on August 21, 2025. On August 22, 2025, the said Bill received the assent of the President of […]

The Bombay High Court dismissed a copyright infringement suit filed by Ashim Kumar Bagchi against the makers of the film, DREAM GIRL 2. The Plaintiff alleged that the Defendants had unlawfully copied his original script, which he had previously shared with them in confidence. He claimed that the film bore substantial similarity to his work […]

In this matter, the Petitioners filed a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a writ of mandamus against the Union Government, for the  alleged unauthorized use and infringement of their original project titled SPAN (Student Permanent Account Number). The petition claimed that their project was copied and implemented as the Government’s APAAR ID […]

In 2020, multiple international publishers alleged copyright infringement through Sci-Hub, a platform that provides free access to paywalled academic and scientific research papers. Consequently, the founder, Alexandra Elbakyan gave an undertaking stating that no new articles in which the publishers held copyright would be uploaded or made accessible via Sci-Hub. However, it was revealed that […]

Recently, the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal seeking to restrain the sale of whisky under the brand LONDON PRIDE. The Appellant, the manufacturers of well-known brands BLENDERS PRIDE and IMPERIAL BLUE, alleged that the Respondent’s use of the word PRIDE in their products, combined with similar colour schemes, bottle shapes, and packaging, amounted to infringement […]