Parliament has enacted the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Act, 2025 (SHANTI Act), introducing a consolidated legislative framework for the civil nuclear energy sector. The Act repeals the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010, and brings nuclear regulation, licensing and liability under a […]

The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) has released the IP India Annual Report for 2024–25, recording a substantial increase in intellectual property filings across all categories. Total filings reached approximately 7.5 lakh, reflecting nearly 20% growth over the previous year. Trademark filings constituted the largest share with over […]

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has issued Part I of its Working Paper on Generative Artificial Intelligence and Copyright, marking the first detailed policy examination of copyright issues arising from generative AI systems in India. Prepared by an eight-member committee constituted in April 2025, the Working Paper considers whether the […]

The Bombay High Court granted a permanent injunction in favour of Anheuser-Busch InBev India Ltd., proprietor of the well-known beer trademarks “HAYWARDS 5000” and “FIVE THOUSAND”, in relation to the defendant’s use of the mark “COX 5001” for beer. The plaintiff, which has continuously used and marketed the mark “HAYWARDS 5000” since the 1980s and […]

The Delhi High Court, in Colgate Palmolive Company & Anr. v. NIXI & Anr., issued comprehensive directions in relation to the misuse of domain names incorporating well-known trademarks for fraudulent commercial activities, including recruitment scams, franchise solicitations, and phishing operations. The Court observed that such conduct had resulted in financial loss to consumers and constituted […]

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, through the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), has notified the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) (Amendment) Rules, 2025 by way of a Gazette notification. The amended Rules have come into force with effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. […]

By way of an ongoing proceeding before the Hon’ble Delhi High Court, ANI Media recently filed a copyright infringement claim against OpenAI, seeking to restrain OpenAI from using copyrighted materials to train its AI models. The primary issues to be decided by the Delhi HC are: (1) Whether the storage of ANI’s data for training […]

On November 24, 2025, the Hon’ble Delhi High Court declared the 3-dimensional shape of the ‘Birkin’ bag as well as the trade mark ‘HERMES’ as well-known trade marks under Section 11(6) read with Section 2(1) (zg) of the Act. In this matter, a suit was filed by Hermes for trade mark infringement and passing off, […]

On November 21, 2025, the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) passed an acceptance order towards a smell mark application bearing no. 5860303. As per the said Order, the trade mark applied for is “an Olfactory smell trademark for tyres that smell of Roses” and is a “complex mixture of volatile organic […]

A new and thirteenth edition of the Nice Classification, i.e., (NCL 13-2026) has been published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which will be applicable w.e.f. January 1, 2026. Some notable changes include: The NCL 13-2026 can be accessed at: nclpub.wipo.int/enfr/.    The new NCL 13-2026 effective from January 1, 2026 will apply to […]