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Understanding intellectual property protection is the first step towards making informed decisions about innovation, brands, product design and creative work.

The Calcutta High Court has emphasised that a pending patent restoration application cannot be rendered meaningless by proceeding with revocation before deciding restoration, particularly when another High Court has directed that restoration be considered within a specified period.

A pre-grant opposition does not eliminate the applicant’s statutory right to a Section 14 hearing. The Controller must independently examine the application and provide the applicant an opportunity to respond before refusing it.

How to file, prosecute and maintain a patent application in India, from the first filing to grant and after

A strategic guide to intellectual property for startups, businesses, universities, and innovators, covering Indian IP rights, ownership, commercialisation, international filing, and practical planning.

A patent professional's reflections from SEMICON India 2026 on chemistry, materials science, semiconductor technology and the importance of understanding emerging technologies for IP strategy.

India has taken another step towards the digitalisation of Geographical Indications (GI) administration with the launch of the Geographical Indications (GI) e-Filing Portal on 15 September 2026, observed as GI Day.

In T-Mobile International AG and Co. KG v. Controller General of Patents, the Delhi High Court laid down seven guidelines for assessing mental-act objections under Section 3(m), holding that claims must be read as a whole.

For product designers, manufacturers and businesses commercialising new products, the boundary between copyright and design protection can determine whether an IP owner retains an effective remedy against copying.

Understanding the legislative intent behind Section 8 of the Patents Act and Rule 12 after the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2024 — and why not every Form 3 error attracts serious consequences.

Can an incorrect disclosure under Section 8 jeopardise your Indian patent application? A practical commentary on Rule 12 after the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2024.

Form 3 is a statutory declaration under Section 8 of the Patents Act, 1970. The 2024 amendments to Rule 12 create three distinct compliance stages every applicant must understand.

AI is not replacing IP professionals — it is reshaping how patent, trademark, design and copyright work is done. A practical look at where AI adds value, its limitations, and best practices for responsible adoption in IP practice.

How reforms, faster examination and a maturing judiciary are reshaping India into a serious jurisdiction for global innovators.

Why founders must distinguish the right to get a patent from the right to practise the invention — and how to plan both.

Strategies to revive, expedite and shepherd long-pending patent applications through the Indian Patent Office.

Analysing how Indian courts and the Patent Office treat divisional applications when the parent is revoked or refused.

Understanding Section 146 working statements, Form 27 compliance and the public-interest rationale behind India's working requirement.

A practitioner's perspective on the statutory bar against computer programs per se and how skilful claim drafting still secures meaningful protection.

Tracing the policy journey of the Computer-Related Inventions guidelines and what each iteration meant for software-driven innovation.

Section 39 of the Patents Act and the practical compliance steps before filing a patent abroad from India.

How the technical effect test is applied by the Indian Patent Office and courts when assessing software-related patent claims.

An accessible walkthrough of the structure, scope and key provisions of India's Patents Act for inventors and in-house teams.

A detailed look at the Delhi High Court decision that reshaped how Section 3(k) is read for computer-implemented inventions in India.

How India's design law protects the visual appeal of products — shape, configuration, pattern and ornamentation — and what businesses need to register and enforce design rights.

Case note on the Delhi High Court's landmark CRI decision distinguishing business methods from technical innovation under Section 3(k) of the Indian Patents Act.

Understanding publication, early publication, confidentiality and strategic considerations for startups and technology businesses.

A significant development for India's IP community: IP LEX and the IP Decisions Compendium bring together important IP judicial developments.

In Array BioPharma Inc. v. Deputy Controller of Patents and Designs, the Delhi High Court held that patentability objections must rest on clear claim analysis and properly reasoned prior-art comparison — not on assumptions drawn from clinical examples or unexplained combinations of earlier disclosures.

The Draft Manual of Patent Office Practice & Procedure, Version 4.0 (2026) updates Indian patent prosecution guidance for the post-2024 environment — revised timelines, Rule 138, Form 3/Section 8, pre-grant opposition, ST.26 and Form 27 — while leaving AI in patent practice largely unaddressed.

The Indian Patent Office's Guidelines for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Patent Examination Procedures allow AI to assist examiners while keeping human oversight, confidentiality and accountability at the centre.