The central government has been called by the Delhi high court to show how it is ensuring that patentees commercially work their patents, on the public interest litigation (PIL) of the Infosys Foundation’s intellectual property rights prize awardee Prof Shamnad Basheer, reported Spicy IP . Axon Part...

Economic Laws Practice (ELP) and Karanjawala & Co defended and won a favourable order for, respectively, Next Radio and Music Broadcast (MBPL) in a writ petition filed by Phonograhic Performance (PPL) in the Delhi high court challenging six compulsory licenses of Next Radio. ELP partner Kirat N...

Dr Vidya Sagar, the senior partner and founder of one of India’s largest intellectual property (IP) firms Remfry and Sagar, passed away on 27 February at the age of 85 leaving behind a legacy unparalled in the field of IP laws.

Kochhar & Co has hired two partners in Chennai and Hyderabad in a major South India push, which includes new Chennai and Bangalore office space and further expansion plans.

A senior associate has rejoined Lall & Sethi Advocates as partner after a two-year stint at Luthra & Luthra.

For anyone fascinated by intellectual property in India, there was an interview in last weekend’s Mint Lounge supplement with IP expert Pravin Anand , managing partner of Anand and Anand. Anand is portrayed as an unashamed IP geek who has not only put on an IP-themed educational play and created an ...

FoxMandal Little has hired a partner to head its New Delhi intellectual property (IP) practice of three lawyers.

Vinay Dwarkadas joined from Khaitan & Co’s Mumbai office where he was a senior associate.

Dwarkadas (pictured) said that he hoped to greatly expand the existing IP practice at FoxMandal: “I have to be its backbone and want to take it forward for years to come. I plan to be here for a long time.”