FROM APPLICATION TO OPPOSITION: A DUAL PERSPECTIVE ON TRADEMARK REGISTRATION IN INDIA
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“The Legal Personality of Artificial Intelligence and Robots: Challenges and Prospects in Modern Jurisprudence”
The idea of legal personality defines who or what can hold rights and responsibilities under the law. Traditionally, this status belongs to humans and extends to legal entities like corporations, idols, and even rivers or temples. With the rise of the digital age, a new question has arisen: should artificial intelligence (AI) and robots be […]
A CRITICAL REVIEW OF SPECIFIC RELIEF ACT, 1963
This paper examines the Specific Relief Act, 1963, a foundational statute in Indian civil law established upon the principle of ubi jus ibi remedium—’where there is a right, there is a remedy.’ Enacted to address violations of individual civil rights and specifically to enforce agreements, the Act is structured to offer targeted legal solutions, distinct […]
Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder: A Study
In substantive criminal law, one of the most important distinctions is the concept that culpable homicide is not murder. This idea is fundamental to criminal law. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) has modified the interpretations of these clauses but retains the essential principles listed in the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, with the addition […]
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Case Comment: Annada Mohan Roy v. Gour Mohan Mullick
The decision that has been come in the case of Annada Mohan Roy v. Gour Mohan Mullick by the Privy Council’s judicial Committee in the year 1923 is a significant landmark case in the Indian Contract Act and The Property Law. The decision upheld the rule that a simple expectancy of succession, or Spes Successionis, […]
CASE COMMENT: VISHAKA v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN (1997)
The Vishakha v. State of Rajasthan (1997) serves as a landmark case for women’s rights in the workplace in India. It all started with a social worker, Bhanwari Devi, when she was sexually harassed for standing against child marriage. At that time when there was no law against sexual harassment at work. The Supreme Court […]
FROM APPLICATION TO OPPOSITION: A DUAL PERSPECTIVE ON TRADEMARK REGISTRATION IN INDIA
Trademarks are vital instruments of commercial identity, symbolizing the source and quality of goods or services while safeguarding consumer interests. They represent the goodwill a business cultivates over time and ensure that competitors cannot exploit that reputation through deceptively similar marks. In India, trademark law strikes a delicate balance between protecting proprietors’ rights and preserving […]
CASE COMMENT: JORAWAR SINGH MUNDY V. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. (2021)
The Delhi High Court’s interim order in Jorawar Singh Mundy v. Union of India marks an important development in Indian privacy jurisprudence. The case tests the limits of the “right to be forgotten” (RTBF) under Article 21 of the Constitution against the principle of transparency and public access to judicial records. The petitioner, an acquitted […]
EMERGING TRENDS IN PATENT FILINGS AND GRANTS UNDER THE INDIAN PATENTS ACT
India is experiencing a remarkable growth in patent activity. Globally, patent applications reached 3.55 million in 20231 , and India’s share is growing rapidly. The Data from the Indian Patent Office (IPO) and WIPO project filings in India has jumped ~17% to over 90,000 applications in 20232 . This boom has produced over 75,000 patents […]