
Decoding Indian Stamp Duty Requirement for IP instruments
As per the Indian Law, stamp duty is payable on every instrument[1]. It is an indirect tax paid to the government. The Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (2 of 1899) was

As per the Indian Law, stamp duty is payable on every instrument[1]. It is an indirect tax paid to the government. The Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (2 of 1899) was

As per section 2(1)(j) of the Indian Patents Act 1970, meaning of the “invention” is a new product or process involving an inventive step and capable of industrial application. The

By Abhishek Shrivastava (Associate, Stratjuris Law Partners) The registrability of Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) as designs in India has been a topic of discussion in the intellectual property community for

Policymaker’s dream of India becoming a $5 Trillion economy by FY25-26 cannot be achieved by just exporting Wheat and Rice, export of Technology has to fill in the majority gap.

Introduction Patent claims are the most integral part of a patent application, claiming various aspects of process, product, technology which inventor claims to be novel. Claims provide the basis of

India is the land of tradition and culture. Traditional knowledge has been transferred from generation to generation for ages. Yoga, basically a group of physical, mental, and spiritual disciplines, originated in

The Associated mark’, as the name suggests, is a mark that can be ‘associated’ or ‘joined’ to another mark. The marks can be associated provided the marks to be associated are

The basic doctrine of trademark is ‘one mark, one source and one proprietor’. The single proprietor of a trademark may either be an individual or a jointly owned single entity

Several sellers on Amazon have used Amazon Brand Registry to combat the menace of counterfeits and to avail additional benefits to achieve success at Amazon e-marketplace. Amazon Brand Registry Amazon

The Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2020 came into force from 9th October 2020 and the following are the key highlights: Statement of commercial working of a patented invention (FORM27) PATENT (2ND AMENDMENT)