Tag: website blocking
December 17, 2020
Intellectual Property | Trademark
Intellectual Property | Trademark
Dynamic injunctions to tackle digital piracy in India
Injunctions are the first resort for parties seeking to stop websites from infringing trademarks or hosting copyright-infringing data. But injunctions do not always work the way they’re expected to in these cases. Often, the infringing content is merely moved to a different server or is re-uploaded or re-hosted on a different platform. In order to circumvent the technicalities of the internet and in order to strengthen the armoury of trademark and copyright holders to counter digital piracy, a new type of injunction has come into vogue to better enforce digital rights – dynamic injunctions. ......
Central Rules Notified: Key Compliances under Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2026 and Soci...
Between May 8 and 9, 2026, the Ministry of Labour and Employment ("MoLE") formally notified the long-awaited rules under India's 4 (four) new labour codes ("Labour Codes"), marking a significant step towards the operationalization ....
India Rejects AI as Inventor: Landmark DABUS Patent Decision
Artificial intelligence (AI) is now embedded across research, industry, and professional practice, and increasingly contributes to technical problem-solving beyond mere assistance. For patent law, a fundamental question has emerged: ....
India’s New FDI SOP: A Push Towards Faster, Transparent and Digital Investment Appro...
India permits foreign direct investment ("FDI") through two principal modes; the automatic route, where no governmental approval is required, and the government route, wherein governmental approval is mandatory.
Selective Capital Reduction of Minority Shareholding: The Supreme Court Settles the Law
Indian company law, and its governance of the corporate transactions in the country, has been drafted in a manner that ensures protection of delicate balance between the rights of majority shareholders and the protection of minority shareholders.
A Brave New and Overlabelled World: The Proposed Changes To The Intermediary Guidelines
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has recently proposed several changes to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules...
Revisiting Intermediary Accountability: An analysis of MeitY’s 2026 Draft Second Ame...
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (the "Ministry") has, through its recent draft amendments issued in March and April 2026 ("Draft Amendments") to the Information Technology...
Corporate Funds versus Personal Liabilities: The Supreme Court’s Clarification of th...
The Supreme Court's ("Court") decision in Satinder Singh Bhasin v. State (NCT of Delhi) ("Case"), constitutes a significant reaffirmation of the principle imposed by Section 185 of the Companies Act...
From Compliance Burden to Regulatory Agility: Key Highlights of the Corporate Laws Amendme...
The Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 ("Bill"), introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 23, 2026, marks another incremental and deliberate step in India's corporate law reform journey.
Legitimate Uses: India’s Most Flexible and Most Misunderstood Ground for Processing
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ("DPDP Act") introduces 'legitimate uses' as a lawful basis for processing personal data without consent.
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