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After an exciting week of discussion on GIs, ambush marketing, and the right of publicity, here is a round-up of the week with the latest edition of the Weekly Review for April. This week featured discussions on the Delhi High Court’s orders in the Peruvian Pisco appeal and the Allu Arjun personality rights matter. We

The Madras High Court on Monday dismissed a fresh petition seeking a probe into the financial disclosures made by actor-politician Joseph Vijay in his election affidavit for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls. A Bench comprising Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice Arul Murugan rejected the plea filed by Chennai resident MP Venkatesh. The petition

The Supreme Court of India has taken suo motu cognisance of a shocking incident in which a Delhi-based lawyer was allegedly brutally stabbed by her husband, leaving her in critical condition. The case has been registered as In Re: Brutal Assault on a Member of the Legal Fraternity and Need for Judicial Intervention. A Bench

Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles. As always, we’ve rounded up a mix of developments, opportunities, and thoughtful reads from across the IP world along with a Bell of the Week that’s well worth revisiting. Bell of the Week: Rishab Aiyer Ghosh Some bells do not just chime, they shift how we

                                                             It is definitely a matter of paramount significance that while sending a very loud and unequivocal message to “all politicians in particular” and to the ‘people

                                                                                    While taking a very stern view of scandalous remarks made about the judiciary without having any valid proof, the Delhi High Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Court On Its Own Motion Vs Shiv Narayan Sharma Adv and Ors in CONT.CAS.(CRL) 3/2025 & CRL.M.A. 1909/2026, CRL.M.A. 2184/2026, CRL.M.A.

The Centre for Studies in International Trade and Investment Laws (CITIL) at Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), Jabalpur successfully concluded its two-day International Symposium on “Carbon Governance and Global Justice: Reconciling Trade Competitiveness and Climate Responsibility”, held from April 24–25, 2026. Organized in collaboration with the WTO Chairs Programme (India Chair), Centre for Trade and

                                                                                 While coming out most openly and vehemently in support of innocent citizens, we see that none other than the Supreme Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled The Secretary, Govt of Tamil Nadu and others vs S Raja and Others Special Leave Petition (C) Nos. 24430-24431 of 2019 and cited in

                                                                               It is definitely entirely in the fitness of things that the Madurai Division Bench of the Madras High Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled State vs M in  R.T.(MD).No.02 of 2026 and Crl.A.(MD).No.425 of 2026 that was pronounced just recently on 07.04.2026 while noting that spending the remainder

A very happy World IP Day to our readers! As the IPL frenzy returns, so does the battle for consumer attention, this time fought as much through witty notifications and real-time campaigns as on the cricket field, and raising familiar questions about the legality and limits of ambush marketing. In this post, Anooja Padhee and