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Discussing the recent trademark dispute between fast food giant McDonald and Gujarat-based entity McPatel, Siri Gudapati looks at the family of marks concept under the Indian trademarks law and the ill effects of granting exclusivity on prefixes like “Mc”. Siri is a recent BA LL.B. (Hons.) graduate from Jindal Global Law School, and is passionate

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised on PropShare Titania’s IPO The leading Indian law firm Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised Property Share Investment Trust (“SM REIT”), India’s first SEBI-registered small and medium real estate investment trust, and PropShare Investment Manager Private Limited (“Investment Manager”) as their Indian legal counsel on the initial public offering (“IPO”) of PropShare Titania,

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised on the issuance of non-convertible debentures by Bangalore International Airport Limited The leading Indian law firm Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted as the Investors’ counsel in relation to the unlisted non-convertible debentures (“NCDs”) issued/to be issued by Bangalore International Airport Limited (“BIAL”) by way of private placement in one or more tranches

Kickstarting August with posts on “intent principle” vis a vis Section 3(b) and J. G. S Patel (Retd.)’s letter slamming the GLC administration over its notice to take actions against use of the college’s name in a podcast by former students, last week we saw a flurry of 15 posts on the blog! (Also, don’t

Trilegal advised on second ever IPO in India by a scheme of an SM REIT The leading Indian law firm Trilegal advised Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited (the lead manager) on the second ever public issue of units by a scheme of a Small and Medium Real Estate Investment Trust (SM REIT). The initial public

Discussing Cal HC’s July 25 interim injunction order in Exide v. Amara, Srishti Gaur explains how the case exemplifies a slippery slope of granting trademark protection over colour schemes. Srishti is a third-year student at National Law University, Delhi. Image from here Too Common to Claim? Rethinking Trademark Boundaries in Colour Protection By Srishti Gaur

Hogan Lovells advised shareholders on share purchase agreement for sale of Pentagon Freight Services to JAS Worldwide Hogan Lovells advised the shareholders of Pentagon Holdings Limited on entering into a legally binding share purchase agreement for the sale (subject to regulatory approvals) of Pentagon Freight Services to global logistics and supply chain provider JAS Worldwide.

Asian Centre for International Arbitration and Mediation (ACIAM) and National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal are organising the International Mediation Conference on “Bridging Access to Justice through Techniques, Technology & Institutions”, to be held on 5th September 2025 at Radisson Blu, Visakhapatnam. About ACIAM The Asian Centre for International Arbitration and Mediation (ACIAM) is a

IFIM Law School, Bengaluru, in collaboration with the Karnataka Institute for Law and Parliamentary Reform (KILPAR), is organizing “Mukadama: The Pursuit of Justice” – the IFIM-KILPAR National Trial Advocacy Competition 2025, scheduled to be held from 10th to 12th October 2025. About the Event “Mukadama” – The Pursuit of Justice is IFIM-KILPAR’s Trial Advocacy Competition.

Elon Musk’s xAI to sign European Union’s safety and security code of practice The bloc’s chapters include transparency and copyright Elon Musk’s company xAI is set to sign a chapter on safety and security from the European Union’s (EU’s) code of practice. It will help companies to comply with the landmark artificial intelligence (AI) rules.