Delay Enables Monopoly: How Inaction in the Opposition Proceedings at the Patent Office Undermines Access to Medicines

What happens when patent oppositions are filed, heard, but never decided? Highlighting the specific instances of prolonged delays at the Patent Office, Prathibha Sivasubramanian explains how administrative inaction is undermining a critical safeguard in patent law and how such delays can quietly enable monopolies and impact access to essential medicines. Prathibha Sivasubramanian is a Senior

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The GUI Verdict: A Celebration of Progress, or a Lament for Leadership?

The Calcutta High Court’s decision in NEC Corporation marks a significant step forward for GUI design protection in India. However, beyond the celebration surrounding this development, Sachin Sharma points out that a more uncomfortable question remains—why did it take judicial intervention for this shift to occur at all? Sachin is an Associate Advocate at Sanghi

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AZB & Partners Advised Ester Filmtech Limited On Onsite Solar Power Project With BE Onsite Solar Energy

AZB & Partners advised Ester Filmtech Limited on onsite solar power project with BE Onsite Solar Energy The leading law firm in India, AZB & Partners advised Ester Filmtech Limited in relation to the development, operation, maintenance, and procurement of power from a solar project with a capacity of 1700 (+/-10%) kWp, located at Chandanvelly,

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JSA advises NHAI on the IPO of Raajmarg Infrastructure Investment Trust, a public InvIT aggregating to INR 6,000 crores

Mumbai, 27th March 2026: JSA Advocates & Solicitors (JSA) advised NHAI, Raajmarg Infra Investment Managers Private Limited and Raajmarg Infrastructure Investment Trust, a public InvIT, sponsored by NHAI, on its IPO of Units aggregating to INR 6,000 crores. JSA also advised on the setting-up of the InvIT and the Investment Manager. As part of the deal, the

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Zaki Hashem, Attorneys At Law advised Antipollution Egypt SAE On Hazardous Waste Services Agreements Across Suez Canal

Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law advised Antipollution Egypt SAE on Hazardous Waste Services Agreements across Suez Canal The prominent and historic Egyptian law firm, Zaki Hashem, Attorneys at Law advised Antipollution Egypt SAE on a series of landmark agreements governing the provision of hazardous waste services across both the Southern and Northern areas of the

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Respond to Sandesara brothers’ plea in Sterling Biotech case: Supreme Court directs SEBI

Respond to Sandesara brothers’ plea in Sterling Biotech case: Supreme Court directs SEBI The Supreme Court has directed the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to respond to billionaire brothers Nitin Sandesara and Chetan Sandesara’s plea, challenging the regulator’s refusal to close its probe against them in the Sterling Biotech Limited case. The bench

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