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Linklaters Advised PRIO S.A. on US$700 Million Senior Notes Offering and Any-and-All Cash Tender Offer Linklaters’ team advised PRIO S.A., a leading independent oil and gas company in Brazil, in connection with the issuance of US$700 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.750% senior notes due 2030 by PRIO Luxembourg Holding S.à r.l., guaranteed by

India’s first scent trademark has been headline of the week – two posts discussing the development. A critical analysis of the Draft GI Logo Guidelines. And Episode 2 of “Let’s IPsa Loquitur” is up with Sonisha Srinivasan speaking to Dr Zakir Thomas. This and much more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are

In New Delhi Nature Society v. Director Horticulture, DDA & Ors. (2025 INSC 1358), the Supreme Court of India delivered a significant environmental ruling on 26 November 2025, halting further translocation of deer from the historic A.N. Jha Deer Park, Hauz Khas, New Delhi. The judgment, arising out of a public interest petition filed by

Arbitration law in India is founded on the pillars of party autonomy, limited court intervention, procedural certainty, and the swift resolution of disputes. A question, however, that has often generated debate is whether a court, having once appointed an arbitrator under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, can later revisit or review

State recognition lies at the heart of international relations. Governments rise and fall, revolutions restructure political systems, and sometimes entire regimes collapse overnight. When such changes occur, other states must respond—should they recognise the new authority or refuse to acknowledge it? Historically, the international community oscillated between recognising governments explicitly and withholding recognition as a

Since Novartis v. UOI (2013), a growing litany of cases relating to genus-species patent have been decided by various HCs of the country. Post Novartis, a consistent (and contentious) issue has been whether a later species patent stood disclosed and, thus, priorly claimed in the prior genus patent u/s. 64(1)(a). However, the recent decision of the DHC in FMC Corporation v. Natco raises the inverse issue-

Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles! We’re kicking things off with exciting news for the moot community — DPIIT (through CIPAM) has released the International IP Moot Court Funding Guidelines, 2025. This long-awaited framework aims to support Indian teams competing in global IP moots, easing financial hurdles and encouraging broader participation. Thahir