Legal 60

The IP enthusiast in me had a great weekend after attending the First Rajiv K. Luthra Memorial Lecture on 29th November 2025, jointly organized by the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, and the Rajiv K. Luthra Foundation (RKLF). Prof Dev Gangjee from University of Oxford delivered the lecture on the topic ‘Tools

S&R Associates advised ICICI Securities and IIFL Capital on INR 8.95 billion IPO of Sudeep Pharma The Indian law firm, S&R Associates represented ICICI Securities and IIFL Capital, the book running lead managers, in the INR 8.95 billion initial public offering by Sudeep Pharma Limited, a technology-led manufacturer of excipients and specialty ingredients for the

Trilegal advised Vesuvius Plc and Foseco India on acquisition of 75% of Morganite Crucible (India) and mandatory open offer The leading law firm, in India, Trilegal advised Vesuvius Plc (“Vesuvius”) and Foseco India Limited (“FIL”), an indirect subsidiary of Vesuvius listed on BSE and NSE, in connection with: (a) FIL’s acquisition of 75% of the

This case revolves around the legality and sustainability of an execution sale of immovable property, challenged years after completion. The central question was whether Order XXI Rule 90(3) CPC, inserted by the 1976 amendment, bars judgment-debtors from raising objections at a belated stage when such objections could have been raised earlier before the proclamation of

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-