Counterfeit Goods and Criminal Sanctions: Assessing P&H Order on Procedural Irregularities in Arun Kumar vs State of Punjab

Discussing the Punjab and Haryana High Court order quashing the charges of copyright and trademark infringement on substantive and procedural grounds, SpicyIP intern Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan assesses the Court’s findings on copyright infringement and explains the procedural requirement under Section 115 of the Trademarks Act. Bharathwaj is a 3rd year LLB Student at RGSOIPL, IIT Kharagpur,

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Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India Advised U.S. Government on Transfer of ‘American Center’ to House of Abhinandan Lodha

Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India Advised U.S. Government on Transfer of ‘American Center’ to House of Abhinandan Lodha Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India advised the Government of the United States of America on the transfer of its property, the ‘American Center,’ to the House of the Abhinandan Lodha group, one of the premier

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Top 10 Ways Labor Compliance Automation is Improving Efficiency for SMEs in India

India’s evolving labour law landscape, driven by frequent updates and changes, poses both opportunities and challenges for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). For instance, there were approximately 517 regulatory updates in FY22-23 alone. Labour compliance is a complex and challenging area, with labour laws accounting for 463 acts (30.1%), 32,542 compliances (47%), and 3,048 filings

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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Partner Gyanendra Kumar Designated Senior Advocate By Delhi High Court

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Partner Gyanendra Kumar Designated Senior Advocate by Delhi High CourtGyanendra Kumar has been designated as a Senior Advocate by the Delhi High Court. With over 29 years of experience, he has advised both Indian and international clients, including investors and multinational corporations, across a wide range of legal matters in various courts

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Virtual General Meetings: Should They be Legislated?

[Bharat Vasani is Senior Advisor – Corporate Laws and Ayush Lahoti an Associate in the General Corporate Practice, both at the Mumbai office of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. An earlier version of this post was published on the Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Blog] Shareholder meetings form the bedrock of shareholder democracy in a corporate institution. They provide shareholders with the

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