Almost every guide to trademark renewal deadlines in India covers the same three windows: renew on time, renew late with a surcharge, or restore within a year. What most of them leave out is a genuinely important protection buried in Section 26 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 — one…
Most guides to DPIIT recognition list the trademark fee rebate as one line in a long benefits menu, somewhere between the tax holiday and the GeM procurement access. That's fine for a general overview, but it leaves out the mechanics that actually matter once you're the one filing: which fee…
In February 2026, a Bengaluru-based technology company called Anthropic Technologies Pvt Ltd — incorporated in Karnataka back in 2013 — filed suit in Karnataka against the US artificial intelligence company Anthropic PBC, arguing that its decade-old use of the name in India gives it rights the American company's global fame…
In a case titled Jockey International Inc. v. M/S D.R. Kuppraj Tex India & Ors. (CS(COMM) 614/2026), Justice Jyoti Singh of the Delhi High Court passed an ex parte ad-interim injunction on May 29, 2026, ordering Meesho to block infringing listings within 36 hours and directing it to hand over…
If you've had an Amazon Brand Registry or Flipkart Brand Registry application rejected, the frustrating part usually isn't the rejection itself — it's that the reason given is often vague, and by the time you figure out what actually went wrong, you've lost weeks you didn't have during a sales…
If you're a content creator, freelancer, or influencer in India, 2026 has quietly changed your legal status. On April 14, 2026, the Rajya Sabha passed the National Creator Economy Bill, formally recognizing social media influencers, YouTubers, and digital artists as professionals — complete with a Creator Welfare Fund for insurance…
Every founder remembers the relief of that MCA email: name approved. It feels like a green light — as if the government has confirmed the name is yours, safe, and ready to build a brand around. It hasn't. And that misunderstanding sends more Indian founders into legal trouble than almost…