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Saturday, July 18, 2026
TopicIntellectual Property

Topic: Intellectual Property

Why Delhi HC’s pecuniary jurisdiction proposal has triggered strong pushback from IP lawyers

They protested against the HC’s administrative proposal to raise the pecuniary jurisdiction of district courts from Rs 2 crore to Rs 10 crore 

If AI creates, who is the author? A US researcher’s legal challenge to copyright laws & the India link

From rejected claims in US to fresh arguments in India, Thaler’s DABUS case underlines the legal issues surrounding AI-generated intellectual property.

AI-generated art covered by India’s copyright law? Delhi HC gives copyright office 8 weeks to decide

Petitioner Stephen Thaler has sought recognition of copyright in his artistic work, which he says is created autonomously using his AI system, DABUS.

HC upholds Relaxo’s piracy claim against Aqualite—how humble hawai chappal became an ‘object of art’

Judges used ‘instructed eye’ test to sink Aqualite’s appeal against interim order barring it from manufacturing & selling slippers that mirror Relaxo’s patented ‘side-ridge’ design.

Anita Dube on using Aamir Aziz’s poem in her artwork: ‘I made an ethical lapse’

Aamir Aziz says his poem ‘Sab Yaad Rakha Jaayega’ was used without consent in a velvet artwork and has sent a notice to artist Anita Dube. It’s started a conversation on artistic boundaries.

‘Educated Dalits’—how these two words swung Bombay HC landmark verdict for 2 JNU scholars

Dalit couple Shiv Shankar Das and Kshipra Kamlesh Uke secure landmark compensation for intellectual property loss under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

Intellectual property theft comes under SC/ST Act. Win for Dalit couple, SC junks Maharashtra appeal

Hearing plea of couple whose research work had been stolen, Bombay HC in 2023 ruled that ‘property’ under Section 15A of SC/ST Act should encompass both tangible & intangible assets.  

Why India should sign global patent agreements, even if there are no short-term benefits to it

A new paper by Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) argues India should move away from past defensive mindset on patents so as to capture global markets.

Workshop highlights role of intellectual property in sustainable development

Organised by CSIR-NIScPR to mark World Intellectual Property Day, event focuses on sustainable development goals & IP as a career option for students

‘Can’t be copyright on subjects’ — People of India gears up to battle Humans of Bombay in court

People of India drew parallels with the media ecosystem, where news channels cover the same stories. Humans of New York has also issued another statement criticising Humans of Bombay.

On Camera

Furore over Lupita Nyong’o’s Helen in Nolan’s Odyssey is about beauty standards, not Homer

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is the talk of the town, and so is his Helen, Lupita Nyong'o, as armchair classicists argue that Helen of Troy was definitely not Black.

Gujarat tops NITI Aayog’s first Investment Friendliness Index, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu follow

The report evaluates 28 states and 8 UTs on 84 indicators across eight pillars, with Niti Aayog pitching it as a reform tool rather than just a ranking exercise.

DIA effect: Canada steams ahead with TKMS for new submarines, India’s P 75I still in works

Ottawa has handed over execution functions of critical defence projects to a CEO-led organisation for reducing procurement timelines and making it solely accountable for outcomes.

BJP’s push for one-party state has a flip side. It could be Congress’s chance for revival

Even if it’s a municipal election someplace where the Congress is a cipher, you will find BJP targeting it. It’s an acknowledgement that Modi sees Congress, however battered, as his only likely challenger.