Introduction A tectonic shift, one that has brought the emergence of a new ecosystem in the Indian media over the past decade, is none other than the development of over-the-top or OTT platforms. These include Netflix, Zee5, Sony Liv, Amazon…
Introduction Intellectual property means creations of the human mind. It covers inventions, books, art, designs, symbols, names, and images used in business. In today’s world, intellectual property rights are very important. Because many businesses earn money from ideas, brands, and…
Introduction The smartphone which is used today is the result of thousands of technologies which are patented and which work in a coordinated fashion. When a device goes online to a 4G network, a video stream or a voice call…
Introduction India plays an important role in the global pharmaceutical industry as a major drug manufacturing hub that supplies generic medicines worldwide. Indian patent law is robust in protecting pharmaceutical innovations while preventing patent evergreening. It maintains a balance between…
Introduction With the digitally networked world of today, streaming has remade content consumption beyond recognition. Platforms like Netflix are globally accessible, but simultaneously sustain territorial limits by the practice of geo-blocking - where user access to content is blocked on…
Introduction Intellectual property (IP) is one of the most significant assets in the innovation economy for startups. Businesses in the technology, SaaS, biotech, deep-tech, and creative spaces have large amounts of intangible assets, such as patents, proprietary algorithms, software codes,…
Introduction India’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade recently floated a working paper that has stirred up a storm in both tech and creative circles. The idea centers on creating a single nationwide authorisation for AI companies to…
Introduction Intellectual property licensing agreements sit at the heart of the modern knowledge economy. They quietly govern how ideas travel from lab to market, from creator to corporation, and from small startups to global supply chains. An IPR licensing agreement…
Introduction In India’s contemporary digital economy, intellectual property licensing has assumed a position of strategic centrality in the commercial exploitation of intangible assets. Across technology, media, and data-driven sectors, licensing has increasingly displaced outright assignment as the preferred mode of…
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (“DPIIT”), on 8 December 2025, published a working paper titled “Generative AI and Copyright, Part I: One Nation, One Licence, One Payment: Balancing AI and Innovation”. The paper presents copyright issues…