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Product Hopping and Ever-Greening of Patents in India

20 April 2023 by LexOrbis - Arun Kumar (Managing associate)

The Indian pharmaceutical market is one of the largest markets in the globe, both in terms of production and consumption. Several changes have been made to the patent and competition law due to the increasing challenges in the pharmaceutical market that directly impact the profit margin of pharmaceutical manufacturers. To increase these margins, pharmaceutical product manufacturing firms employ a variety of strategies. This article investigates the concept of “product hopping” and compares it with the practice of patent evergreening.

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Legal Alert: Indonesia – New Merger Filing Regulation

13 April 2023 by SSEK Law Firm

Indonesia’s competition authority, the KPPU (Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha), has issued a new merger filing regulation, KPPU Regulation No. 3 of 2023 regarding Evaluation of Merger, Consolidation, or Acquisition of Shares and/or Assets which May Result in Monopolistic Practices and/or Unfair Competition (“KPPU Reg 3/2023”). Because this regulation is so new, certain provisions may require further clarification. Nonetheless, based on the text of the regulation, the following appear to be the biggest changes under KPPU Reg 3/2023

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Judicial trend of copyright Protection for Character Merchandising in India

12 April 2023 by Rahul Chaudhry & Partners - Pallavi Dora

Character Merchandising is a new age business phenomenon to commercially exploit the famous comic characters in garb of generating revenue and fetch profit by using the pictures, voice dialogues of famous characters / personalities of which the general public are emotionally connected. The evolution of the character merchandising was by the famous company – Walt Disney Studios in 1930’s when they licensed the famous character like Mickey Minnie and Donald duck. Technological advancement and channels devoted to children entertainment has created a demand in the market and influenced the said segment to buy the product as the general public get attached to the character.

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DSK Legal shifts to new offices in Mumbai & Pune

12 April 2023 by DSK Legal - India

In line with its continuing growth, DSK Legal has shifted to larger offices in Mumbai and Pune. Equipped with the necessary amenities and state-of-the-art infrastructure, the new offices will provide a harmonious work environment for lawyers and clients.

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Demystifying the Digital Asset Dispute Resolution landscape

12 April 2023 by Singularity Legal

Singularity Legal is hosting a quarterly training series under the banner of Expert Talk, an initiative seeking to provide quality continued digital education to professionals, through freely accessible webinars, and a digital library of blogs, alerts, insights and talks on dispute resolution and litigation finance. The series is to help clients and peers navigate complex disputes.

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DSK Legal appoints 4 Partners and 3 Associate Partners

03 April 2023 by DSK Legal - India

DSK Legal has promoted Associate Partners Abhishek Singh Baghel, Jayesh Kothari, Mitali Naik and Nakul Batra as Partners; and Principal Associates Akanksha Tiwary, Prachi Garg and Prachi Gupta as Associate Partners.

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Enforcement of Store Layout Trademarks in India – An uphill battle for brand owners

28 March 2023 by Rahul Chaudhry & Partners - Farhaan Rizvi

A visually appealing store is a crucial asset for any business aiming to provide a consistent quality of goods and services across its stores . These stores featuring a distinct theme design commonly seen on their signage, wall arts, overall décor etc. not only reflects a cohesive brand imagery of the business but also create a lasting impression on the customers, strengthening their brand recall value.

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DeHeng Strengthens Position in Hong Kong with Merger with Respected Local Firm Chungs Lawyers to Form DeHeng Law Offices (Hong Kong) LLP

24 March 2023 by Chungs Lawyers in association with DeHeng Law Offices - Hong Kong

DeHeng Law Offices (“DeHeng”), one of the largest Chinese law firms with a global presence, recently announced the successful completion of its merger with a local law firm in Hong Kong, as part of its efforts to enhance its service offerings in the Asian financial hub.

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Resolving the conflict between section 3(d) and section 3(e)

23 March 2023 by LexOrbis - DPS Parmar

It is generally known and understood that every exception in the act should stand on its own footing. Two seemingly similar provisions in legal sense cannot lean back on one another to fortify the argument favouring the exception or otherwise. This seemingly sound argument suffers the close scrutiny of the Delhi High court in Best Agrolife Limited v Deputy Controller of Patents & Anr (WP(C)-IPD 11/2022 & CM 32/2022, 54/2022, 55/2022).

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Demystifying SEBI`s consultation papers on alternative investment funds

15 March 2023 by Juris Corp - Apurva Kanvinde, Mannan Gala

Over the last few years, alternative investment funds (“AIFs”) have emerged as an integral class of investors. As part of the ongoing efforts of the Securities Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") to evaluate and further ease the regulatory landscape for AIFs in India, SEBI has released five consultation papers, each of which covers a different element of the AIF norms and also includes a suggestion for an alternative review. The objective of the consultation papers is to seek comments / inputs / suggestions from all stakeholders on the proposals presented by SEBI.