August 2025

patent translation

Rethinking the Doctrine of Equivalence: Why Crystal Crop v Safex Risks Undermining the Gains of FMC v Natco

Introduction What happens when someone copies the heart of your invention, but has evaded liability by omitting a component that, while mentioned in the patent claim, is functionally irrelevant? Crystal Crop v Safex risks allowing precisely that. In FMC v Natco, the Delhi High Court took a meaningful step forward in how it thinks about […]

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Overworked and Unprotected: The Legal Vacuum Around Working Hours in India’s Corporate Sector

Introduction A young IT professional who graduated from one of the most prestigious institutes, IISc Bangalore, decided to take his own life amid the myriad stresses he was facing at work.  The colleagues claimed that Nikhil was faced with an overload of work since two of the teammates left the team and were confronted with

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Employment Bonds: Contractual Cuffs or Commercial Necessity

Introduction In the corporate sphere, talent is both an asset and a strategic investment. Companies invest considerably in training employees to enhance competitiveness, yet attrition and premature exit result in losses in productivity, continuity, and training costs to the employer. To mitigate this, organisations often use employment bonds, requiring employees to serve for a minimum

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THE KARNATAKA FAKE NEWS BILL: STRIKING A BALANCE BETWEEN CENSORSHIP AND PUBLIC ORDER

Background The Karnataka Misinformation and Fake News (Prohibition) Bill, 2025 (“the Bill”) marks an assertive legislative foray into the fraught and evolving territory of digital information regulation. At first glance, the Bill positions itself as a necessary instrument to combat the proliferation of falsehoods on social media platforms, a menace that has proven to disrupt

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