What's new for Indian businesses
New notifications and circulars from IP India, the MCA, GST, Income Tax and other official portals, plus important patent and trademark court rulings, summarised in plain language by our team. The newest is always on top, and every earlier update stays here for you to search and browse.
Delhi High Court orders Meta, Google, Telegram and others to remove fake Kotak accounts and reveal who runs them
In Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. v. John Doe (CS(COMM) 1075/2026), reported in the week of 19–25 October 2026, the Delhi High Court granted an ex parte interim injunction against unidentified people impersonating Kotak…
Source: Delhi High Court (reported by LiveLaw)Real estate developer gets fake 'authorised channel partner' website blocked within 72 hours
In Experion Developers Pvt. Ltd. v. Ishu Singh (CS(COMM) 1152/2026), the Delhi High Court granted interim protection for the EXPERION trademark and the EMERELLE RESERVE project name against a website that was…
Source: Delhi High Court (reported by LiveLaw)Madras High Court overturns patent refusal and directs grant: Patent Office 'failed to properly assess the inventive step'
In The North Face Apparel Corp. v. Controller of Patents and Designs (CMA(PT) 22/2025), the Madras High Court set aside the Patent Office's refusal of an application titled 'Systems and Methods for End-to-End Article…
Source: Madras High Court (reported by LiveLaw)Bombay High Court restores injunction for Atomberg's fan design: the 'eye test' decides design infringement
In Atomberg Technologies Pvt. Ltd. v. Stove Kraft Ltd. (Comm. Appeal (L) 14941/2026), a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court restored an interim injunction against Stove Kraft's Pigeon 'Fan-tastic' ceiling fan. It…
Source: Bombay High Court (reported by LiveLaw)Kerala High Court: government can use Section 100 of the Patents Act to make costly patented medicines available
In In re Exorbitant Pricing of Life Saving Patented Medicines (2026:KER:74251), the Kerala High Court held that 'purposes of Government' under Section 100 of the Patents Act, 1970 includes making a patented medicine…
Source: Kerala High Court (reported by Verdictum)
Jio IPO: The Law Firms and Lawyers Behind India's Biggest Listing
The Jio Platforms IPO opens on 21 October 2026 with a price band of ₹1,065–1,119 and an issue size of up to ₹30,213 crore, which would make it India's largest IPO, ahead of Hyundai India's ₹27,870 crore. Zia Mody of…
Source: Jio Platforms offer documents; Bar & Bench; Outlook MoneyKerala High Court: your trademark agent's authorisation needs stamp duty
In John Vadassery v. Registrar of Trade Marks (30 September 2026), the Kerala High Court rejected a petition and held that an authorisation appointing a trademark agent under Section 145 of the Trade Marks Act and…
Source: Kerala High Court order (reported in SpicyIP Weekly Review)Company name too close to a registered trademark? Delhi High Court orders 'Toplad' to change its name
In Topland Engines Pvt. Ltd. v. Toplad Pvt. Ltd. (25 September 2026), the Delhi High Court set aside the Regional Director's rejection of Topland's application under Section 16 of the Companies Act, 2013, and held…
Source: Delhi High Court order (reported in SpicyIP Weekly Review)Can the Registry declare a brand 'well-known'? Delhi High Court to hear challenge to Rule 124
Campussutra Retail Private Limited has challenged the constitutional validity of Rule 124 of the Trade Marks Rules, 2017, before the Delhi High Court in W.P.(C) 13581/2026. Rule 124 lets a trademark owner ask the…
Source: India Law Offices (Delhi High Court, W.P.(C) 13581/2026)Delhi High Court sends two refused patent applications back to the Patent Office
The Delhi High Court has set aside two Patent Office refusals and sent the applications back for a fresh decision. In Philip Morris Products v. Assistant Controller of Patents (9 September 2026), the court found the…
Source: Delhi High Court orders (reported in SpicyIP Weekly Review)
India's patent filings cross 1.1 lakh a year, and 6 in 10 now come from Indians
India's Patent Office received 1,10,375 patent applications in 2024-25, up 19.75% on the year before and nearly double the 58,503 filed in 2020-21, according to the CGPDTM Annual Report 2024-25. Indian applicants…
Source: CGPDTM Annual Report 2024-25
Fake Google listings and copied packaging: Delhi High Court acts fast against copycat brands
In three orders passed in September 2026, the Delhi High Court moved quickly against businesses copying established brands. It restrained 70 copycats from using the Agarwal Packers & Movers name, including on Google…
Source: Delhi High Court orders, September 2026
Delhi High Court suspends 126 websites allegedly misusing the 'Jio' trademark
In a trademark infringement suit filed by Reliance Industries Limited, the Delhi High Court passed an interim order on 7 October 2026 directing domain name registrars to suspend 126 websites allegedly using the 'Jio'…
Source: Delhi High Court (reported by Devdiscourse)