Intellectual Property Law in India: Trademarks, Copyrights, and Patents in Practice

<p>Follow a junior associate advising a growing Indian food-and-tech startup through four real IP problems: clearing and filing a trademark under the Trade Marks Act, 1999, sorting out who owns an app built by an employee and a freelancer under the Copyright Act, 1957, deciding what is patentable (and what is not) for a hardware-plus-software invention under the Patents Act, 1970, and running a full IP audit before a Series A closes. Each lesson works through a worked example &mdash; including a real trademark clearance search and a complete IP audit checklist &mdash; grounded in the actual statutory provisions Indian IP lawyers use every day.</p>

Tools: Trade Marks Act 1999, Copyright Act 1957, Patents Act 1970, IP Due Diligence