--- title: "Intellectual Property Rights Archives â€" url: https://ksandk.com/category/intellectual-property-rights/ type: archive --- # Intellectual Property Rights Search Posts Search content Clear Sort Sort contentNew To OldOld To New [![Open-source software licences and copyright law in India represented by code, licence books, copyright symbol and legal gavel.](https://ksandk.com/wp-content/uploads/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-18-2026-05_19_18-PM-1.png) September 19, 2026 ## Open-Source Licence Compliance and Software Copyright in India](https://ksandk.com/intellectual-property-rights/open-source-licence-compliance-software-copyright-india/)[![Patent protection for startups and innovators with an innovation concept, patent document, and intellectual property protection.](https://ksandk.com/wp-content/uploads/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-18-2026-02_59_10-PM-1.png) September 18, 2026 ## Why Do Startups Need a Patent? Understanding Patent Protection for Innovators ](https://ksandk.com/intellectual-property-rights/why-do-startups-need-a-patent/)[![India trademark registration process showing search, application, examination, opposition, and registration steps.](https://ksandk.com/wp-content/uploads/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-17-2026-11_36_27-AM-1.png) September 17, 2026 ## How to Register a Trademark in India: A Step-by-Step Guide](https://ksandk.com/intellectual-property-rights/register-trademark-india-step-by-step-guide/)[![India: Jan Vishwas and Intellectual Property - Detailed close-up of a patent agreement document on a polished wooden table.](https://ksandk.com/wp-content/uploads/india-jan-vishwas-and-intellectual-property-1789477574744.webp) September 15, 2026 ## India: Jan Vishwas and Intellectual Property Compliance – The Changing Landscape of IP Penalties](https://ksandk.com/intellectual-property-rights/jan-vishwas-act-ip-penalties-india/)[![](https://ksandk.com/wp-content/uploads/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-11-2026-05_35_43-PM.png) September 12, 2026 ## Protecting Trade Secrets in India Without a Statute](https://ksandk.com/intellectual-property-rights/trade-secret-protection-india-without-statute/)[![Original registered design beside a copied product, illustrating design piracy and remedies under Section 22 of India’s Designs Act, 2000.](https://ksandk.com/wp-content/uploads/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-25-2026-05_45_56-PM-1.png) August 26, 2026 ## When Designs Are Stolen: Understanding Remedies for Design Piracy Under Section 22 of the Designs Act, 2000](https://ksandk.com/intellectual-property-rights/what-is-design-piracy-section-22-designs-act/)[![Form 27 patent compliance concept with legal documents, checklist, magnifying glass, balance scales and gavel on an office desk.](https://ksandk.com/wp-content/uploads/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-25-2026-11_04_31-AM-2.png) August 25, 2026 ## Form 27 Compliance Under Indian Patent Law: Can Non-Filing Increase the Risk of a Compulsory Licence?](https://ksandk.com/intellectual-property-rights/form-27-compliance-compulsory-licence-india/)[![](https://ksandk.com/wp-content/uploads/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-24-2026-05_04_26-PM-1.png) August 24, 2026 ## Farmers’ Rights Under India’s Plant Variety Protection Regime: Understanding the Scope of the Farmer’s Privilege ](https://ksandk.com/intellectual-property-rights/farmers-rights-ppvfr-act-section-39-privilege/)[![Startup founder struggling to protect intellectual property due to missing trademarks, patents, copyrights and trade secrets.](https://ksandk.com/wp-content/uploads/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-18-2026-11_17_05-AM-1.png) August 18, 2026 ## Why Do Startups Fail to Protect Their Intellectual Property?](https://ksandk.com/intellectual-property-rights/why-startups-fail-to-protect-intellectual-property/)[![IP assignment agreement and intellectual property documents on a desk during a startup funding round, with business partners shaking hands.](https://ksandk.com/wp-content/uploads/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-17-2026-05_15_33-PM-1.png) August 17, 2026 ## Why Should Founders Assign IP to the Company Before Raising a Funding Round?](https://ksandk.com/intellectual-property-rights/why-founders-must-assign-ip-before-funding-round/)[![](https://ksandk.com/wp-content/uploads/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-10-2026-03_22_02-PM-1.png) August 10, 2026 ## AI-Assisted Inventions in India: What Businesses Need to Know About Patentability and Disclosure ](https://ksandk.com/intellectual-property-rights/why-ai-cannot-be-patent-inventor-india/)[![AI-generated content, copyright symbol, scales of justice, Supreme Court of India, and digital technology illustrating AI authorship and copyright law in India.](https://ksandk.com/wp-content/uploads/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-7-2026-02_11_11-PM-1.png) August 7, 2026 ## AI-Generated Content and Copyright Protection in India: Navigating Authorship, Ownership and Emerging Legal Challenges ](https://ksandk.com/intellectual-property-rights/ai-generated-content-copyright-ownership-india/)[![dabus patent application india - AI - Detailed close-up of a patent agreement document on a polished wooden table.](https://ksandk.com/wp-content/uploads/stock-pexels-1779191236506.webp) May 19, 2026 ## AI Cannot Be an Inventor: Indian Patent Office Rejects the DABUS Patent Application](https://ksandk.com/intellectual-property-rights/ai-cannot-be-inventor-dabus-patent-application-india/)[![person holding gray metal framed desk globe paper weight](https://ksandk.com/wp-content/uploads/tndyn8jwyfm.jpg) May 6, 2026 ## The Madrid Protocol: The Smarter Way for Indian Businesses to Protect Their Brand Globally](https://ksandk.com/intellectual-property-rights/madrid-protocol-for-indian-businesses-guide/)[![assorted plastic pack and plastic pack lot](https://ksandk.com/wp-content/uploads/ptv-b97dhni.jpg) April 18, 2026 ## When a Prefix Is Not Enough: Deceptive Similarity and the Essential Feature Doctrine](https://ksandk.com/intellectual-property-rights/deceptive-similarity-essential-feature/)[![a person pointing at a map with pins on it](https://ksandk.com/wp-content/uploads/sfrw5gchola.jpg) April 9, 2026 ## Geographical Indications and Digital Infringement](https://ksandk.com/intellectual-property-rights/geographical-indications-and-digital-infringement/)[![Calcutta HC Allows GUI Protection Under Designs Act](https://ksandk.com/wp-content/uploads/Calcutta-HC-Allows-GUI-Protection-Under-Designs-Act.webp) March 25, 2026 ## Calcutta High Court Recognises Registrability of Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) under the Designs Act, 2000 ](https://ksandk.com/intellectual-property-rights/calcutta-hc-allows-gui-protection-under-designs-act/)[![Kent RO Systems Ltd. v. Kent Cables Pvt. Ltd. ](https://ksandk.com/wp-content/uploads/Kent-RO-Case-ksandk.webp) March 18, 2026 ## Delhi High Court Examines Scope of Trademark Rights in Cross-Category Use: Kent RO Systems Ltd. v. 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