Indian Supreme Court’s 2024 IP rulings explored for legal interpretation and contribution to IP law development.
Authors
Aqa Raza, Assistant Professor, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India; Doctoral Candidate at NLIU Bhopal
Ghayur Alam, National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal – 462 044, India
Desmond Oriakhogba, Department of Private Law, Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa
Summary
This Paper identifies and analyses the decisions of the Supreme Court of India (hereinafter, the Supreme Court) relating to intellectual property (IP) reported1 in the year 2024. The paper seeks to answer the following questions: (i) how the Supreme Court interpreted-constructed the text of the IP statutes through her law declaring power under Article 141 of the Constitution of India; (ii) what has been the approach of the Supreme Court in deciding these cases in the year 2024; and (iii) whether or not the Supreme Court has contributed to the development of IP jurisprudence in the year 2024 through these decisions.
Published in: Journal of Intellectual Property Rights
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