Summary: India’s new Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 promotes e-sports and online social gaming, while prohibiting skill-based online money gaming. Now, with the accompanying draft rules, a new regulatory framework is in play with its own set of benefits and challenges. This [blog post] provides an overview of the new rules of the game, followed by insights on the new act and draft rules.
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The Draft Trade Marks (1st Amendment) Rules, 2024, introduced by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, represent a strategic modification to the Trade Marks Rules, 2017. This regulatory endeavor is conducted under the delegated powers provided for in Section 157[1] of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 (“the Act”). These rules create a unified adjudication process which is carefully planned to ensure consistency. This effectively streamlines the Act’s execution by strengthening the Adjudicating Officer’s capabilities. The aim of this comprehensive approach is to optimise and refine the adjudicative framework, thereby fostering a more robust and coherent administration of trademark-related matters.
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