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If a husband or wife passes away, many would presume that the wealth would go to the other spouse. For example, if a husband passes away, you would think that the wife gets the assets that he's left behind. But in reality, the wife would end up with just 25-33% of the husband's assets. The rest would go to the kids and to his family. But if a woman passes away, her family wouldn't get any of her assets. Here's a full explainer on exactly what happens under inheritance laws in India, and why it's super important to make a will to avoid leaving certain members of your family in the lurch in case of a death. Watch

The film's original director Shekhar Kapur and lead actor Anil Kapoor were unaware of the sale of remake rightsTo avert Intellectual Property Rights challenge, many filmmakers have called their films mere re-imagination and not official remakes

The upper limits on legal compensation should be raised substantiallyThe document said that by 2022, China should be making progress in issues that have affected intellectual property rights enforcement, such as low compensation, high costs

China and India are the leading sources of counterfeit medicines distributed globally, according to the United States Trade Representative's latest Special 301 reportIndia is “one of the world’s most challenging major economies” with respect to protection and enforcement of IP: USTR

A loin loom festival in Nagaland aims to sustain indigenous craft traditions with intellectual property laws, and by training a new generation of women artisans

China's central bank Governor Yi Gang said China will step up reforms and open up its economy further, while working to improve the protection of intellectual property rights

The rules for distribution of property of the deceased as per the Hindu Succession Act

Fiat Chrysler says Mahindra is seeking refuge in a legal interpretation of a contract signed between the two companies in 2009

Around 35% respondents were not aware about Intellectual Property Rights, according to a new study

Odisha is a front-runner in women's land ownership, much of it owing to government policies from the 1980s. But has ownership led to empowerment?