<h1>ODM partners with foreign OS maker to produce local smart TVs: IP licensing, warranties, compliance, competition risks</h1> A domestic original design manufacturer (ODM) has entered a manufacturing partnership with a foreign consumer electronics company to locally produce smart televisions running the foreign party's proprietary Tizen operating system. The collaboration implicates licensing and intellectual property arrangements for the OS, supply-and-manufacturing agreements governing OEM relationships with multiple domestic brands, and compliance with local manufacturing, import/export and 'Make in India' incentive requirements. Relevant legal considerations include contractual allocation of liability and warranties, software licensing and update obligations, data protection and consumer-device privacy rules, competition and antitrust risk from market concentration, and regulatory approvals or certifications required for electronics and broadcasting in India.