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SpicyIP Tidbits – Natco’s Request to Vacate Ceritinib Interim Injunction Rejected, Madras High Court Revokes Omega Ecotech’s Patent, and Delhi High Court Upholds IPO’s Patent Rejection
Image from here Refuse: (1) to vacate an interim injunction, (2) to remand back to the patent office, and (3) to continue allowance of a...
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Section 24(5) of the Plant Varieties Act Revived?
Image from here [ This post is authored by SpicyIP Intern Vishno Sudheendra. Vishno is a second year law student at the NLSIU,...
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Is Every ‘Educational Use’ a ‘Fair Use’? Looking at the AP HC’s Curious Decision on Textbooks and Copyright
Image accessed from here In Addala Sitamahalakshmi vs State Of Andhra Pradesh , the Andhra Pradesh High Court held that no copyright...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 1- April 7)
Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of posts on the Delhi High Court’s decisions in Sulphur Mills v....
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EFTA-India Free Trade Agreement and Patents Rules Amendment: Compromising Public Accountability and Transparency in the Indian Patent System
Recently, India and a group of 4 European countries- Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland (EFTA) signed a Trade Economic Partnership...
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Dissecting Contrasting Rulings: Examining Madras High Court’s Dual Pronouncements on Intervention in Post-Grant Opposition Proceedings
Image from here [ This post is authored by SpicyIP intern Kevin Preji. Kevin is a second-year law student at NLSIU Bangalore. His...
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Journey Through “February” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)
Image from here Hallo … this blogger is back with the “ Sifting Through SpicyIP Pages ” series! Apologies for the slight...
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Who’s Looking at the Quality of Decisions Granting Patents? Some Concerns from the Man Truck v. Asst. Controller Case
Template from here [ This post is co-authored with SpicyIP Intern Aarav Gupta. Aarav is a third-year law student at National Law...
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DHC’s Concerning Order in Kudos Pharmaceuticals v. Natco Pharma: Will it lead to Evergreening?
Image from here Recently, a Single judge bench of the Delhi High Court, in Kudos Pharmaceuticals Ltd. v. Natco Pharma Ltd. , granted an...
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Delhi HC in Sulphur Mills Limited v. Dharmaj Crop Guard Limited & Ors.– Case of Credible Challenge to the Validity of the Patent
Recently, the Delhi High Court rejected Sulphur Mills’ request for an interim injunction against Dharmaraj Corp Guard, finding their patent...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 25- March 31)
Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of posts on the DHC directives to resolve issues arising out of TM...
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Delhi High Court Imposes Damages Worth INR 244 Crores on Lava in the Ericsson-Lava SEP Dispute
Image from here So far 2024 has been a happening year for the Indian SEP litigation scene. In January we saw Nokia and Oppo settling...
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Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies Vol. VIII, Issue II [Submit by June 20, 2024]
We’re pleased to announce that National Law University, Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies (JIPS) is inviting original,...
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Schrodinger’s Claims of Mitsui Chemicals: Claims That Are There and Also Not There
In a significant order, the Delhi High Court in Mitsui Chemicals v. Controller of Patents made some notable observations on amendment of claims...
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Westward Look: Navigating the Divide between the Roles of Scientific Advisers and Expert Evidence in IP Litigation
Image from here Rewind to 1492 for a moment – yes, really! Back then, understanding a Latin word ‘licet’ required the wise...
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Goa Circular, Permission for Music at Weddings, Police Sensitization: Anything New? Yes.
Image from Ducan Cumming, Flicker here Bonjour. I got you something from Goa – a circular ! Yes, a circular saying that there is no...
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Non-literal Infringement: Clarity or Confusion?
Discussing the Delhi High Court’s recent interpretation of the doctrine of equivalents in SNPC Machines Private Limited & Ors. v. Mr Vishal...
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An End to IP Attorneys Association’s Struggle with the Trade Mark Registry’s Portal?
In light of the recent orders by the Delhi High Court to resolve the problems caused by the Trademark Registry websites’ outage, we are...
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Mischief, Manifestation, and the Michelin Trademark!
In light of the recent controversy concerning a Delhi-based restaurant’s use of a “Michelin plaque”, we are pleased to bring to...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 18- March 24)
Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of posts on the new Patent (Amendment) Rules, and some thoughts...
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Some Concerns about the Amendment Process to Key Patent Levers: A “Captured” Patent Office?
In light of the recent Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2024, we are pleased to bring this post by Prashant Reddy T., which was written in the context of...
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Delhi HC in Zed Lifestyle Pvt Ltd. V. Hardik Mukeshbhai Pansheriya and Ors – a case of TM infringement and Intermediary Liability
Overview of the Case The plaintiff filed an infringement suit against the defendants from using any mark which is identical or...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 11- March 17)
[ This SpicyIP Weekly Review is authored by Kevin Preji. Kevin is a second-year law student at NLSIU Bangalore. His passion lies in...
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Patent Rules Published: A Quick Look
Image from here On March 15, the Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2024 were published in the Gazette of India, making crucial changes in the...
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Analysis of February 2024 Delhi High Court Judgment in InterDigital v. Oppo – II
Bank Guarantee In the given case, the Court held the bank guarantee issued by HSBC-Paris to be unacceptable – since it does...