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Institute of Directors v. Worlddevcorp Technology and Others : Delhi High Court cautions against the tendency to monopolise common words as trademarksThe Delhi High Court, vide Order dated 11 December 2023 , declined to grant the prayer of plaintiff (that uses the word mark “Institute of...
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UK Supreme Court Confirms No Patent for “AI-invented” Inventions[ On December 20, the UK Supreme Court affirmed its previous decision to deny registration to inventions by Dr. Stephen Thaler’s AI DABUS,...
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Interpreting “and” Under Section 21 of the GI Act: The MP High Court’s Interaction with TRIPS and the GI Act[ Recently, the Madhya Pradesh High Court passed a detailed order clarifying that a Registered Proprietor is not required to implead an...
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Journey Through “Novembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)Image from here November has passed. We stand on the cusp of bidding farewell to 2023 with just 10 days remaining! So, before 2023...
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Spicy IP Weekly Review (December 11-December 17)[ This Weekly Review is co-authored with SpicyIP Intern Sidhi Pramodh Rayudu. Sidhi is a final year B.A. LL.B (Hons) student at Hidayatullah...
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The Evolution of Copyright and Translation Terms in India: Part III- A Different Term for Translations[ This post is authored by Prachi Mathur and is the third post of the three-part post on the history of terms of copyright and translations in...
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The Evolution of Copyright and Translation Terms in India: Part II- The Differing Views on the Term of CopyrightCover page of “Turning Back the Pages of Time: An American History Library Book List” by Kathy Keller. Image from here [...
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The Evolution of Copyright and Translation Terms in India: Part I- Framing the DebateDiscussing the history of the terms of copyright and translations in Independent India by sifting through the Parliamentary Debates, we are...
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‘AI Generated Work’, ‘Computer Generated’ and ‘Work’ in Copyright: Whether AI Generated Work is a ‘Work’?Right on the heels of Vedika’s earlier post , we are pleased to bring to you this guest post by Dr. Anson C J taking an in-depth look into...
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MHC Interprets Section 39’s Interplay with Patent of Addition ApplicationsImage from here In this post I will discuss Selfdot Tech. v. Controller General of Patents passed by the Madras High Court. I will...
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Ankit Sahni’s AI “Co-authored” Artwork Denied Registration by US, Continues to be Registered in IndiaUS Copyright Office issues another ruling on AI-authorship and copyright, reaffirming its decision to reject Ankit Sahni and RAGHAV’s artistic...
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By Whom and How Are Our Patent Examiners Being Recruited? Digging Past the Recent Re-Notification of the ExamsA cropped version of a scanned copy of a US newspaper named ‘The Examiner’ (image from here ) This post is co-authored with Swaraj....
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Call for Submissions: NALSAR’s Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) Vol. 14 [Submissions by February 29, 2024]We are pleased to announce that NALSAR’s Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) is inviting submissions for its 14th Volume....
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Delhi High Court Comes Down Heavily on the Patent Office for Delay in Passing the Order[This post is authored by SpicyIP Intern Jyotpreet Kaur. Jyotpreet is a third-year law student who is interested in Intellectual Property Rights...
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Delhi High Court grants injunction against ‘dialmytrip’ in MakeMyTrip India Private Limited v. Dialmytrip Tech Private LimitedImage from here The High Court of Delhi, by its interim ex-parte order dated 21 November 2023 , granted the prayer of ‘makemytrip’...
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SpicyIPWeekly Review (December 4- December 10)From Poetry to changing definitions of Transborder Reputation – we had some interesting posts on the blog this week! To read these, along...
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Jab “We” Met: When Intellectual Property (IP) Met Public Interest (PI), a PoemImage from here * The word “jab” translates to “when” in English. I recently read a beautiful poem called “ The Delicate...
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Bolt Technology v. Ujoy Technology: The Reputation and Goodwill CrossoverImage from here [ This post is authored by SpicyIP Fellow Tejaswini Kaushal. Tejaswini is a 3rd-year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at Dr....
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Webinar on “Improving Drug Regulation for Greater Access to Biologics and Vaccines” [December 08]We’re pleased to inform you that Third World Network (TWN) is organizing a one-hour discussion (with Q&A) on improving the drug regulatory...
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Is the Writing on the Wall? Decoding Street Art, Fair Use and Moral RightsImage from the order. [ This post is authored by SpicyIP Fellow Yogesh Byadwal. Yogesh is a 3rd year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 27- December 03)Here are our summaries of the blog posts published last week along with the summaries of some interesting orders from different courts....
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SpicyIP Tidbit: India-Pakistan Basmati Dispute Dismissed by DHCImage from here Adding another layer of spice to the Basmati rice IP dispute between India and Pakistan, recently the Delhi High Court...
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SpicyIP Tidbit: DHC Observes That Evidence for Enhanced Efficacy Should Be Filed Before the Final HearingImage from here . The nuances of Section 3(d) continue to plague and please litigants, depending on which side of it they end up...
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Division Bench of the Delhi High Court’s (Divisive?) Clarification on Divisional ApplicationsImage from here [ This post has been co-authored with SpicyIP intern Sidhi Pramodh Rayudu with research assistance from Aadvika Anandal....
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 20- November 26)Here are our summaries of the blog posts published last week along with the summaries of some interesting orders from different courts....
