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Intellectual Rigour, Redefining Judicial Courage: Supreme Court Justice SR Bhat’s Rich Legacy
After an illustrious career spanning more than 4 decades at the bar and bench, Justice Shripathi Ravindra Bhat retired as a Judge of the Supreme...
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Division Bench of the Bombay High Court Reaffirms No Statutory Licenses for Broadcast by Online Streaming Services
[ This post is co-authored with Swaraj and SpicyIP intern Sidhi Pramodh Rayudu. Sidhi is a final year B.A. LL.B (Hons) student at Hidayatullah...
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Deadline to File Comments/ Suggestions on IP Manuals Extended till November 15, 2023
Image by Freepik A few days after the October 15th deadline to submit comments/ suggestions to the office of the Controller General of...
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Chancery Pavilion v. Indian Performing Rights Society Ltd: Karnataka High Court’s Problematic Finding on Section 60 Suits
This post is co-authored with SpicyIP Intern Tejaswini Kaushal. Tejaswini is a 3rd-year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya...
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Journey Through “Septembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)
Image from here . Continuing our Sifting Through SpicyIP Pages series, this post dives into September’s pages and sheds light...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (October 9- October 15)
Wondering what IP developments took place last week? Look no further as we present to you the SpicyIP Weekly Review, highlighting the...
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Reforming the Existing IP Legal Research Methodology- an Insight into the Intersection of Empirical and Socio-Legal Research
It’s no news that there is a dearth of empirical research in the Indian IP landscape. As explained by Swaraj here , it’s a particularly...
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An Update on the Emami v. Dabur: A Qualified Right to be Heard for Ad Interim Injunctions
Recently on October 11, a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court clarified that its earlier observation (in Dabur v. Emami ), to accord the...
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Raytheon Company v. Controller General of Patents and Designs: The Question of CRI and 3(k)
Recently, on September 15, the Delhi High Court set aside an order from the Indian Patent Office rejecting the patent application on the basis of...
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Is There More Than Meets the Eye? Delhi High Court and the Recent Section 124 Dilemmas
[ The post is co-authored with SpicyIP Intern Tejaswini Kaushal. Tejaswini is a 3rd-year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya...
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The Tale of Indian Dynamic Injunctions Jurisprudence: One Step Forward Two Steps Back
We are pleased to bring you a guest post by Parul Anand and Krishna Ravishankar on the evolution of the dynamic injunction jurisprudence in India....
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (October 2- October 8)
Wondering what IP developments took place last week? Look no further as we present to you the SpicyIP Weekly Review, highlighting the discussions...
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Only 6 More Days to File Comments/ Suggestions on IP Manuals and Guidelines!
Image by pvproductions on Freepik A gentle reminder to our readers that the last day to submit comments for the revision of the Patent,...
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Looking at the DHC’s order in Jainemo Pvt. Ltd. v. Rahul Shah Through the lens of the DU Photocopy Case
The Delhi High Court on September 27, 2023 granted an injunction to the plaintiff in Jainemo Pvt Ltd. v. Rahul Shah , restricting the defendants...
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SEPs & FRAND: Misnomers & Maladies
Often the discussion around SEPs and FRAND is muffled because of the surrounding technicalities, and accompanying jargon and only rarely does one...
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The Story of “Humans” Living in the House Made of Glass
Image from here [ This post has been co-authored with Swaraj and Nivrati Gupta. Nivrati is an IP lawyer based in Delhi and is a graduate...
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Appeal Against NBA’s Order: Use Of Biological Resources For Research Purposes Amounting To Commercial Utilisation?
Image from here In 2018, an Office of Memorandum (Memo) was passed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change directing...
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SpicyIP Tidbit: 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology for Base Modifications in mRNA Vaccines
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman; pics as taken from their wiki pages here and here SpicyIP Intern Tejaswini Kaushal brings us a quick...
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Comments from Other Bodies/ Organizations on the Draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2023
Image by rawpixel.com on Freepik In the earlier post , publishing Swaraj, Tejaswini and Praharsh’s comments to the Ministry of Commerce...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 25- October 1)
Wondering what IP developments took place last week? Look no further as we present to you the SpicyIP Weekly Review, highlighting the...
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Image Rights Alright—But Can They Trump Established Rights and Doctrines? Should They?
In a “Jhakaas” (a slang for fantastic) news for the actor Anil Kapoor, Delhi High Court granted the actor an interim injunction against use/...
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Applying Section 100A No More?: Delhi High Court Allows Letters Patent Appeal for Single-Judge Appeals Against Trademark Registrar Decisions
In another noteworthy order concerning letters patent appeals in trademark disputes, a division bench of the Delhi High Court has clarified in...
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Not Everyone’s Cup of “Use” – The Changing Dynamics of “Trademark Use” and “Infringement” in Internet Advertising
Last month we had a detailed post by Aditya Gupta on the DHC Division Bench order in Google v. DRS , explaining the Court’s approach...
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SpicyIP Tidbit: GII 2023 – India retains its 40th rank
The Global Innovation Index (GII) rates 132 economies based on their capacity for innovation using 80 indicators to track global...
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The Conundrum of Naked Licensing
We are pleased to bring to you a guest post by Naman Keswani on the concept of naked licensing within trademarks law. Naman is a fourth-year...