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Call for Internship: DPIIT- IPR Chair at Gujarat National Law University...
We’re pleased to inform you that the DPIIT IPR Chair at Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar is inviting applications from law students for an online internship. For further details,...
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Call for Submissions: The Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society...
We’re pleased to inform you that The Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society is inviting submissions for Volume 102 of the journal. For further deatils, please see the announcement below:...
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Vempati Ravi Shankar – Facebook Copyright Dispute: Issues on Moral Rights and...
Image from here Recently, a copyright infringement suit had been filed before the District Court, Trivandrum, against Facebook India. (CNR Number: KLTV010019372021) The reason for filing the suit was...
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Patent v. Trade Secret: In the Light of Indian Pharmaceutical Industry
We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Pragya Jain. Pragya is a 4th year B.A. L.L.B.(Hons.) student at Amity University (School of Law), Kolkata. Patent v. Trade Secret: In the Light of Indian...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 5-11)
Topical Highlight IPAB Issue Finally Comes to a Conclusion: Delhi HC Creates Specialist IP Division Image of typewriter Varsha reported the significant development that the Delhi High Court issued a...
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The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021: Overbroad, Disproportionate and...
Night view of a movie theatre (Image from here) Last month, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting received severe criticism from the film industry, free speech advocates, and the public when it...
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Serious Comparative Advertising: Broadening the Definition
We’re pleased to bring you a guest post by Sangita Sharma, looking into the law around comparative advertisements in India. Sangita is a 2nd year student at Gujarat National Law University and was the...
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No Injunction on the Film ‘Nyay: The Justice’: Is It Really Just?
We’re pleased to bring to you a post by our Fellowship applicant Nishtha Gupta, analysing the Delhi High Court’s recent decision refusing to stay the release film ‘Nyay: The Justice’ which is allegedly...
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Pandemic Push: Royalty-Based Business Model for Better Downstream Revenue for...
Image from here A recent article by Paul Sullivan in the New York Times reported on an interesting change occurring in the music industry due to the pandemic. With live performances practically being...
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Attars and Agarbattis: Protecting Traditional Cultural Expressions through...
Image of lit agarbattis, from here. We are pleased to bring you a guest post by Tahhira Somal, exploring existing frameworks of non-conventional trademarks, particularly those of smell marks, and...
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Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies Vol....
We’re pleased to announce that NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies (JIPS) is inviting original, unpublished manuscripts for publication in the Winter 2021 Issue (Volume V, Issue I)...
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Call for Submissions: The IP Press Law Review Vol. I, Issue I [Submit by...
We’re pleased to inform you that The IP Press Law Review is inviting submissions for its inaugural issue. The deadline for submissions is September 19, 2021. For further details, please see the...
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Topical Highlight The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021: Overbroad, Disproportionate and Unnecessary In this post, Adyasha analyses the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021 (‘Bill’) which seeks ‘to...
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Fear Won’t Take You Anywhere: Delhi HC Revisits Bolar Exception, Rules...
image from here The Delhi High Court in an order dated 20th July, 2021 vacated an ex-parte interim injunction (pdf), allowing the SMS Pharmaceuticals to export Merck’s patented anti-diabetic drug...
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Pesticide Patents: Not ‘Working’ Out?
Man spraying vegetables with pesticides (Image from here) Around 15-20% of India’s crop produce every year is lost to factors such as pests and diseases. Pesticides, thus, play an important role in the...
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Do Ashok Kumar Orders Conform to Principles of Equity?
We’re pleased to bring to you a post by our Fellowship applicant Nishtha Gupta, analysing ‘Ashok Kumar’ injunctions as equitable reliefs. Nishtha is a 4th year B.A. LL.B. student at the NALSAR...
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A Parliamentary Standing Committee Report that Challenges the Fine Balances...
As some of our readers may have noted, a Parliamentary Standing Committee Report, titled ‘Review of the Intellectual Property Rights Regime in India’ was released on July 23, 2021. Though the report...
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Topical Highlight Fear Won’t Take You Anywhere: Delhi HC Revisits Bolar Exception, Rules Apprehensions Cannot Deny Liberty under Section 107A In this post, Praharsh discussed the recent Delhi High...
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Back from the Dead? Parliamentary Committee on IP suggests against scrapping...
image from here One may recall the scene in Macbeth where he encounters the ghost of his former friend Banquo and exclaims in disbelief. I am sure many would have exclaimed with similar sentiment after...
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Call for Applications: Research Positions at Center for Communication...
We’re pleased to inform you that the Centre for Communication Governance at the National Law University Delhi is inviting applications for various research positions. For further details, please see...
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