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Looking at PPVFR Authority’s cancellation of Pepsico India’s Extant Potato...
We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Arun Mohan on the recent order by the PPV & FR Authority dated 03.12.2021 in the “revocation application relating to FL 2027- Kavita Kuruganti”. Arun...
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Delhi High Court grants interim injunction to Novartis against Natco’s use of...
image from here The Delhi High Court recently granted an interlocutory injunction to Novartis against Natco’s use of Eltrombopag Olamine (EO). The debate at the crux of the dispute is, or rather was,...
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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2021
Cup of coffee, pen and notepad on wooden background. Top view. Image from here. Here’s wishing all our readers a very happy, safe, and healthy new year! Continuing our annual tradition of recounting...
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[Sponsored] LexisNexis Introduces New Legal Issue Analysis for PTAB Ex Parte...
We’re pleased to inform you that Lexis Nexis has introduced new legal issue analysis for PTAB ex parte decisions in LexisNexis PatentAdvisor. For further details, please see their announcement below:...
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Section 3(b) Rejections: Patent Office Rejects Claims for Nicotine Delivery...
Green-coloured signboard with text “rejection just ahead”. Image from here. We recently came across two decisions by the Indian Patent Office (IPO) in which patent claim applications concerning two...
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Open Access Book on Negotiating History of the WCT and WPPT by Dr. R.V.V. Ayyar
Dr VRR Ayyar’s book, “Present at Creation: The Making of Internet Treaties (1996)”, published in 2021 Some time ago, we had brought to you a list of freely accessible scholarly material on and around...
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Bombay HC Clarifies the Contours of Copyright Infringement and...
Image of folder tag with text “confidential”. Image from here. The Bombay High Court in Tarun Wadhwa v. Saregama India Ltd & Anr deliberated upon the intersection of copyright infringement and...
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Call for Papers: GNLU Journal of Law and Technology
We’re pleased to inform you that the GNLU Centre for Law and Technology is inviting submissions for GNLU Journal of Law and Technology. For details, please see their call for papers below. Call for...
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Call for Applications: Post of Research Officer at CUSAT Kochi’s Inter...
We’re pleased to inform you that The Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies at CUSAT, Kochi is inviting applications for the post of Research Officer (Science/Technology). For further details, please...
View ArticleNovex Communications Pvt. Ltd. v. DXC Technology Private Limited –...
On 8 December 2021, the Madras High Court delivered an important judgment concerning copyright law. The High Court held that the business of granting copyright licenses can be carried out only through...
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Right to Research (“R2R”): An Independent Right with an Imposed Dependence in...
Lokesh Vyas writes in with a post pondering the existence of a ‘right to research’ (r2r) in India. The query around r2r in general is not a new one – see for example Appadurai’s widely cited 2006 paper...
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We’re pleased to inform you that LexisNexis has released its inaugural ‘Innovation Momentum 2022: The Global Top 100’ report. For further details, please see their announcement below: LexisNexis...
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Call for Applications: Legal Officer at Screenwriters Association, Mumbai
We’re pleased to inform you that The Screenwriters Association (SWA) is urgently looking to recruit a full-time Legal Officer to be based at its office in Mumbai. For further details, please read the...
View ArticleOnline Course for Patent Agent Exam Preparation [February 5]
We’re pleased to inform our readers that our former blogger, Rajiv Choudhry is offering an online course for preparation for the upcoming Patent Agent exam on 5th February, 2022. For further details,...
View ArticleNovex Communications Pvt. Ltd. v. DXC Technology Private Limited – Analysis I
Section 33 and Business of granting licenses through Copyright Societies 33. Registration of Copyright society.— (1) No person or association of persons shall, after coming into force of the Copyright...
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Earlier Posts: Summary and Analysis I Is it mandatory to be a member of copyright society to carry out the business of issuing or granting licences in respect of literary, dramatic, musical and...
View ArticleCall 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 for its upcoming issue (Volume V, Issue II)....
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[Sponsored] Short Course on ‘Pharmaceuticals and IP’ by British Institute of...
We’re pleased to inform you that The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) is offering a short course on ‘Pharmaceuticals and Intellectual Property’ from 4th March 4 to 13th...
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NLUJ-CIPS Inter College IP Research Essay Writing Competition 2022 [Submit by...
We’re pleased to inform you that Centre for Intellectual Property Studies, National Law University, Jodhpur is is inviting submissions from law students for the ‘NLUJ CIPS Inter College IP Research...
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[Sponsored] LexisNexis Introduces LexisNexis PatentAdvisor Extension, Free...
We’re pleased to inform you that LexisNexis has introduced LexisNexis PatentAdvisor Extension, a free web tool to display patent examiner statistics on USPTO Websites. For further details, please read...
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