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IP Reveries: Class 2 – Interrogating the I –‘Intelligence’ in IPR (Part 1)
The IP Reveries series is an experimental ‘fun’ series set in an imaginary classroom where we are using a dialogue format to raise questions and discussions around IP that traditionally don’t find a...
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MakeMyTrip vs Booking.com – Looking at the Delhi High Court Injunction on...
We’re pleased to bring you a timely guest post by Sangita Sharma on a recent order by the Delhi High Court, on the usage of a competitor’s registered trademarks as keywords or adwords. Sangita is a 3rd...
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New(s) Questions and Fair Use: Using Copyright to Curtail Expression?
We’re pleased to bring you a guest post from Akshat Agrawal on a recent order that raised questions on the extent / limitations of the exemptions and limitations to Indian copyright law. Akshat is a...
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IP Reveries: Class 2 (Part 2): Interrogating the I – ‘Intelligence’ in IPR
The IP Reveries series is an experimental ‘fun’ series set in an imaginary classroom where we are using a dialogue format to raise questions and discussions around IP that traditionally don’t find a...
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Inviting Into Our Consciousness: Prosecution History in Trade Mark Infringement
We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Eashan Ghosh on the treatment of prosecution history in trade mark infringement proceedings. Eashan has been practicing as an intellectual property...
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[Sponsored] Call for Applications: Associate Positions at Wadhwa Law...
We’re pleased to inform you that Wadhwa Law Chambers headed by Kapil Wadhwa is looking to recruit three Associates for their IP Litigation and IP Prosecution teams. For further details, please see the...
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Announcing the 3rd Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on Intellectual Property...
A photograph of Prof. (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer On the occasion of our founder Prof. (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer’s 46th birth anniversary today, we at SpicyIP are proud to announce the third edition of the...
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Delhi High Court appoints an Academic Expert to aid the court in interpreting...
Image from here Some ten years ago, post Prof. Basheer’s intervention before the Supreme Court in the Novartis case, Prashant had commented “Academics in India are usually cloistered in their...
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Trademarks and the Metaverse: Imaginary Rights or Real Wrongs?
We’re pleased to bring to you this guest post by our former blogger Aparajita Lath. Aparajita is a lawyer based in Bangalore. She works in a law firm that advises technology companies. The views...
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IP Reveries: Class 3: Parsing the P -‘Property’ of IPR
The IP Reveries series is an experimental ‘fun’ series set in an imaginary classroom where we are using a dialogue format to raise questions and discussions around IP that traditionally don’t find a...
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The Supreme Court’s Unsettling Attempt at Settling the Debate on Section 63...
We’re pleased to bring you a guest post on a recent Supreme Court order where certain offences under the Copyright Act were held to be cognizable and non-bailable. The post is co-authored by Akshat...
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Supreme Court’s S. 63 Copyright Decision: Sub Silentio and Limited Value?
We’re pleased to bring you a guest post by our former blogger Aparajita Lath. Aparajita is a lawyer based in Bangalore. She works in a law firm that advises technology companies. The views expressed in...
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TRIPS Waiver: Is There Anything To Gain?
We’re pleased to bring you a guest post with an update on the Covid-19 TRIPS waiver proposal, from Sreenath Namboodiri. You can read the previous posts we’ve had on the TRIPS Waiver here. Sreenath is...
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Call for Applications: Research Positions at Centre for Communication...
We’re pleased to inform you that the Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University (NLU), Delhi is inviting applications for Community Engagement and Strategic Development positions at...
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Some Reflections on “Present at Creation”
Dr VRR Ayyar’s book, “Present at Creation: The Making of Internet Treaties (1996)”, published in 2021 We’re pleased to bring you a post by Prashant reflecting on a book that we’d mentioned recently on...
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Algorithmic Transparency and the Smart State
Image from here While the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) released its much-awaited report on a sparkling new data protection legislation late last year, as reported, the bill may be scrapped for a...
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Strong Statement by India at the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference
In an official statement at the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference, that was both blunt and sharply worded, India’s Union Minister Piyush Goyal quite openly called out the developed nations on at least...
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Of cosmetics, insolvency and trademarks
Image from here As reported, Revlon, the iconic cosmetics brand, has filed for bankruptcy. The New-York based cosmetics company reportedly struggled due to competition from other established brands as...
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Breaking: 12th WTO Ministerial Conference concludes with a Draft Decision on...
After 2 long years and the whole hubbub that the 12th Ministerial Conference was, (see here here and here) WTO has finally come up with the Draft Ministerial Decision On The TRIPS Agreement. The text...
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Delhi High Court on ‘Specified Value’ of IP suits under Commercial Courts Act
Justice Pratibha Singh of the Delhi High Court, vide judgment dated 3 June 2022 in Vishal Pipes Limited v. Bhavya Pipe Industry, held that all the IPR disputes, irrespective of their valuations,...
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