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Webinar on “Improving Drug Regulation for Greater Access to Biologics and...
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 system to create better access to biologics and vaccines...
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Bolt Technology v. Ujoy Technology: The Reputation and Goodwill Crossover
Image from here [This post is authored by SpicyIP Fellow Tejaswini Kaushal. Tejaswini is a 3rd-year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. She is keenly...
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Jab “We” Met: When Intellectual Property (IP) Met Public Interest (PI), a Poem
Image from here *The word “jab” translates to “when” in English. I recently read a beautiful poem called “The Delicate Balance” authored by Professor Raman Mittal and published at SpicyIP in 2013. It...
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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 with a round up of IP developments around the country, and...
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Delhi High Court grants injunction against ‘dialmytrip’ in MakeMyTrip India...
Image from here The High Court of Delhi, by its interim ex-parte order dated 21 November 2023, granted the prayer of ‘makemytrip’ and issued interim injunction against the mark ‘dialmytrip’. I shall...
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Delhi High Court Comes Down Heavily on the Patent Office for Delay in Passing...
Image by Freepik [This post is authored by SpicyIP Intern Jyotpreet Kaur. Jyotpreet is a third-year law student who is interested in Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law and looks to study...
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Call for Submissions: NALSAR’s Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law...
We are pleased to announce that NALSAR’s Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) is inviting submissions for its 14th Volume. The last date for submission of entries is February 29, 2024....
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By Whom and How Are Our Patent Examiners Being Recruited? Digging Past the...
A cropped version of a scanned copy of a US newspaper named ‘The Examiner’ (image from here) This post is co-authored with Swaraj. Three months after scrapping the preliminary exams for the...
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Ankit Sahni’s AI “Co-authored” Artwork Denied Registration by US, Continues...
US Copyright Office issues another ruling on AI-authorship and copyright, reaffirming its decision to reject Ankit Sahni and RAGHAV’s artistic work. Discussing this development, we are pleased to...
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MHC Interprets Section 39’s Interplay with Patent of Addition Applications
Image from here In this post I will discuss Selfdot Tech. v. Controller General of Patents passed by the Madras High Court. I will engage with the arguments raised by the appellant and the respondent...
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‘AI Generated Work’, ‘Computer Generated’ and ‘Work’ in Copyright: Whether AI...
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 the question of whether an AI-generated work is a “work” under...
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The Evolution of Copyright and Translation Terms in India: Part I- Framing...
Discussing the history of the terms of copyright and translations in Independent India by sifting through the Parliamentary Debates, we are pleased to bring you this three-part post by Prachi Mathur....
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The Evolution of Copyright and Translation Terms in India: Part II- The...
Cover page of “Turning Back the Pages of Time: An American History Library Book List” by Kathy Keller. Image from here [This post is authored by Prachi Mathur and is part II of the three-part post on...
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The Evolution of Copyright and Translation Terms in India: Part III- A...
[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 India. Prachi, who wrote this while interning with...
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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 National Law University, Raipur. He is interested in IP law,...
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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 turns into yesteryear, let’s see what the past Novembers on SpicyIP...
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Interpreting “and” Under Section 21 of the GI Act: The MP High Court’s...
[Recently, the Madhya Pradesh High Court passed a detailed order clarifying that a Registered Proprietor is not required to implead an Authorised User to institute GI infringement suits. SpicyIP...
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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, holding that an AI software cannot be listed as an inventor....
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Institute of Directors v. Worlddevcorp Technology and Others : Delhi High...
The Delhi High Court, vide Order dated 11 December 2023, declined to grant the prayer of plaintiff (that uses the word mark “Institute of Directors”) to restrain the defendant from using the mark...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (December 18- December 24)
From an in-depth discussion on the terms of copyright and translations in India to the recent UK Supreme Court’s order regarding the patentability of inventions by an AI, we had some engaging posts on...
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