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Schrodinger’s Claims of Mitsui Chemicals: Claims That Are There and Also Not...
In a significant order, the Delhi High Court in Mitsui Chemicals v. Controller of Patents made some notable observations on amendment of claims in a PCT application and Section 3(h) of the Patent Act....
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Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies Vol....
We’re pleased to announce that National Law University, Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies (JIPS) is inviting original, unpublished manuscripts for publication for its upcoming issue...
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Delhi High Court Imposes Damages Worth INR 244 Crores on Lava in the...
Image from here So far 2024 has been a happening year for the Indian SEP litigation scene. In January we saw Nokia and Oppo settling their SEP disputes around the world. In February, the Delhi High...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 25- March 31)
Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of posts on the DHC directives to resolve issues arising out of TM registry website, DHC decision on non literal patent...
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Delhi HC in Sulphur Mills Limited v. Dharmaj Crop Guard Limited & Ors.– Case...
Recently, the Delhi High Court rejected Sulphur Mills’ request for an interim injunction against multiple defendants, finding their patent on a sulphur-based agrochemical fertilizer to be invalid for...
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DHC’s Concerning Order in Kudos Pharmaceuticals v. Natco Pharma: Will it lead...
Image from here Recently, a Single judge bench of the Delhi High Court, in Kudos Pharmaceuticals Ltd. v. Natco Pharma Ltd., granted an interim injunction in favour of Kudos Pharmaceuticals,...
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Who’s Looking at the Quality of Decisions Granting Patents? Some Concerns...
Template from here [This post is co-authored with SpicyIP Intern Aarav Gupta. Aarav is a third-year law student at National Law University, Delhi. He is passionate about geopolitics, foreign policy,...
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Journey Through “February” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)
Image from here Hallo … this blogger is back with the “Sifting Through SpicyIP Pages” series! Apologies for the slight delay this time, but trust me, the wait will be worth it. This time, I was tasked...
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Dissecting Contrasting Rulings: Examining Madras High Court’s Dual...
Image from here [This post is authored by SpicyIP intern Kevin Preji. Kevin is a second-year law student at NLSIU Bangalore. His passion lies in understanding the intersection of economics and public...
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EFTA-India Free Trade Agreement and Patents Rules Amendment: Compromising...
Recently, India and a group of 4 European countries- Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland (EFTA) signed a Trade Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) on a variety of trade related issues,...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 1- April 7)
[This weekly review is co-authored with SpicyIP Intern Vishno Sudheendra. Vishno is a second year law student at the NLSIU, Bangalore. His previous post can be accessed here. Here is our recap of last...
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Is Every ‘Educational Use’ a ‘Fair Use’? Looking at the AP HC’s Curious...
Image accessed from here In Addala Sitamahalakshmi vs State Of Andhra Pradesh, the Andhra Pradesh High Court held that no copyright vests in mathematical and science textbooks. It also observed that...
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Section 24(5) of the Plant Varieties Act Revived?
Image from here [This post is authored by SpicyIP Intern Vishno Sudheendra. Vishno is a second year law student at the NLSIU, Bangalore. His previous post can be accessed here.] On 22nd February 2024,...
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SpicyIP Tidbits – Natco’s Request to Vacate Ceritinib Interim Injunction...
Image from here Refuse: (1) to vacate an interim injunction, (2) to remand back to the patent office, and (3) to continue allowance of a patent grant! In the last few days, the Madras and Delhi High...
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Google LLC v. Controller of Patents: Foreign Disclosure requirement and...
Image from here In Google LLC v. Controller of Patents, the court was hearing an appeal against the refusal to grant a patent on grounds of ‘lack of inventive step’, ‘lack of novelty’ and lack of...
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Looking for the Reasons in the Delhi High Court’s FRAND Determination in the...
Images from here and here This post is co-authored with Swaraj Paul Barooah. After the Delhi High Court dictated its decision in the long standing SEP dispute between Ericsson and Lava on March 28,...
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Training GenAI: Infringement or Fair Use?
Discussing the implications of unauthorized use of materials for training Generative AI models, we are pleased to bring to you this guest post by Goutham Rajeev and Vedant Bharadwaj Singh. The authors...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (8 April- 14 April)
Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of posts on the India- EFTA TEPA, AP High Court’s curious findings on fair use, and Delhi High Court’s order imposing INR 1...
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CGPDTM Invites Feedback on IP Administration in the Country
Image by storyset on Freepik In a welcome move, the office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) has invited feedback on IP administration in the country by CGPDTM, and the...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 15- April 21)
Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of posts on the Ericsson- Lava SEP dispute, unauthorized use of protected material to train Gen AI, and CGPDTM’s call for...
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