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Notes from the Doctoral Diary: 42nd ATRIP Congress in Rome (30th June – 3rd...
Image from here Salaam … Recently, I met Prashant Reddy who shared his experience of the 2018 WIPO-WTO colloquium for Teachers of IP from Developing Countries and Countries in Transition. While I was...
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Gone Up In Smoke: Analysing the Controller’s Rejection of an E-cigarette...
The single judge bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of J. Mini Pushkarna on 4 July 2024 passed an order in Phillip Morris Products SA v. Assistant Controller Of Patents And Design accepting an...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 15- July 21)
Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on the “origin” of Khadi, an empirical study on the ways “scandalous” and “obscene” marks are prosecuted by the...
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[Sponsored] Trademark Watch: AI Powered TM Management by LegalTech StartUp
We are pleased to bring to you this sponsored post by QuickCompany about the new update to their Trademark Watch software. For more details, read on below. Trademark Watch: AI Powered TM Management by...
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Madras HC on Computer Program and 3(k): Following the DHC way
Image from here Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC v. Assistant Controller of Patents marks what may be Madras HC’s first authoritative decision on the patentability of a computer program, in this...
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Adidas v. Keshav H. Tulsiani & Ors: A Case of Skewed Contentions
Claiming affection towards their sibling as the justification for adopting a deceptively similar ‘Adidas’ mark, the defendant in Adidas v. Keshav Tulsiani pleaded honest adoption of the impugned mark...
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Drug Doppelgängers: Unveiling the Dangers of Look-Alike, Sound-Alike (LASA)...
In light of the news surrounding the possibility of implementation of strict measures against Look Alike Sound Alike (LASA) drugs, we are pleased to bring to you this discussion by Aditya Bhargava....
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Does the Indian Patent Office Rejection Order on E-Cigarettes Violate...
Right on the heels of Tejaswini’s post on the Indian Patent Office’s E-Cigarettes patent rejection order, we are pleased to bring to you this guest post by Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan assessing the...
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CGPDTM to hold a Public Meeting on Form 27 (July 29)
New Form 27 The office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademark (CGPDTM) issued a notice informing about the organization of a virtual public meeting for brainstorming on the new Form...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 22-July 28)
Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on the IPO’s rejection of an e-cigarettes related patent application, LASA drugs, MHC’s decision concerning Section...
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Comments on the Draft Trade Marks (Holding Inquiry and Appeal) Rules, 2024
Image by mamewmy on Freepik On July 2, 2023 the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) published the proposed Trade Marks (Holding Inquiry and Appeal) Rules, 2024. In light...
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Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act Comes Into Force Today
In the wake of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s announcement to bring the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act in force on August 1, we are pleased to bring to our readers a tidbit on the...
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DHC strikes the Right Chord Clarifying that a Pending Compulsory License...
On July 12, 2024, the Delhi High Court (DHC) issued two orders in a matter involving a dispute between Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) and Al-Hamd Tradenation concerning interim injunctions and...
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Manu Bhaker’s Olympics Victory: Do Brands Violate Publicity Rights by Putting...
Alongside winning medals for India in the 2024 Olympics, shooter Manu Bhaker is also in the news for legal notices sent on her behalf against ‘unauthorized’ congratulatory posts by different...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 29-August 4)
Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on legal notices sent by Manu Bhaker’s team to different companies for putting out unauthorized congratulatory...
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SpicyIP Tidbit: BHC Directs Patanjali to Pay Additional 4 Crores in a...
Image from here [This tidbit is co-authored with Sumedh Gadham. Sumedh is a second-year law student enrolled at the National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS). He is interested in intellectual...
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[PART I] Synthetic Singers and Voice Theft: BomHC protects Arijit Singh’s...
[A big thanks to Praharsh for his inputs on the post.] On July 26, 2024, the Bombay High Court (BomHC) delivered a significant order in the case of Arijit Singh v. Codible Ventures LLP, marking a big...
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[PART II] Synthetic Singers and Voice Theft: BomHC protects Arijit Singh’s...
[A big thanks to Praharsh for his inputs on the post.] This is Part II of the two-part post on the recent Bombay High Court (BomHC) order in the case of Arijit Singh v. Codible Ventures LLP that has...
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Trademark Infringement to Criminal Prosecution: an Inimitable Interaction?
In an interesting turn of events, the plaintiff in a trademark infringement suit had to face the wrath of the Delhi High Court for submitting false evidence and got criminal proceedings instituted...
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…And The Covaxin Patent Saga Continues: BBIL Changes the Patent Application...
The Story Till Now On one hand, COVID-19 cases are rising yet again to everyone’s surprise, and on the other, the surprises from the Covaxin patent application don’t seem to stop. In late June this...
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