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What’s in a Colour? Taking a Look at Lupin’s Colour TM Application for its...
Recently Lupin Atlantis Holdings SA secured trademark registrations for three colour combinations for its inhalers. Highlighting some interesting bits from the prosecution of these applications and...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 5-August 11)
Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on Lupin’s colour trademark registrations, revisions to Covaxin’s patent application, DHC’s order against a...
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Close to 2 years of Trademark Registry Orders Under Scrutiny After Questions...
Image by atlascompany on Freepik [This post is authored by Md. Sabeeh Ahmad. Sabeeh is a recent law graduate from AMU, Aligarh. His previous posts can be accessed here.] The Controller General of...
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Missed Hearings Do Not Equal Abandonment: Star Scientific Limited v. The...
Recently on July 30, the DHC clarified that non appearance of an applicant in a hearing cannot result in the Controller deeming their application as abandoned. Discussing this order and noting its...
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DHC and 3(k): This time using the ‘Technical effect’ Test
Image from here The Delhi High Court, in AB Initio v. Assistant Controller, allowed the maintainability of divisional applications, which were rejected by the Controller u/s. 3(k) for being a computer...
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Copyright Violations in Derivative Works and Music Sampling – The Case of...
On the recent controversy regarding similarity between Anirudh’s latest song “Chuttamalle” and Chamath Sangeeth’s “Manike Maga Hithe”, we are pleased to bring to you this tidbit by SpicyIP Intern...
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The Curious Case of Composers and Copyright – Ilaiyaraaja Settles Copyright...
In light of the recent announcement regarding settlement between legendary composer Ilaiyaraaja and makers of the hit Malayalam movie “Manjummel Boys” we are pleased to bring to you this tidbit by...
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CGPDTM Issues Order to Re-validate TM Orders Passed by Contractual Staff
Image by rawpixel.com on Freepik In the aftermath of the very recent controversy surrounding the reports of Trademark orders being passed by contractual staff employed through the Quality Council of...
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(GM) Mustard and More: Analysing the SC’s Decision in Gene Campaign v. UOI
On 23 July 2024, the Supreme Court (SC) delivered a split verdict on the commercial sale of Genetically Modified Mustard (GM Mustard) in India in the case of Gene Campaign vs. Union of India and...
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Playing from a “Safe Distance”: Analysing the Rule, its Roots and Application...
Recently one of the parties in R.C. Plasto Tanks and Pipes Pvt. Ltd. v. Ganesh Gouri Industries & Anr. referred to the “Safe Distance Rule”. Discussing what this rule is and its origin, we are...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 12-August 18)
Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on Orders passed by contractual staff of Trademarks Registry, DHC’s recent order on 3(k), and Safe Distance Rule....
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SpicyIP tidbit: Reports Suggest that Centre is Pulling Back the Contentious...
Image by Rochak Shukla on FreepikAs reported by Rishi Raj for the Financial Express on August 19, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has decided to withdraw the contentious Broadcasting Services...
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SpicyIP Tidbit: Trade Marks (Holding Inquiry and Appeal) Rules, 2024 Notified
Image from hereThe Ministry of Commerce and Industry notified the Trade marks (Holding Inquiry and Appeal) Rules, 2024 on 16th August 2024. Earlier, Rishabh, Praharsh and Swaraj had submitted comments...
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Call for Papers: Trends in Intellectual Property Research Vol. II, Issue II...
We’re pleased to announce that Trends in Intellectual Property Research (TIPR) is inviting original, unpublished manuscripts for publication for its upcoming issue (Volume II, Issue II). The last date...
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SpicyIP Tidbit: Doing What the Court Says- DPIIT withdraws notification...
Image from hereThe Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) yesterday i.e. 21st August 2024 issued an Office Memorandum (OM), notifying the withdrawal of OM dated 5th September...
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From Bar to Bench: Three Advocates Recommended for the Delhi High Court, with...
On August 21, 2024, names of Mr. Ajay Digpaul, Mr. Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar, and Ms. Shwetasree Majumder were recommended for appointment as Judges of the Delhi High Court by the Supreme Court...
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Rising IP Trolling: Urgent Need for Awareness on Legitimate Usage
[This post is authored by SpicyIP intern Aditi Bansal. Aditi is a fourth year law student studying at OP Jindal Global University. She is incredibly passionate towards IP laws and its workings. Her...
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Traditional Knowledge in Patents: Need for Clarity and Interpretation
Looking at Traditional Knowledge and Patents: The MHC recently upheld the Controller’s rejection of a patent application for being based on Panchagavya, a form of Traditional Knowledge. In this post,...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 19-August 25)
Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on SC collegium’s recommendation of three advocates for appointment as DHC judges, recent cases of IP trolling and...
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John Doe Order Issued Against “Taarak Mehta” Infringers: Revisiting the...
The DHC’s recent ex parte ad interim injunction in favour of the makers of famed Indian sitcom “Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashma” opens up multitude of questions on copyright over fictional characters...
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