Thou Shalt not Register Your Trade Union with a Name in the Likeness of My...
Discussing the recent controversy around Samsung India’s opposition to it’s workers’ application seeking to register ‘Samsung India Thozhilalar Sangham, under the Trade Union Act, Bharathwaj examines...
View ArticleDiversification and Economic Development: Insights from the WIPO “Making...
In May 2024, WIPO published a report titled “Making Innovation Policy Work for Development” on the need for economies to diversify for better utilization of knowledge and eventually economic...
View Article(SpicyIP Tidbit) “Horn OK Please” Copyright Dispute: BHC Grants Interim...
Poster for the “Horn OK Please” event. Image from here. [The post is co-authored by Deepali Vashist and Praharsh Gour. Deepali is a third-year law student at NLSIU Bangalore. Her passion lies in...
View ArticleSpicyIP Weekly Review (November 11-November 17)
Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on Delhi High Court’s order in Dabur v. Alpino, WIPO’s report on diversification and economic development, and the...
View ArticleThe Beginning of AI-Copyright Litigation in India?: ANI vs OpenAI in DHC...
OpenAI logo. Image from hereAI litigation seems to have reached India! Readers will be interested to know that ANI MEDIA PVT LTD V/s OPEN AI INC & ANR. has been listed before the IPD Bench of...
View ArticleSpicyIP Tidbit: Delhi High Court Issues Notice to OpenAI in the ANI Copyright...
ANI logo. Image from hereAs highlighted yesterday, the first hearing in the ANI MEDIA PVT LTD V/s OPEN AI INC & ANR. took place today with the Delhi HC issuing summons to OpenAI.As reported by Bar...
View ArticleAnalysing Dipak Ranjan Mukherjee vs. Ministry of Commerce & Industry in...
In an interesting development, the CIC recently rejected an RTI application concerning information on IPRS’ compliance with the Copyright Act, upholding privacy for private organizations and...
View ArticleANI Media v. Open AI : The Opt-Out Strategy
Image from here. [This post is authored by Akshat Agrawal. Akshat is a practicing litigator working at Saikrishna and Associates. He did his LLM from Berkeley Law in 2023 specialising in IP and Tech...
View ArticleSpicyIP Tidbit: DPIIT Hits Pause on Public Notice concerning Music Playing at...
Image from hereNamaskar.Remember the Goan circular concerning section 52(1)(za) of the Copyright Act, 1957, saying no permission is required to perform music at religious ceremonies, including weddings...
View ArticleA Closer Look at the Patent Stats from WIPO’s 2024 IP Indicator
Image from hereRecently, WIPO published its 2024 IP Indicator, capturing the trends in the global IP filing and their administration. The 2024 Indicator focuses on the developments from 2023 and...
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