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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...
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Diversification 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...
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(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...
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SpicyIP 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...
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The 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...
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SpicyIP 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...
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Analysing 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...
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ANI 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...
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SpicyIP 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...
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A 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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Human Intervention vs. Essentially Biological Processes: The Patentability...
Breaking down the Madras High Court’s decision in Sakata Seed Corporation v. The Controller of Patents and Designs, Kartikeya Srivastava, discusses interpretation of biological processes under Section...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 18 – November 24)
Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on Madras High Court’s order in Sakata Seed Corporation v. The Controller of Patents and Designs, India’s first AI...
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Bournvita’s Sugar Rush Against ‘FoodPharmer’: An Unreasoned Injunction and a...
Revant Himatsingka (FoodPharmer). Image from here. [This post is co-authored by Samridhi Chugh and Manya Gupta. Samridhi is a final-year student at the Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of...
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Book Release: Second Edition of “Imperfect Recollections: The Indian Supreme...
The second edition of Eashan Ghosh’s 2020 book “Imperfect Recollections: The Indian Supreme Court on Trade Mark Law” is out now! Eashan shares a short extract from the book’s Preface, highlighting the...
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Analysing the Riyadh Design Law Treaty in the Indian Context
Diplomatic Conference to Conclude and Adopt a Design Law Treaty – Plenary Sessions. Image from here[This post is authored by SpicyIP intern Kartikeya Srivastava. Kartikeya is a second-year law student...
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DHC IPD Second Annual Report 2023-24: Key Takeaways!
Image from hereIP Court watchers will be pleased to know that the Delhi High Court’s IP Division has published the 2023-24 edition of its Annual Report! The second report (hereinafter referred to as...
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Understanding IPO’s Rejection of UPL’s Patent Application for Mancozeb and...
Recently, the Indian Patent Office rejected a patent application by UPL Ltd. for lack of sufficient disclosure mandated under Section 10(4) of the Patents Act. In the context of this order, SpicyIP...
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DHC goes the MHC way!: Diluting Business Method Exclusion u/s. 3(k)
Image from hereIn Comviva Technology v. Assistant Controller, the DHC was hearing an appeal against the rejection order of the Controller. The Controller held that the invention related to ‘business...
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Book Launch: Ramanujan’s Patent Law: A Comprehensive Commentary on Patent Law...
Patent enthusiasts will be excited to know that a comprehensive commentary on Patent Law, authored by Adarsh Ramanujan (incidentally, a former blogger with SpicyIP), is set to be released on December...
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SpicyIP Tidbit: Patent Office Rejects Dolutegravir Application, Paving Way...
Image from here[This post is authored by Yukta Chordia. Yukta is a 4th year BA LLB (Hons.) student at Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur and is passionate about Intellectual Property Law and...
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