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Brace yourself, it’s getting a bit procedural: Analysing Macleods...
The Delhi HC in Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd v. The Controller of Patents & Anr. answered whether a revocation petition is sustainable if the defence of invalidity has been taken in an infringement...
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Who “Notices” When Patents Are Revoked/Invalidated? Examining Section 151,...
Following up on his discussion of Macleods Pharmaceuticals v. The Controller, SpicyIP Intern Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan further discusses the statutory duty under Section 151 of the Patents Act to record...
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Call for Registration: “Art Meets Law” Conference by Centre for Art and Law...
The Centre for Art and Law Initiatives in collaboration with RFKN Legal and the German Institute for Art and Law (IFKUR) is hosting its Inaugural Conference- “Art Meets Law” on 31st January 2025, at...
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The Screenwriters Rights Association of India (SRAI) is registered, but what...
Image from here“Overlap”—such an interesting word, isn’t it? It’s everywhere. Our ideas overlap, our works overlap, our words overlap, and even our feelings and emotions. And yes, so do our laws and...
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Do Indian Scientists Need to Worry about CRISPR Licences?
In the wake of Anurag Chaurasia’s (paywalled) Nature piece cautioning Indian scientists to conduct due diligence before using CRISPR gene editing tools, Prashant Reddy T looks closely at the patent...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 20 – January 26)
(This post has been co-authored with SpicyIP Intern Aditi Agrawal) Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the post on the analysis of Delhi HC’s judgment in Master...
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SpicyIP Tidbit: Delhi Police Authorized to Issue Takedown Orders for Unlawful...
Image by macrovector. See here. [This post has been authored by SpicyIP intern Aditi Agrawal. Aditi is a final-year B.A., LL.B (IPR Hons.) student at The ICFAI University, Dehradun. Her previous posts...
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SpicyIP Interview: Justice Prabha Sridevan on Evolving Roles of Expert...
Justice Prabha Sridevan (Photograph: Personal on request)Recently, I had the privilege of interviewing Justice Sridevan as part of my doctoral research and I found it to be exceptionally insightful....
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SpicyIP Tidbit: The “Evergreen” Conundrum: DHC Grants Interim Injunction to...
[This post has been authored by SpicyIP intern Aditi Agrawal. Aditi is a final-year B.A., LL.B (IPR Hons.) student at The ICFAI University, Dehradun. Her previous posts can be accessed here.]Images...
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Taking Stock of ANI vs OpenAI Copyright Litigation- Part I
Image from here[This post is authored by Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan. Bharathwaj is a 3rd year LLB Student at RGSOIPL, IIT Kharagpur, and loves books and IP. His previous posts can be accessed here.]As...
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Taking Stock of ANI vs OpenAI Copyright Litigation- Part II
Image from here[This post is authored by Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan. Bharathwaj is a 3rd year LLB Student at RGSOIPL, IIT Kharagpur, and loves books and IP. His previous posts can be accessed here.]In the...
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ANI v. Open AI: Time to Talk About ‘Machine Unlearning’
Discussing the relief sought by ANI in its interim injunction application against Open AI, Bharathwaj explains what might be the legal and technical problems in implementing some of the measures...
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Call for Submissions: 1st Blog Writing Competition, 2025 Organized by CIPRA...
Kickstarting February with some exciting news for our readers! The Centre for Intellectual Property Research and Advocacy [CIPRA] of Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad is organizing its first blog writing...
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Call for Applications: SpicyIP Tech Innovation Policy Fellowship 2025 (Apply...
Attention IP and tech enthusiasts! We are very excited to announce the SpicyIP Tech Innovation Policy Fellowship 2025! This Fellowship is a one year programme, with the aim of contributing towards...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 27 – February 2)
(This post has been co-authored with SpicyIP Intern Aditi Agrawal and Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan)Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on taking stock of ANI...
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ZEO v/s EZIO: Trademark Lessons on Passing Off and the Use of House Marks
Explaining the recent Delhi High Court decision in Gensol v. Mahindra, Tanishka Goswami analyzes the Court’s findings on the importance of house marks in infringement assessment, and the nature of the...
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Union Budget 2025-26: What’s in it for Innovation, Tech, Trade and Health?
Screenshot from here.The Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 presented the Union Budget 2025-26 in the parliament. The budget is being suggested as a reprieve to middle-class earners...
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Understanding Auxiliary Claims and Where They Come From
Image from hereA term that has of late frequently popped up in patent orders by the Indian Court without much explanation is “auxiliary claims”. Most recently, such claims were filed before the Delhi...
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Kollywood’s Copyright Battle Escalates, But What is the Urgency?
Naanum Rowdy Dhaan poster, Image taken from hereTamil film industry aka KollywoodThe Nayanthara Dhanush copyright battle is escalating. Arguments are scheduled for the 26th and it is bound to be an...
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The New Patent Playbook in Action: A Look at Rules 25(1) and 55(3) of the...
Image from here.Recently, an interesting order was issued in Patent Application No. 202417006578 (pdf), by Vikas Verma, Assistant Controller of Patents & Designs, Patent Office (Chennai), in the...
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