Loss of an IP Luminary: Chris Ohly
Some of you may have heard that Chris Ohly, one of the finest lawyers in the IP firmament, passed away. Those that knew him will lament the huge void that he leaves behind. For Chris was an exceptional...
View ArticleIPO issues revised draft guidelines for examination of pharmaceutical...
After finalizing guidelines for examining computer related, biotechnological and traditional knowledge patent applications, the Indian patent office released guidelines for examination of...
View ArticleSpicyIP Weekly Review (24th-31st August, 2014)
The SpicyIP Story of the Week is Swaraj’s post titled Stalling Scientific Progress with Chilly Copyright Censure which discusses the disturbing incident of Diego Gomez, a Columbian student who is...
View ArticleGuest Post: A tribute to Chris Ohly
As many of you may know by now, Chris Ohly passed away earlier last week. Shamnad has penned a touching obituary which can be accessed here. Chris Ohly was a fine lawyer and a leading IP litigator. His...
View ArticleJapan pushes for TRIPS plus commitments in a regional FTA; Médecins Sans...
While PM Modi’s visit to Japan has been hailed as a huge success, especially after getting Japan to invest 35 billion dollars in India over the the next five years, it was only in the previous month at...
View ArticleAnalysing parts of the CCI’s spare parts order
A group of automobile manufacturers were recently fined a total sum of Rs. 25.45 billion for the practices that they adopted in the sale of their spare parts (read the 215 page order of the Commission...
View ArticleOpening up Indian Law Making?
In a recent op-ed in the Mint, I lament the lack of public consultation in Indian law and policy making. I argue that its high time we moved from representative to deliberative democracy. I note the...
View ArticleSpicyIP Weekly Reviews (1st to 7th September & 8th to 14th September)
Some very important IP developments took place early this month. Anubha blogged about the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and how Japan is pushing for TRIPS plus commitment in the...
View ArticleDiageo v. Khoday- An alcoholic battle for injunctions
The Delhi High Court recently heard a trademark dispute between two alcohol companies, namely, Diageo Brands B. V. and Khoday Breweries Ltd. Diageo Brands is well known across the world as the owner...
View ArticleEmcure v. Corona Remedies: Silence not acquiescence says BomHC
In this Notice of Motion, the Bombay High Court considered the question of deceptive similarity, acquiescence and balance of convenience and decided in favour of the plaintiffs on all questions....
View ArticleSpicyIP Tidbit: Infrastructure and Transparency get a boost at the IP Office
Mr Amitabh Kant, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, recently inaugurated a new building that is to be used by the Intellectual Property Office....
View ArticleVringo v. ZTE- ‘Expert’ Need Not Have Specialised Degree
The ongoing dispute between Vringo and ZTE has yet another update by the Delhi High Court- this time, on the scope of who is an expert under S.45 of the Indian Evidence Act. Vringo had filed a suit for...
View ArticleMadras HC orders reconstitution of IPAB Vice -Chairperson Selection Committee
As reported earlier this month, a miscellaneous petition seeking a stay on the appointment of a Vice- Chairperson (VC) to the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) was filed in pursuance of...
View ArticleGilead enters into licenses with 7 Indian generics for manufacture and sale...
Last month we reported Gilead’s slashed pricing for ‘Sovaldi’ (its anti-Hepatitis C drug) in India as well as its proposals to tie up with Indian generics for the manufacture and export of the drug...
View ArticleAn examination of FRAND Challenges for India’s ICT Sector
SpicyIP is happy to announce that we will be starting off our very own ‘journal’ section soon! Rather than a periodical, we will (probably) be accepting and publishing entries year round. We are still...
View ArticlePLCS 2014- Pharma Legal and Compliance Summit 2014
SpicyIP is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Pharma Legal & Compliance Summit 2014. The details are as follows: The Pharma Legal & Compliance Summit was launched in 2012 and ever since has...
View ArticleMAELS 2014- 3rd Annual Media, Advertising and Entertainment Legal Summit
SpicyIP is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Media, Advertising and Entertainment Legal Summit (MAELS 2014). Details are as follows: An aggressive industry research that Lex Witness conducted within...
View ArticleLadas Memorial Award Competition – for Students as well as Professionals
We’re happy to bring to our readers’ notice, INTA’s Ladas Memorial Award Competition for papers on trademark law or matters that directly relate to or affect trademarks. The competition has a student...
View ArticleSuperstar Rajinikanth moves Court over personality rights
In a highly interesting and novel development in the IP world, internationally acclaimed actor and cultural icon Rajinikanth has approached the Madras High Court to primarily stay the release and...
View ArticleB Braun v PolyMed: Indian Poly Medicure wins medical device patent battle at EPO
As reported by the Economic Times, Poly Medicure (an Indian company that manufactures medical devices) has won a five year long patent battle against B Braun (German medical devices and pharma giant)....
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