Guest Post- Khadi: Shouldn’t we first set our house in order?
SpicyIP is delighted to share with you a guest post on the ongoing ‘khadi’ trademark controversy, written by none other than Ms. Latha R. Nair, a distinguished IP practitioner from India. She has a...
View ArticleSpicyIP Tidbit: Exciting things are happening at Burger King!
As Indians await the launch of the first ever Burger King outlet in India tomorrow, we discovered that the fast-food giant is caught in a trademark row with an Indian company by the name of Burger King...
View ArticleShatranj ke Khiladi! (Can you copyright a chess move?)
As the world, particularly India, watches with baited breath to see whether five-time World Champion Vishwanathan Anand would be able to reclaim his crown from Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, an interesting...
View ArticleThe Dasatinib Dance Continues: Compulsorily Licensing and Public Non...
The Dasatinib CL controversy continues to rage, with two government agencies locked in a clear tussle. While the Health Ministry is keen on activating the section 92 compulsory licensing (CL) route,...
View ArticleSpicyIP Weekly Review (2nd-9th November, 2014)
From 2nd-9th November, SpicyIP carried posts and updates on topics ranging from trademark battles over Khadi, Amma’s Mineral Water and Burger King; Patent disputes between Cipla and Novartis, and Cipla...
View ArticleNLU-Delhi Colloquium on Selected IP Issues -III (21st November, 2014)
This is to invite our readers to the third part of the NLU-Delhi Colloquium on Selected IP issues. NLU Delhi will host Prof. Bhaven Sampat, & Prof. Ken Shadlen who will present their scholarly...
View ArticleSubmissions made to the USTR on robustness of India’s IP regime
Last month we reported that the US Trade Representative had decided to conduct an ‘Out of Cycle Review’ (OCR) to unilaterally grade India’s IPR Regime. The Indian government immediately retorted that...
View ArticleLawyers’ Collective Training Workshop on Patent Oppositions for Law Students...
Lawyers’ Collective is organising a training workshop on patent oppositions for students in the 4th and 5th year of the 5 year LLB Course and 2nd and 3rd year of the 3 year course, on 20th December,...
View ArticleSpicyIP Tidbit: Sandisk gets John Doe order
Last month, the Delhi High Court granted a John Doe order to Sandisk Corporation, the world’s largest provider of flash memory storage devices by the name of ‘SanDisk’. The plaintiff Sandisk...
View ArticleSpicyIP Tidbit: Prolific Kannada writer Niranjana’s works released on...
Niranjana, the pseudonym of Kulkund Shivarao, is a prolific Kannada writer who has penned more than sixty books in the course of his career spanning nearly five decades. In an initiative to promote...
View Article9th Pan European Intellectual Property Summit, 2014 at Brussels on December...
We are pleased to bring to your attention the 9th Pan European Intellectual Property Summit that is scheduled to be held at Brussels on December 4 and 5, 2014. Organised by the think tank, Premier...
View ArticleInfosys Prize 2014 – Congratulations Prof Basheer!
We are absolutely delighted to hear that Prof Shamnad Basheer has recently been selected as one of six winners for the Infosys Prize, 2014, for his work in IP as well as in legal education. The Infosys...
View ArticleSpicyIP Tidbit: Prof N.S.Gopalakrishnan reinstated as MHRD Chair
With more good news on the IP front – the renowned Prof. N.S. Gopalakrishnan has been reinstated as the Union Ministry for Human Resource Development (MHRD) Chair for IP at the Cochin University of...
View ArticleSpicyIP Tidbit: Top selling medicine brands may soon become cheaper
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is all set to slash the prices of popular medicines for stress, hypertension, HIV, pain and pneumonia. The move seeks to cover as many as 100 new...
View ArticleUS IP Lobby’s scheduled meet with Indian judiciary raises Conflict of...
In a rather worrying development, it appears that US-based “Intellectual Property Owners Association” (IPO), possibly in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), has arranged a...
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National Patent Drafting Competition to be held by IIPRD
IIPRD, in support of Khurana and Khurana, Sughrue Mion, and other Supporting Partners, is planning to conduct a National Level Patent Drafting Competition (NPDC) with the goal of spreading a strong and...
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‘Glenmark process’ does not violate Symed’s linezolid patent: DHC
The Delhi High Court vide order dated 17th July, 2015, gave the green light to Glenmark to continue manufacturing and selling ‘linezolid API’ used for drugs treating pneumonia and other bacterial...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (19 July to 25 July)
Our Highlight of the Week was Rupali’s post on the Delhi High Court’s order in the Glenmark-Symed dispute regarding the former’s ‘linezolid API’ drug. The Division Bench order vacated injunction...
View ArticleBreaking News: IPAB SLP Dismissed!
[Posted on behalf of Prof. Shamnad Basheer, as taken from his email sent out to the SpicyIP subscriber list earlier today]: In a significant development for Indian IP law, the Supreme Court (a bench...
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Recruitment of examiners of patents and designs – IPO
Some of our readers would be glad to note that our patent office is conducting a recruitment drive for examiners of patents and designs at our patents offices. This is certainly music to the ears of...
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