SpicyIP Tidbit : IPAB’s Delhi Registry/Bench inaugrated !
Readers, we have an interesting bit of information for you ! The Delhi registry-cum-bench of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) was officially inaugurated on the 31st of August by Delhi...
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Customer Polls – Free Speech or Trademark Infringement?
(Image Source: https://flic.kr/p/8KDGTc) Here at SpicyIP, we have repeatedly highlighted the many ways intellectual property law can and has been used, or perhaps ‘abused’, as a tool for supressing...
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Patent Working in India: Delhi HC issues notice in Shamnad Basheer v. Union...
In a case that will have major repercussions on the future of the patent and innovation ecosystem in India, the Delhi HC recently issued notice to the Union of India in Shamnad Basheer v. Union of...
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Patent Working in India: Delhi HC issues notice in Shamnad Basheer v. Union...
[ * Long post] Objective of this post Patent is not an ‘inherent’ right enjoyed by an inventor. This understanding is crucial for appreciating the relevance of ‘patent working’ norms. This post...
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An Update on the challenge against the Copyright Board
In the ongoing drive against tribunalisation in this country, even the Copyright Board has not been spared. Like we had posted earlier, the South Indian Music Companies Association (SIMCA) had filed a...
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The damages and privity problem in SEP infringement suits: Will legislation...
Ericsson granted an injunction in its infringement suit against iBall Read the order here The smartphone wars have claimed another victim. This time it’s iBall in the Delhi High Court as they were...
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The damages and privity problem in SEP infringement suits: Will legislation...
Ericsson granted an injunction in its infringement suit against iBall Read the order here This two part series discusses the injunction order passed against iBall by the Delhi High Court. Part I of...
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SpicyIP Tidbit: Open. Fast. Royalty-free. -The New Initiative!
Open. Fast. Royalty-Free– so reads the tagline of Alliance for Open Media, a new open-source initiative launched by seven technology companies (Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel Corporation, Microsoft,...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (31 August – 6 September 2015)
Highlight of the Week Our highlight of the week has to be Shamnad Basheer v. Union of India – the writ petition through which Shamnad seeks to boost enforcement of commercial working disclosures by...
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Guest Post: The Voodoo Arithmetic that Led to the Flawed Award of Punitive...
Last week, I had blogged about Sholay Media and Entertainment suing Ram Gopal Verma Ki Aag for violating their moral rights over the film Sholay. The Delhi High Court had decreed that the Defendants...
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SpicyIP – Call for bloggers!
2015 marks the completion of ten years since we started out our journey to promote awareness about intellectual property issues in India. These years have been exciting, enriching and have given us the...
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Traditional Knowledge Protection: What is the way forward?
Recently, newspaper articles have been reporting that the Kerala State Government has started a vetting process for its proposed Draft Bill on Traditional Knowledge(TK). Although we do not have access...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (7-13 September 2015)
Highlight of the Week This week’s highlight is Thomas’ two-part post (here and here) on the Ericsson-iBall injunction, in which he provides two layers of analysis – first, he examines the factors upon...
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Ooty Varkey: A cup of tea, cookies and a GI tag?
From Haleem to laddus and rasgullas, the baked buttery bites from Ooty are new entrants to GI related scrutiny in India. The Ooty Varkey Producers Welfare Association has filed an application for...
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Crayon Wars!
Justice Patel has for long, been known for his delightful and insightful judgments. Earlier this month, he delivered another gem in a dispute surrounding crayons between Faber-Castell (hereinafter...
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Patent Working in India: Delhi HC issues notice in Shamnad Basheer v. Union...
[* Long Post] Significance of ‘patent working’ norms I have already set the theoretical background for this discussion. Patents are not ‘inherent’ rights enjoyed by an inventor. Whatever be the...
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Punitive Damages and the Defendant’s wealth : An overlooked nexus?
In a recent matter before Justice Manmohan Singh of the Delhi HC, the plaintiff, Honeywell International Co. was granted a permanent injunction restraining infringement of their trademark. They were...
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Global Innovation Index 2015: Looking at India’s performance
The Global Innovation Index (GII) 2015, released yesterday, saw India ranked a disappointing 81 out of the 141 countries surveyed. Topping the list for the 5th year running is Switzerland, followed by...
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Blast from the Past: To Kill a Mockingbird
Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ (1960) The biggest literary event this year was the release of ‘Go Set a Watchman’, Harper Lee’s much awaited sequel to the book ‘To Kill a...
View ArticleWeekly Review (14th to 20th September)
Our Highlight of the Week this week is Mathews’ detailed and fascinating post on the PIL filed by Prof. Basheer on Patent Working in India, the third in its series. Having established the factual and...
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