Extension of Deadline to 31 January 2016: IUCIPRS Justice Rajagopala Ayyangar...
Inter University Centre for Intellectual Property Rights Studies (IUCIPRS), CUSAT is offering Two Summer Fellowships under ‘IUCIPRS Justice Rajagopala Ayyangar Summer Fellowship’ program during the...
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No rockin’ around this Christmas tree: IPRS v. Harsh Vardhan Samor
The archives of this blog are punctuated with disturbing regularity by the notorious misadventures of an organisation that calls itself the Indian Performing Rights Society. In the latest in that...
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Guest Post: “Martin Shkreli: The Man of the (Pharma) Year 2015”
Unfortunately, of no relation to this movie I’m very happy to bring you a guest post by a dear friend of the blog, Mr Zakir Thomas, on the entrepreneur who ironically may have managed to bring more...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (4-17 January, 2016)
Highlight of the Fortnight The highlight of the past couple of weeks has to be Prof. Basheer’s post on copyfraud and collecting societies. He links the “IP excesses” committed by IPRS and PPL to the...
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SpicyIP Tidbit: FICCI’s Online Certificate Courses on IPR- Announcement for...
We are happy to announce that the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has been organising two online certificate courses on IPR, which might be of interest to our readers,...
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SpicyIP Event: 2016 ITechLaw India Conference
We are very happy to announce that registrations are open for the ITechLaw India Conference, scheduled to be held in Bangalore from January 27-29, 2016. SpicyIP readers also get a special discounted...
View ArticleBreaking news: IPO rejects Saxagliptin CL application
We’ve received news that the IPO has rejected Lee Pharma’s application for a Compulsory License against AstraZeneca’s patent for the anti-diabetic drug Saxagliptin. We’d covered the story earlier when...
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SpicyIP Tidbit: IICA announces courses in Competition Law
We’re very happy to announce that the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) has opened applications for two of its courses on Competition Law, comprising strong IPR modules. Read on for more...
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Examining the rejection of Lee’s Saxagliptin CL application
Last July, an anonymous tip-off led us to Lee Pharma’s application for a Compulsory License against AstraZeneca’s Saxagliptin patent (IN206543). In that post, Swaraj and I covered the merits of Lee’s...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review ( 17th January – 23rd January)
Our SpicyIP Highlight of the Week was definitely Balaji’s post breaking the news of the IPO’s rejection of Lee Pharma’s application for a Compulsory License against AstraZeneca’s patent for the...
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Guest Post: Translating the Miracle of Marrakesh into Concrete Action – the...
Hopefully not the case. Image from here As recently announced, we have opened our 4th annual SpicyIP Fellowship series and are now accepting applications. [Click here to see how to apply]. Our first...
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Procedures and Spice – Jagatjit Industries v. IPAB and Ors.
A majority of the case load of the Indian courts is, probably, made up of procedural cases, and most of these tend to be relatively straightforward. Yet, there are some cases that are heavily...
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SpicyIP Jobs: Research Fellows and Programme Officer at CIIPC, NLU Delhi
It gives us great pleasure to to announce two exciting new opportunities for scholars interested in Intellectual Property law: the Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition...
View ArticleThe 3rd International Conference on MIPS: Papers Invited
Theme: IP for Development: The emerging Paradigm Where: National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai, INDIA. When: July 15-16, 2016. The 3rd International Conference on Management of...
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Quixotic Courts: Tilting at the Citadel of Experts?
The debates on the merits or otherwise of specialised IP courts is a raging one. Imagine my delightful surprise when I chanced upon a piece penned more than 50 years ago! One of the most cutting...
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SC admits SLP against DelHC decision in Roche v. Cipla
Image from here The Supreme Court today admitted two Special Leave Petitions [SLP (C) No. 1677-78 of 2016] by Cipla against the Delhi High Court’s ruling holding that their drug ‘Erlocip’ infringes...
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SpicyIP Tidbit: Announcing 3rd WTI–CWS Joint Academy on International Trade...
Centre for WTO Studies – IIFT We’re happy to announce an exciting opportunity for those of our readers interested in international trade law and policy. The World Trade Institute of the University of...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (24th – 31st January)
Our Highlight of the Week is Shamnad Sir’s post on IP ‘expert’ courts. He draws on fascinating quotes from Judge Rifkind from 50 years ago, and also discusses the more recent critiques of Justice Diane...
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Guest Post: An insider’s account of the Basmati row
[*Long Post] I am glad to introduce you all to a post written by Rajendra Kumar, Latha Nair, Ashish Kanta Singh and R. Rajalakshmi of KNS Partners, a leading IP boutique firm in India. While Rajendra...
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SpicyIP Jobs: Vacancy at LawStreetIndia
SpicyIP is happy to announce a job opportunity at LawStreetIndia (Taxsutra’s Corporate Law portal) for lawyers and/or company secretaries with an interest in IP and Competition laws. Read on, or see...
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