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SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 8 -14)
In case you missed this week’s posts, don’t worry, here’s a roundup below – The topical highlight of the week is Prashant’s post on the long running dispute regarding the patentability of Monsanto’s BT...
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When the Guard of the “Boll-Guard” Fell!
We are pleased to bring to you a guest post by Dr. Deepa Kachroo Tiku on the recently delivered judgment by the Delhi High Court in the Monsanto-Nuziveedu dispute. Dr. Deepa is a partner at K&S...
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Call for Abstracts: LSE Symposium on The Access, Use and Circulation of...
We are pleased to announce that the London School of Economics is calling for abstracts for its symposium on The Access, Use and Circulation of Biogenetic Resources: The Nagoya Protocol and...
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In the Name of the Author & the ‘Mukhda’: Assessing the Economics of Moral...
It has been said that when a work is created, it assumes the personality of the creator; that it is an extension of the author’s own personhood. In extension of this theory, it has also been agreed...
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Videos Mocking Rahul Gandhi Taken Down From You Tube
Two videos mocking Rahul Gandhi were taken down from a pro-Modi YouTube channel after the Congress served it with copyright violation notice, reported Times of India. The channel, “I Support Narendra...
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SpicyIP Events: 4th Annual Refresher Course for Law Teachers on Developmental...
We are pleased to announce that the Inter University Centre for Intellectual Property Rights Studies (IUCIPRS), CUSAT is hosting a seven-day exhaustive training programme for law teachers from 22nd to...
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Call for Proposals for a Book Project Titled ‘Forgotten Intellectual Property...
We are pleased to announce that Prof. Shubha Ghosh, Crandall Melvin Professor of Law and Director of Technology Commercialization Law Center at Syracuse University College of Law is inviting proposals...
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US Supreme Court upholds post grant challenge process to patents
Yesterday’s decision by the United States Supreme Court (USSC) in Oil States Energy Services v. Greene’s Energy Group et al. upholds the legality of the post grant review process at the Patent Trial...
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GIs for Food Stuffs: IP or RecIPe?
We are pleased to bring to you a guest post by Ms. Latha Nair. Latha is a partner with the IP boutique K&S Partners, a pioneering firm in the area of GI practice. In this brilliant post, she...
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World IP Day, 2018: Celebrating Women in IP
Every year, the 26th of April is celebrated as the World IP Day, to promote the role of IP in encouraging innovation and creativity. Pursuant to this goal, WIPO marks the occasion each year, with a...
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SpicyIP Fortnightly Review (April 17-29)
Topical Highlight The topical highlight for this fortnight was Rajiv’s analysis of the recent ruling of the United States Supreme Court (USSC) in the case of Oil States Energy Services v. Greene’s...
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Oracle v Google – US Court of Appeals Rules Against Google’s ‘Fair Use’ of...
Image from here. Another day, another multi-billion dollar judgement potentially hazardous to the software development community. In the latest round of the Oracle v Google dispute over the use of Java...
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IFPI Music Report, 2018 Is Out with A Bunch of Healthy Sale Figures But...
We are pleased to bring to you a guest post by Simrat Kaur. Simrat is a New Delhi based IP lawyer. She pursued her undergraduate law course from Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab and...
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‘Monkey-Selfie’ Lawsuit Comes to an End
The much talked about ‘Monkey Selfie’ lawsuit – a favourite of copyright law enthusiasts across the world, recently came to an end. As our readers are bound to recall, the dispute began in 2011, in the...
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SpicyIP Events: Free Online Advanced International Certificate Course on IP...
We are pleased to announce that the registration for Session 2 of a free online advanced international certificate course on IP Asset Management for Business Success is currently open. The course is...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 30 – May 5)
Our thematic highlight of the week was the guest post by Ms. Simrat Kaur on the IFPI annual global music report and the state of the global recording industry. The post highlights the industry’s...
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SpicyIP Fellowship 2018-19: John Doe Orders –‘Justice’ v. Statutory Law
We are pleased to bring to you a guest post by our Fellowship applicant, Kashish Makkar. Kashish is a 2nd year student at NLSIU, Bangalore. This is his first submission for the Fellowship. John Doe...
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India’s Patent Working Disclosure Requirement under Attack by US Govt and Big...
Keeping in line with its long-standing tradition, the Office of United States Trade Representative (USTR) has placed India on the ‘Priority Watch List’ in its annual Special 301 Report on IPRs this...
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SpicyIP Jobs: EIPIN Innovation Society Invites Research Proposals for Marie...
We are pleased to announce that the EIPIN (European IP Institutes Network Innovation Society is inviting applications for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship. The deadline for submitting...
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Patanjali’s tryst with the Biological Diversity Act – Is it liable to pay for...
Image from here The Business Standard recently reported that Baba Ramdev’s firm Patanjali has run into trouble under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and is challenging demands from state...
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