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SpicyIP Events: INTA’s Asia-Pacific Moot Court Competition 2018-19...
We’re pleased to inform you that the International Trademark Association (‘INTA’) is organizing its second Asia-Pacific Moot Court Competition, which is scheduled to take place in Singapore on March 1...
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The Hindu discovers that Indian patients have not been informed of...
Doctor offers informed consent to place signature For the last 6 months, we’ve seen The Hindu reporting on bedaquiline, Janssen’s new experimental TB drug from various angles. There was the first set...
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India’s IPR Regime Looks to Hi-Tech to Improve Administration – From Video...
Image from Wikimedia Commons The IPR administrative offices form the backbone of the legal system of India’s IP regimes. The efficacy of the law depends, to a large extent, on how these offices manage...
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Foreign IP Law Firms Defying SC Ruling?
The issue of foreign law firms allegedly defying SC instructions in their practice in India was recently brought into attention by a complaint filed by Sumit Sinha, an advocate on record. The complaint...
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Problems with the Indian Plant Varieties Regime (V): Farmers’ Rights – A Myth...
We’re pleased to bring to you the fifth post in the ongoing series of insightful posts by Prof. (Dr.) N.S. Gopalakrishnan on problems with India’s plant varieties’ regime. The earlier posts in the...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (October 22-28)
Stay updated with our recap of this week’s posts! Thematic Highlight Prashant provided his latest report on the burgeoning Bedaquiline controversy. In his previous posts, he had commented on The...
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Registration of RMPL as a Copyright Society – Will It Set the Stage for New...
We’re 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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An Oxymoron by Definition – The Decision by UK Court of Appeal in Unwired...
A Google search throws up some amusing examples when one searches for oxymoron examples. The recent decision by the UK Court of Appeal in Unwired Planet v. Huawei (click here) is exactly...
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Here’s All You Need to Know About the New CCI Policy on Healthcare!
It’s been around a week since the CCI released its press release on its policy note on ‘Making Markets Work for Affordable Healthcare’. In the past, the CCI has recognized the need to address issues in...
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All You Need to Know About the New CCI Policy on Healthcare-Part II
I had written a post few days ago covering the main highlights of the CCI’s press release on its Policy Note on healthcare. In my post, I had summarized and explained the main aspects of the Note...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (October 29-November 4)
Thematic Highlight In his latest post on the issue, Rajiv discusses the impact of a recent UK case on Standard-Essential Patent (SEP) litigation. He provides excerpts portions of the judgment that...
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A Disgruntled Law Professor’s Open Letter to the US Supreme Court!
We’re pleased to bring you an unconventional post. A hilarious hard hitting letter penned by Prof. Glynn S. Lunney, Jr. to the US Supreme Court, taking issue with the uncertainty unleashed thanks to...
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Problems with the Indian Plant Varieties Regime (V): Farmers’ Rights – A Myth...
We’re pleased to bring to you Part II of the fifth post in the ongoing series of posts by Prof. (Dr.) N.S. Gopalakrishnan on problems with India’s plant varieties’ regime. Part I of the post can be...
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Delhi High Court Examines Intermediary Liability for Trademark Infringement...
Do Not Tread on This Trademark (Image From Wikimedia Commons) In a significant judgement for e-commerce in India, the Delhi High Court in Christian Louboutin SAS v Nakul Bajaj and Ors., (decided on...
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US Court grants Federal Trade Commissions motion: Qualcomm must license any...
This is a monumental development: Judge Lucy H. Koh of the Northern District of California has held that Qualcomm must license any willing licensee – this includes rival chipmakers, such as MediaTek...
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The 2018 Patent Agent Examination – Discrepancies and Some Fundamental Issues
We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post highlighting the discrepancies in this year’s Patent Agent Examination that was held last month on October 28. The post also raises a few fundamental and...
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The Government Moots Proposal to Amend Sports Broadcasting Law – Deadline for...
Since the dawn of private sports broadcasting in the early nineties, private broadcasters and Prasar Bharti, which is the government owned broadcaster, have been constantly squabbling over the sharing...
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Bench Fixing Allegations Haunt Trademark Litigation Before the Delhi District...
Image from here Less than a month ago, Livelaw and Bar & Bench reported on shocking allegations of bench fixing in a number of trademark infringement cases filed by KRBL Ltd. before the Delhi...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 5-11)
SpicyIP has been bustling with posts this week. Here’s the roundup: Thematic Highlight As part of the ongoing series on the problems with the Indian plant varieties regime, Prof. N. S. Gopalakrishnan...
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Groundless Threats of Trademark Infringement Result in Ex-Parte Order...
In Kokanratna Holiday Resorts vs. Millennium & Copthorne International Limited, the Bombay High Court recently passed an order that required the Defendant to give prior, written notice of 7 days to...
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