SpicyIP Jobs: Senior Associate (Media Law) at a Mid-Size Law Firm in Mumbai
We are pleased to inform you that a leading mid-size law firm in Mumbai is looking to immediately hire a media lawyer for the position of a Senior Associate. For further details, please read the job...
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The Politics of Patent Citations: Are Some Scholars More Equal than Others?
Last week, I was in for a bit of a shock! Spotted this piece on SSRN that touts the idea of an “investment protection regime” for new inventions. I’d mooted the very same idea (an investment...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 12-18)
Rishabh recently wrote a post on a Bombay HC Order. In the order, the Court has instructed the Defendant to give prior notice of 7 days to the Plaintiff before initiating any legal proceedings against...
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Delhi High Court Examines Intermediary Liability for Trademark Infringement...
One of These Days These Boots Are Gonna Walk All Over You (Image From Wikimedia Commons) In my previous post, I broke down Ms. Justice Prathiba Singh’s recent judgement in Christian Louboutin v Nakul...
View ArticleSpicyIP Events: Protection and Enforcement of GIs in India, EU and Italy...
We’re pleased to announce that on the margins of the Third World Week of Italian Cuisine (November 20-26) in India, the Embassy of Italy in collaboration with K&S Partners, is organizing a half-day...
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The Rihanna-Trump Showdown and The Use of Music in Political Campaigns
This month saw a highly publicised altercation between pop queen Rihanna and US President Trump. She called out the President for playing her popular hit song “Don’t Stop the Music” at his rally. In...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 19-25)
Divij analysed the approach of the Delhi HC towards intermediary liability in its recent ruling in Loreal v. Brandworld. This post is a continuation of his commentary on the same topic in a previous...
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SpicyIP Jobs: The CLPR Equality Fellowship; Application Deadline Extended to...
We’re pleased to announce that the Centre for Law and Policy Research (CLPR) is inviting applications for the CLPR Equality Fellowship. The deadline for applications is December 30, 2018 (edited). For...
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India’s Biodiversity Law Has Turned Out to Be a Nightmare for Scientists and...
Earlier this year, a group of primarily Indian scientists stirred a pot a bit when they published a piece in Science on how the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) is a ‘cure’ that ‘kills’ because...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 26-December 2)
Prashant wrote a post about the impact of India’s biodiversity laws’ impact on scientists and businesses. After tracing the history of the biodiversity laws that we see today, he argues that the...
View ArticleSpicyIP Events: Workshops on Patent Strategies in Europe for Pharma & Biotech...
We’re pleased to announce that Boehmert & Boehmert, Patent & Trademark Attorneys, Germany will be conducting workshops on Patent Strategies in Europe For Pharma & Biotech on January 15,...
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Delhi HC Deals with Yet Another Design-Trademark Overlap!
IP overlaps take place when multiple overlapping IP rights vest in an owner for a single subject matter. These overlaps have given way to numerous debates regarding over-protection, policy...
View ArticleCall for Papers: Inaugural Volume of the Intellectual Property Review, NUALS...
We’re pleased to announce that the Centre for Intellectual Property Rights, National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi is inviting submissions on the contemporary issues related to...
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SpicyIP Fortnightly Review (December 3-16)
This week, I had written a post on a recent Delhi HC decision dealing with a design-trademark overlap. In my post, I briefly discuss previous judicial decisions dealing with similar overlaps. I then...
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Delhi HC: Clearing the Confusion Around Design-Trademark Overlaps
A few days ago, I had written a post on the Delhi HC’s judgment in Greenlight Planet India Pvt. Ltd. vs Gee Lighting Technology dealing with a design-trademark overlap. The Court, in this order, had...
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The Sensory Copyright Conundrum: An Analysis of the CJEU’s Decision With...
We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Akshat Agarwal on the recent decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union on copyrightability of taste. Akshat is a 4th year student at the...
View ArticleSpicyIP Jobs: Senior Associates (Litigation) at Inttl Advocare, New Delhi
We’re pleased to inform our readers that Inttl Advocare, one of India’s leading IP boutique law firms is looking to immediately hire lawyers for the position of Senior Associates in its Litigation...
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Novartis vs Section 3(d): Once Bitten, Clearly not Shy!
I was a tad bit surprised to see Novartis move a patent application claiming a polymorph, without much evidence of its therapeutic superiority. Resulting in a rejection from the Indian Patent Office....
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SpicyIP Fortnightly Review (December 17-30)
Here’s the round-up of the last fortnight of 2018! Thematic Highlight Prarthana wrote a post on Carlsberg Breweries v. Som Distilleries, in which a 5-judge bench of the Delhi High Court held that a...
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The Uttarakhand High Court’s flight of fancy while interpreting the...
In a judgment delivered on December 21, 2018 a judge of the Uttarakhand High Court ruled that Divya Pharmacy, an Indian company that manufactures Ayurvedic medicines, will be subject to the benefit...
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