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SpicyIP Weekly Review (25th February-3rd March)
Divij broke the news about Spotify’s launch in India. In his post, he covers the legal battle between Spotify and Warner Chappel Music Ltd. before the Bombay HC. He also analyses the applicability of...
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Analyzing Subject Matter Excluded from Patenting in the Backdrop of Lawsuits...
We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Kartik Puttiah. Kartik is the co-founder of InvnTree IP Services. He has over thirteen years of experience in patent consulting. He specialises in patent...
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Developing Bio-Cultural Jurisprudence for Securing Rights of Indigenous...
Image from here We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Alphonsa Jojan. Alphonsa teaches at Tamil Nadu National Law University, Trichy. She has written a guest post for us earlier as well....
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Section 31D of the Copyright Act Does Not Cover Internet Broadcasting
We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Swaroop Mamidipudi. Swaroop is an advocate practicing in copyright law at the Madras High Court. He has guest blogged for us in the past as well (see here...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 4-10)
In a guest post, Kartik Puttiah discussed the exclusions under Section 3(j) of the Patent Act in light of the Monsanto case. Specifically, he argues that excluding nucleotide acid sequences based on...
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Draft E-Commerce Policy Extends India’s Intermediary Liability Woes
Image: Alex Norris, Dorris Mccomics It’s been a rough time for online intermediaries operating in India, lately. Jumping on the techlash bandwagon in the wake of multiple social media fiascos...
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Constitutionalisation of Private Law Disputes: Horlicks Ltd and Anr. v. Heinz...
says Article 19 (1) (a) Judgments of Indian courts are often criticised for their use of convoluted language, verbosity, and tendency to digress into avoidable terrains (for instances of courts...
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University of New Hampshire and Royzz & Co. Partner for a Scholarship for...
We’re pleased to inform our readers that The Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property at the University of New Hampshire School of Law (UNH) and Royzz & Co. (erstwhile Solomon & Roy)...
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SpicyIP Fortnightly Review (March 11-24)
Divij wrote a post on the draft e-commerce policy released by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade. In his post, he focusses on the anti-counterfeiting measures to be adopted by...
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Breaking: EU Adopts New Copyright Directive on the Digital Single Market
EU’s Vote is it anyway? The European Parliament has voted in the EU Copyright Directive for the Digital Single Market, 348-274. The vote followed high drama and widespread public mobilisation against...
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On the Delhi High Court’s “Green” Order
In a recent order, Justice Najmi Waziri of the Delhi High Court imposed a cost of Rs. 80 lakhs on the respondent party. Stating that the sum ought to be utilised for the larger public good, he went on...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 25-31)
Prarthana wrote a post on the recent ‘green order’ passed by Justice Najmi Waziri of the Delhi High Court. While the case concerned the dilution of a trademark used for the sale of a particular...
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The Case for the Moral Rights of Javed Akhtar in the Song ‘Ishwar-Allah’
Last week saw the release of the trailer of ‘PM Narendra Modi’, the much-awaited biopic of our current Prime Minister which is set to hit screens on April 12, 2019. While it has garnered differing...
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The Notice on Plant Breeders’ Rights (I)-The Apparent Conflict between the...
The Notice on Plant Breeders’ Rights (“Notice”) has opened a whole new can of (boll)worms! In this post, I hope to describe the following: The convoluted history of seed price control orders in India...
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SpicyIP Fellowship 2019-20: “See You Later, Alligator!” The Delhi High Court...
Image from here We’re pleased to pleased to bring to you a guest post by our Fellowship applicant, Arushi Gupta. Arushi is a 2nd year student at Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai. This is her...
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The Notice on Plant Breeders’ Rights (II)- Who is to monitor Seed Prices?
In my previous post, I had summarised Monsanto’s past dealings with Indian seed companies and the history of seed price control orders in India. I had also pointed out the confusion regarding the...
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Need for Boosting Trademark Law for Keeping Pace with Artificial Intelligence
Image from here We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Shubham Borkar and Nitish Daniel. Shubham is a Senior Associate at Khurana and Khurana Advocates and IP Attorneys and Nitish is an...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (1-7 April)
Thematic Highlight I had written a two-part post on the Notice on Plant Breeders’ Rights. In the first post, I examined the history of seed price control orders in India and the main highlights of the...
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SpicyIP Events: 5th 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 21st to...
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From Betamax to Youtube – How Copyright Laws Have Impacted Innovation
The Sony Betamax case may be familiar to some readers of this blog. The US Supreme Court ruling first elaborated the concept of ‘substantial non-infringing use’ as applied to the sale of technologies...
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