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Breaking: Bombay High Court Rules against Statutory Licensing for Online...
A recent judgement of the Bombay High Court may have finally put to rest the convoluted saga of the applicability of the statutory licensing scheme under the Copyright Act to online streaming services....
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Delhi HC Clarifies the Ambit of the Seeds Act in Relation to GIs
Can the Seeds Act govern GIs?-The Delhi HC, in an interesting order issued last month, dealt with this question in some detail. The factual matrix is simple here; The Ministry of Agriculture had,...
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The Need to Look Beyond Wines and Spirits: GI Law in India and the Woes of...
We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Jupi Gogoi. Jupi is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. She was formerly associated with the Indian Law Institute, New...
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SpicyIp Weekly Review (May 6-12)
Divij broke the news about a recent order delivered by the Bombay HC in the Tips Industries v. Wynk Music matter, wherein the Court decided upon the applicability of the statutory licensing scheme...
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Delhi HC Comes Down Heavily on the Practice of ‘Defendant Masking’
In Bata India v Chawla Boot House, a case concerning trademarking infringement and passing off, the Delhi High Court came down heavily on the practice of ‘defendant masking’. Plaintiffs use this...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 13-19)
I wrote a post on the Delhi HC’s recent order and circular that seek to prevent the practice of ‘defendant masking’. The order and circular prescribe stricter checks by the registry and an undertaking...
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Delhi High Court Rules that Moral Rights Offer No Remedy for Destruction of a...
Image from here. Does an architect, as the creator and legal ‘author’ of a building having artistic significance, have the right to object to the modification or destruction of their work by the owner...
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Delay in Issuing Patent Agent Registration Numbers
According to an anonymous report received by us at SpicyIP, the Indian Patent Office (“IPO”) is yet to issue Patent Agent Registration numbers aka IN/PA numbers to a certain number of successful...
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SpicyIP Fortnightly Review (May 20-June 2)
Divij broke the news about a recent order delivered by the Delhi HC in Raj Rewal v. Union of India and Ors., wherein the Court ruled that an architect, in the capacity of a legal ‘author’ of a...
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SpicyIP Jobs: Litigation Associate at S. Majumdar & Co., New Delhi
We are happy to inform you that S. Majumdar & Co. is immediately looking for lawyers specialising in IP litigation for its New Delhi office. For further details, please see the job description...
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Why the Ilayaraja Judgment Is a Boon for Producers
We are pleased to bring to you a guest post by Arun Mohan on the recent Madras High Court judgment in the Ilayaraja copyright dispute. Arun is a graduate of the London School of Economics and has...
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Indian Government Proposes to Dilute the Disclosure Requirement for Patent...
As our readers may recall, in April last year, the Delhi High Court had disposed of the patent working PIL filed by Prof. Basheer in 2015, directing the Government to complete all steps towards...
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SpicyIP Events: Conference on ‘Intellectual Property through Collaborative...
We’re pleased to announce that PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry in association with Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks, Ministry of Commerce and Industry and...
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SpicyIP Fortnightly Review (June 3 – 16)
In a guest post, Arun Mohan shared his thoughts on the recent Ilayaraja judgment passed by the Madras High Court. He notes that the judgment consolidates producers’ rights over sound recordings that...
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Announcing the 7th SpicyIP Fellowship 2019-20!
Have an interest in IP law? Love legal research and writing? Look no further! Apply immediately to become a SpicyIP Fellow! Year after year, our fellowship series has attracted some of the brightest...
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Delhi HC Division Bench Affirms that Export is Allowed under India’s Bolar...
(This post has been co-authored with Bhavik Shukla, a 4th year student at NLIU, Bhopal) Recently, in a decision that is likely to have a significant impact on pharmaceutical patents and access to...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (June 17-23)
Pankhuri co-authored a post with Bhavik on a recent decision of the Delhi HC, which dismissed Bayer’s appeal and left it to the trial court to apply the reasonable relationship test for deciding...
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Saree Draping Styles as ‘Traditional Cultural Expressions’ (TCEs)
Image from here We’re pleased to bring to you an interesting guest post by Dr. Sunanda Bharti. Dr. Sunanda is an Assistant Professor in Law at Delhi University. She has written two guest posts for us...
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Hear From Our Fellows 2018-19!
Wondering if it’s worth applying for the SpicyIP Fellowship? Hear from our current batch of Fellows on their experience so far. Their words are sure to dispel all your doubts. Here’s what they’ve to...
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SpicyIP Events: The Sports Law & Policy Symposium 2019 [August 2-3, Bangalore]
We’re pleased to inform our readers that the Sports Law and Policy Centre (SLPC), Bangalore is organising the third edition of the SLPC Symposium on August 02-03, 2019 at the Bangalore International...
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