Spicyip Tidbit: The 2015 Rankings for LLM Programs in IP and Tech Law in the...
As LLM admission responses start to roll out, Hal Wegner brings our attention to something IP focused LLM applicants may be interested in. The 2015 U.S. News rankings for IP LLM programs in U.S....
View ArticleTaking IP on a spin – round 2
This is the second post of a two part series where I am looking into the manner in which certain industry lobbies have worked towards creating a certain perception/narrative of IP in which maximalist...
View ArticleGuest Post: Heightened Pleading Standards for US Patent Cases?
We’re happy to bring our readers a post from a friend of the blog and one of our regular guest bloggers, Chris Ohly, a leading patent litigator in the US. This post concerns a recent US case that...
View ArticleGuest Post: On the Need for Network Neutrality
Aside from a post (see here) that Prashant had written on it, network neutrality is a topic we’ve not often touched upon in this blog. In light of this, we are very glad to bring our readers a guest...
View ArticleAIDS Activists stage protest against Big Pharma at the Economist’s Pharma...
The recently concluded Economist Events’ 20th Annual Pharma Summit held in London was witness to picketing and protests by AIDS activists demanding an end to Big Pharma’s interference in South African...
View ArticleSpicyIP Events: Colloquium on Selected IP Issues, NLU-D
NLU Delhi brings us news of an exciting event happening at their campus tomorrow evening – a panel discussion on “Early Market Entry of Biosimilars in India: Implications of the Roche/Mylan Dispute”....
View ArticleEU draft legislation on clinical drugs trials
European Union is expected to finalise and give formal approval to the draft legislation on clinical drugs trials on 02 April 2014. The draft legislation inter alia requires all trial data to be placed...
View ArticleGuest Post: Open Source in TN Govt
Kartik Chawla, a 2nd year student from Nalsar University of Law, brings our attention to a recent development wherein the Tamil Nadu State Government is considering installing a home-grown Open Source...
View ArticleSEP licensing – lessons from France
A Paris Court, in a recent decision reported by EPPatent law blog) denied Ericsson’s request for a preliminary injunction on the ground that an injunction cannot be granted for standard essential...
View ArticleTrademark Infringement of Labels and Logos: Which Colour Do You Chose?
The respondents (Ricard) are world No.2 in the wines and spirits market, having an international presence in around 110 countries. The appellant (Real House Distillery) on the other hand, sell their...
View ArticleA Belated SpicyIP Weekly Review (10th -16th March, 2014)
This week saw some interesting activity on SpicyIP as well as in the world of IP itself. We began with Gopika informing us about the WIPO-WTO colloquium for teachers of IP. The colloquium was opened to...
View ArticleAbuse of dominance: obtaining fraudulent ex parte interim injunctions for...
A recent CCI order (here) exposes the many dangers of ex parte interim injunctions in relation to IP matters. JCB was held to be abusing its dominant position as it was misusing judicial processes to...
View ArticleOf shadowboxing and strawmen
Recently, an Indian Express Op-Ed that Shamnad and I had written discussed the US Chamber of Commerce’s (USCC) severely problematic GIPC report 2014. Around the same time, I had also written a post...
View ArticleColloquium on Selected IP issues – II (NLU-D)
We’re happy to announce the second part in NLU Delhi’s IP Colloquium series. Please see their invite below. The event is free to attend. Colloquium on Selected Intellectual Property Issues Dear all,...
View ArticleSpicyIP Weekly Review (17th to 23rd March, 2014)
SpicyIP Highlight of the Week! Earlier sometime in February, Shamnad and Swaraj, in an Indian Express Op-Ed had written on the problematic GIPC Report 2014 which banished India to the last position in...
View ArticleNovartis obtains injunction against Wockhardt regarding vildagliptin
Novartis and Wockhardt appear to be crossing horns with each other at the Delhi High Court as well as the IPAB regarding the popular anti-diabetes drug vildagliptin recently. The proceedings before the...
View ArticleNo More Nomadic: IPAB Delhi Gets a Permanent Office
The wandering IPAB Delhi was given a ride home by an order of the Delhi HC which directed the setting up of a permanent place in Delhi for the IPAB to carry on its functions. The Asian Patent Attorneys...
View ArticleQU-IP: Prof David Vaver
Some of you may recall “QU-IP”, a series of IP quips we initiated some years ago..to help us see the lighter side of IP and laugh a bit. It’s been a while since the last one, so here goes: This IP...
View ArticleSpicyIP TidBit: Anand & Anand, Saikrishna & Associates Win Accolades at...
Managing IP, a leading source worldwide for developments in IP,hosted the ‘Managing IP Global Awards 2014’ on March 19th, 2014 in Dorchester, London. Two Indian firms picked up awards- Anand &...
View Article2013′s hard hitting IP developments – input requested
IP developments in India have found themselves on a growing stage over the last few years. From being an area that only niche IP professionals concerned themselves with, IP in India is now slowly...
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