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[Sponsored] CII & TAMU Executive Education Program on Health, Pharmaceuticals...
We’re pleased to announce that the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in partnership with Texas A&M University School of Law (TAMU), will be conducting an online certificate course spread over...
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Interim Injunctions: What’s the Damage? – A Summary
[This post has been co-authored with Praharsh Gour. His previous posts can be found here.] (Someone somewhere had already made this meme! Found here) India’s tryst with interim injunctions in high tech...
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Fluid Trademarks: A Prologue to Trademark Law Going Awry?
Image from here We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Anshuman Sahoo, arguing that legal recognition of fluid trademarks (which are popularly being used in the context of the ongoing Covid-19...
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Should Illegal Works Receive Copyright Protection?
Image from here We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Aniruddha Majumdar, analysing whether illegal works should receive copyright protection in India – a question raised by Justice Gautam...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 31- September 6)
Topical Highlight T-Series’ Copyright Infringement Claim against Roposo: Intermediary Liability, Safe Harbour and Fair Dealing Image from here In this post, I analysed T-Series’ copyright infringement...
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Store Layouts: The New Trademark on the Block
With the development of innovative methods of brand-image building, there has been a proliferation of non-conventional trademarks. After colour, sound, scent marks and the like, proprietors are now...
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Interim Injunctions: What’s The Damage? – Part II
[This post was co-authored with Praharsh Gour. This is part II of our two-part post on interim injunctions. You can view Part I here.] In our previous post, we summarized some of the many issues with...
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NUALS’ 6th CIPR National Essay Writing Competition [Submit by Oct 4]
We’re pleased to inform you that the Centre for Intellectual Property Rights, National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi is organizing the an essay competition for law students on the theme...
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Yves Choueifaty v. Attorney General of Canada: An Interesting Development...
Image from here This time, I want to discuss recent judgement from the Federal Court of Canada – Yves Choueifaty v. Attorney General of Canada, 2020 FC 837 – available here. I found it interesting...
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Lizzo’s Copyright Victory in Truth Hurts: Joint Authorship and Follow-on...
Image from here Lizzo, like many other pop stars, has been embroiled in multiple copyright disputes. Recently, she won a case she filed against songwriters Justin Raisen, Jeremiah Raisen, and Justin...
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Online Roundtable on ‘The Global Implications Unwired Planet v. Huawei:...
We’re pleased to inform you that DPIIT IPR Chair, NLU Delhi is organising an online roundtable on ‘The Global Implications of Unwired Planet v. Huawei: Lessons for India’s Evolving SEP Jurisprudence’...
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When Covid-19 Shuttered Cinema Halls!: Should Producers Share Royalties from...
Image from here We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Tanvi Sehgal, discussing the impact of the Covid-19 induced shift from theatrical release of films to OTT release on the producers’ share...
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Much Ado about ‘Use’: UK Decision Rekindles Debate under Indian Trade Mark Law
We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Yash More and Hitoishi Sarkar, discussing the Indian courts’ interpretation of what constitutes ‘use’ while adjudicating upon disputes concerning prior use...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 7 – 13)
Topical Highlight When Covid-19 Shuttered Cinema Halls!: Should Producers Share Royalties from OTT Release of Films? Image from here In a guest post, Tanvi Sehgal weighs in on the impact of the...
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A Tale of Two Sujatas: Delhi HC Reflects on Suppression of Material Facts and...
Image from here In an interesting scenario that perhaps adds to the mounting pile of evidence of ex-parte interim injunctions being problematic, the Delhi High Court on 9th September, 2020, modified an...
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Call for Papers: NUALS Intellectual Property Review (Vol. 3) [Submit by Dec 15]
We’re pleased to inform you that the NUALS Intellectual Property Law Review is inviting contributions to the third volume of the journal. The deadline for submissions is December 15, 2020. For further...
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U.K. Supreme Court’s Landmark Ruling on SEPs: An Imperfect Solution, But Is...
[Disclosure: I represent/have represented clients on related and unrelated issues. Views expressed here are personal.] In a recent landmark ruling, the U.K. Supreme Court (here) dismissed the appeals...
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U.K. Supreme Court’s Landmark Ruling on SEPs: An Imperfect Solution, But Is...
Image from here [Disclosure: I represent/have represented clients on related and unrelated issues. Views expressed here are personal.] In Part I, I had summarised the U.K. Supreme Court’s ruling in the...
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Ibrutinib Patent Revocation: IPAB Says the Stay is Here to Stay
Image from here Latest in the Ibrutinib patent saga is IPAB’s order maintaining the interim stay over the revocation of the anti-cancer drug patent. This comes at an interesting time, as a recent...
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 14 – 20)
Topical Highlight A Tale of Two Sujatas: Delhi HC Reflects on Suppression of Material Facts and Clean Hands Doctrine Praharsh discussed Delhi HC’s recent order modifying an ex-parte interim injunction...
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