CGPDTM to Hold a Meeting Regarding the Processing of Trade Mark Applications and the TMR Portal on February 1

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The office of the Controller General (CGPDTM) has announced that it will be organizing a “physical” meeting in its Mumbai office on February 1, to listen to the grievances of stakeholders regarding the TMR portal and other issues concerning the processing of trademark applications. The notice for this meeting was passed on January 29 i.e. just 2 days before the proposed meeting and it does not state if the meeting can be attended virtually. (Hopefully, soon similar meetings will be […]

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 22- January 28)

/ By / Copyright, Patent, Trademark

[This weekly review is co-authored with SpicyIP intern Pranav Aggarwal. Pranav is a second-year student pursuing B.A.LL.B.(Hons) at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab.] Beat the ‘Monday Blues’ with our recap of IP developments from last week. Do read our summaries of the post on the DHC restraining generic competitors for Ibrunitib, Delhi High Court’s finding on opposition and examination process, and some quick tidbits on the Ram Mandir, Oppo-Nokia dispute settlement, and the Bombay High Court order on Pan

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SpicyIP Tidbit: Bombay High Court Issues Dynamic Injunction to Protect National Interests!  

/ By / Copyright, Trademark

[This tidbit is authored by Pranav Aggarwal. Pranav is a second-year student pursuing B.A.LL.B.(Hons) at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab. His previous post can be accessed here.] I have heard that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But, the PAN card service provider- UTI Infrastructure Technology and Service Limited (UTIITSL) was definitely not flattered, and neither was the Court. On 12th January,  the Bombay High Court passed a dynamic ex-parte ad-interim injunction order (pdf) restraining websites imitating as

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Journey Through “Decembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

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2023 has become yesteryear. 2024 has arrived. (Hope you all had a wonderful year beginning!). January is bidding adios now. In short, I am late in my sifting of SpicyIP pages. (Sorry!) But as they say, … ‘tis better late than never. So, here’s the “Decembers” post for the “Sifting Through SpicyIP Pages” series. We have traversed through Junes, Julys, Augusts, Septembers, Octobers, and Novembers and shared some stories like 10 years of the Google Books Library Project, the Presumption

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Delhi High Court Clarifies that Opposition and Examination Run on Parallel Tracks 

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In Novartis AG v. NATCO, the DB of DHC had to determine the “extent of engagement of pre-grant opposition in the course of proceedings initiated by Controller requiring the applicant for a patent to amend or modify the application, the complete specification thereof or any other related document”. In other words, whether the pre-grant opponent has a ‘right to hearing’ during the “examination” process. The court in this case sought to balance the need for rigorous examination with the need for expeditious

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(SpicyIP Tidbit) Nokia- Oppo SEP Litigation: The Dust (Dispute) Finally Settles!

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In a major development, all the patent disputes (including the 5G SEP dispute) between Oppo and Nokia stand settled as both parties enter into a cross-licensing agreement. Though the terms of the agreement have not been made public, as reported by Sukanya Sarkar here (paywalled) the agreement brings an end to the patent disputes between the parties in Germany, France, the Netherlands, India, China, the UK and five other jurisdictions! Interestingly, as pointed out by Mathieu Klos, Nokia’s press release

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(SpicyIP Tidbit) Devotion, Deception, and Confusion: Delhi High Court Restrains “Khadi Organic” from Selling Ram Mandir Consecration Prasad 

/ By / Trademark

What if I told you that there was a way to get free prasad from the Pran Prathishta (consecration) ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh? Surely this question would have piqued the interest of many devotees. Many would have also come across text messages, Instagram posts stating that “Khadi Organic” was providing delivery of free prasad from the consecration ceremony against a delivery charge of merely INR 51/-. Also, chances are that many people would have confused “Khadi

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The Ibrunitib Saga: DHC Restrains Generic Competitors, but What about Public Interest?

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The Ibrutinib Patent Dispute Adding another chapter to the long-standing legal dispute concerning the Leukaemia medication Imbruvica (API Ibrutinib), the Delhi High Court on December 21, 2023, upheld the IPAB order setting aside the post-grant rejection of the Ibrutinib patent.  The Court also restrained Natco Pharma, Hetero, BDR Pharma, Shilpa Medicare, Alkem, and Laurus Labs from manufacturing and marketing the generic versions of Imbruvica. However, considering the importance of the drug, the Court permitted the defendants to exhaust the stock

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[Sponsored] SWAYAM (Free) Online Course on Intellectual Property by NLU Delhi (January 08 – April 30) [Register by February 29]

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We’re pleased to inform you that a free online course on intellectual property starting on January 08, 2023 is being offered for students on the e-learning platform SWAYAM by Dr. Yogesh Pai, Associate Professor of Law, in charge of the SPRIHA IPR Chair at National Law University, Delhi. For further details, please see the announcement below: Join SWAYAM (Free) Online Course on Intellectual Property by NLU Delhi About the Course The course is launched on the SWAYAM platform by the Ministry of

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 15- January 21)

/ By / Copyright, Patent, Trademark

Here is a brief recap of IP developments from last week. Do read our summaries of the post on the history of IP teaching in India, some pressing questions arising out of a recent patent prosecution proceeding, and Bombay High Court’s interpretation of Section 60, Copyright Act.   Highlights of the Week IP Scholarship, Citations, and Knowledge Governance: Some Insights from the History of IP Teaching in India Why do we cite who we cite? Why are some IP scholars more

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