In a guest post, Shalini Bhutani argues that the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act 2001 is likely to have a detrimental impact on the well being of farmers. She highlights the recent string of  lawsuits filed by PepsiCo India, asserting breeder rights in varieties of potatoes against farmers in Gujarat, to caution that the pro-farmer aspects of the legislation could be in serious threat. SpicyIP Events Pankhuri informed us of the 2019 WIPO-UNIGE Summer School that will…

Topical Highlight Divij wrote a post on India’s first ‘dynamic’ website blocking injunction, issued by the Delhi High Court. This order allows for the plaintiff to apply for the extension of an injunction to ‘mirror/redirect/alphanumeric’ websites (that contain the same content as the original prohibited website) to the Joint Registrar of the Delhi High Court. Thematic Highlight I wrote a post on the nature of orders and quorum requirements at the IPAB, in light of the orders passed despite continued…