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A Course Correction That Wasn’t: The Balkrishna Order and the Persistence of Overbroad Personality Rights

March 31, 2026 / By SpicyIP / Trademark

In the Acharya Balkrishna personality rights case, the Delhi High Court had an opportunity to rein in the overreach of personality rights. In this post, Shubham Thakare argues that rather than correcting course, the decision deepens an already concerning pattern of privileging reputational claims over free speech. Shubham is a third-year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, with an interest in copyright and trademark law. A Course Correction That Wasn’t: The Balkrishna Order […]

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SpicyIP Tidbit: When The Twist Beats The Script: Supreme Court Quashes Section 63 Proceedings Against Kahaani 2 Director

March 31, 2026 / By SpicyIP / Copyright

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has quashed proceedings against Sujoy Ghosh in the Kahaani 2 dispute. Khushi Krishania writes on the Supreme Court order and explains how weak copyright infringement claims can spiral into unwarranted criminal proceedings. Khushi is a third-year B.Sc. LL.B. (Hons.) {Cybersecurity} student at the National Law Institute University, Bhopal, with a particular interest in the intersection of copyright and data protection law. SpicyIP Tidbit: When The Twist Beats The Script: Supreme Court Quashes Section

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Delay Enables Monopoly: How Inaction in the Opposition Proceedings at the Patent Office Undermines Access to Medicines

March 30, 2026 / By SpicyIP / Patent

What happens when patent oppositions are filed, heard, but never decided? Highlighting the specific instances of prolonged delays at the Patent Office, Prathibha Sivasubramanian explains how administrative inaction is undermining a critical safeguard in patent law and how such delays can quietly enable monopolies and impact access to essential medicines. Prathibha Sivasubramanian is a Senior Researcher working with TWN. She has over a decade of experience in access to medicines, patents, and intellectual property. She has worked extensively on patent

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SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (30.03.2025)

March 30, 2026 / By Gaurangi Kapoor / Courses & Workshops, Opportunities

Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles. As always, we’ve rounded up a mix of developments, opportunities, and thoughtful reads from across the IP world along with a Bell of the Week that’s well worth revisiting. Bell of the Week: Fair Dealing Some bells do not just chime, they make space. This week’s bell is for Fair Dealing, a provision within the Copyright Act that enables much of how we read, write, teach and engage with creative works. Unlike

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The GUI Verdict: A Celebration of Progress, or a Lament for Leadership?

March 30, 2026 / By SpicyIP / Design

The Calcutta High Court’s decision in NEC Corporation marks a significant step forward for GUI design protection in India. However, beyond the celebration surrounding this development, Sachin Sharma points out that a more uncomfortable question remains—why did it take judicial intervention for this shift to occur at all? Sachin is an Associate Advocate at Sanghi & Co. An alumnus of NLU Delhi (LLM in IPR Law and Management), he is currently advancing his technical acumen through a BSc in Biotechnology.

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Let’s IPsa Loquitur: a Quick Rundown of the Major IP Developments from 2025

March 30, 2026 / By Praharsh Gour / Trademark

In the latest episode of Let’s IPsa Loquitur, I sat down with Sonisha, Tanishka, Kartikeya, Kartik, Ambika, Malobika, and Bharathwaj for a quick rundown of the major IP developments from 2025. In Part 1 of this three-part discussion, we go over the key Trademark Developments, featuring orders that made headlines and stood out for their jurisprudential rigour. We also discuss important policy-related developments, along with other updates that do not fall within these categories. Readers can check it out below:-

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 23 – March 29)

March 30, 2026 / By Md Sabeeh Ahmad / Copyright, Design, Others, Patent, Trademark

Almost at the end of March with a post on the wonder drug Semaglutide’s patent expiry and its impact in India. Post on the Calcutta HC’s judgment removing subject-matter objections to the registration of GUIs as a design under the Designs Act. Another post on the government-led blocking of 3100+ Telegram channels marking a significant shift in India’s intermediary liability regime and censorship architecture. Case summaries and IP developments from the country and the globe and much more in this

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The Madras High Court’s Injunction in Sreedevi v. SaReGaMa: Was the Supreme Court Right to Stay It?

In Sreedevi Video Corporation v. SaReGaMa India Ltd., the Madras High Court took the unusual step of allowing an injunction claim to proceed even after holding the plaintiff’s claim to copyright ownership as time-barred. The Supreme Court has since stayed this ruling, signalling concerns with this separation of remedies. Shubham Thakare examines whether an injunction can truly survive a limitation bar on ownership, and the broader implications for copyright disputes under the Copyright Act and limitation law. Shubham is a

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A New Shield for the “Strike” Era? Analysing the Delhi High Court’s Reasoning in Associated Broadcasting v. Google

In Associated Broadcasting Company v. Google, the Delhi High Court offers a respite to content creators against copyright strikes through Section 60 of the Copyright Act, 1957. Shubham Thakare explains the decision and how it provides creators with a meaningful, if limited, tool to challenge abusive copyright strikes. Shubham is a third-year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, with an interest in copyright and trademark law. A New Shield for the “Strike” Era?

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Sahyog or Suppression? The New Architecture of Intermediary Liability

March 27, 2026 / By SpicyIP / Others

The recent government-led blocking of 3100+ Telegram channels marks a significant shift in India’s intermediary liability regime and censorship architecture. Priyam Mitra examines how this move and the newly created Sahyog Platform erode due process and free speech safeguards. Priyam is a third-year student at NLSIU, Bengaluru, and is deeply interested in IP and Data Protection laws. His previous posts can be accessed here. Sahyog or Suppression? The New Architecture of Intermediary Liability By Priyam Mitra Telegram has been the subject

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