SpicyIP Tidbit: Putting the Cart Before the Horse: A Look into Esteve Pharmaceuticals vs CPD

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In the August 7 order passed in Esteve Pharmaceuticals S.A. vs Controller of Patents and Designs (2026), the Delhi High Court adopted a tiered approach in examining the grounds for rejecting a patent application. It accepted that the invention “Co-crystals of Tramadol and Coxibs” was novel (differing from the Controller on 2(1)(j)), but it lacked inventive step (upholding the Controller’s objections under 2(1)(ja)). And because it lacked inventive step, the Court did not find examining further under 3(d) and 3(e)

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SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (13.10.2026)

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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: Who Really Drives Innovation? When we talk about innovation, we often think of businesses, entrepreneurs and the big breakthroughs they bring to the market. Governments, meanwhile, tend to be seen as playing a supporting role — funding research

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (October 5-October 11)

/ By / Copyright, Patent, Trademark

From notable orders of the past week to key national and international IP developments, here’s the latest edition of the SpicyIP Weekly Review. Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments! Posts this Week The Innovation Brief, NLU Delhi, is inviting blog post submissions on the ‘Impact of the Intersection of Innovation and Access by the EU-India FTA’. The last date to share submissions is October 20, 2026. Interested readers can read the call for submissions below. Case

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Ribociclib: Access to Medicine Collides with Patent, Price and Policy

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In this co-authored post, Ambika and Rishabh break down the recent Kerala High Court ruling on government use of patented inventions under Section 100 and situate it in the broader context of other Ribociclib patents and pending litigations that will impact the drug’s access; all this, at a time when patent enforcement and drug pricing rules might be changing. The judgment’s epilogue references popular cinema for recall value (see pg 56 here), but the real blockbuster of this story is

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Call for Submissions:’Impact of the Intersection of Innovation and Access by the EU-India FTA'(Deadline: October 20, 2026)

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The Innovation Brief, NLU Delhi, is inviting blog post submissions on the ‘Impact of the Intersection of Innovation and Access by the EU-India FTA’. The last date to share submissions is October 20, 2026. Interested readers can read the call for submissions below:- Call for Submissions: ‘Impact of the Intersection of Innovation and Access by the EU-India FTA’. (Deadline: October 20, 2026) About Innovation Brief The Innovation Brief is a student-led platform at National Law University Delhi that seeks to

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SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (06.10.2026)

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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: What Does Justice Have to Do With IP?  Some organisations work to change the law. Some work to make the law easier to find, understand or use. And some make us pause and ask a more fundamental question:

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 28- October 4)

/ By / Copyright, Patent, Trademark

Beating the Monday blues after a long weekend, here we are with the first Weekly Review of October, featuring a post on Section 124, case summaries of orders passed by different High Courts last week, and updates on other national and international IP developments. Anything we’re missing? Drop a comment and let us know below. Highlights of the Week Can Section 124 be Invoked in Section 47 Cancellation Proceedings under the Trade Marks Act, 1999? The interplay between trademark infringement

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Can Section 124 be Invoked in Section 47 Cancellation Proceedings under the Trade Marks Act, 1999?

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The interplay between trademark infringement proceedings and non-use cancellation proceedings under Sections 47 and 124 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 raises a deceptively simple question: can a Section 47 proceeding trigger a stay of an infringement suit? With the Calcutta and Delhi High Courts taking divergent approaches, Arushi Bisht and Snehal Singh examine the statutory and practical implications of treating “rectification proceedings” under Section 124 as encompassing non-use cancellation proceedings. Arushi Bisht is an Intellectual Property Attorney with four

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SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (29.09.2026)

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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: When You Don’t Know the Name of the Trademark  Every now and then, I come across a tool that makes me wonder how we managed without it.  The WIPO Global Brand Database is one of those tools. You can

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (21 September- 27 September)

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Posts on the Delhi High Court’s Zara v Zora ruling, the Madras High Court’s ruling in TCRC v. Ganga Rudraiah, and a post remembering late Dr. Pinaki Ghosh. This and much more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment and let us know. Highlights of the Week Remembering Prof. (Dr.) Pinaki Ghosh, WBNUJS IP Chair Professor Prof. (Dr.) Pinaki Ghosh’s work in intellectual property took him from laboratories and corporate boardrooms to

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