‘Pro-tem’ FRAND Deposits: Are temporary orders here to stay?

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The Indian jurisprudence on ‘pro-tem’ security deposits in FRAND trials has been twelve years in the making at the Delhi High Court. Full details of the contents of pro-tem orders have been frequently discussed on the blog, see here, here, here and here. In this post, I am concerned particularly with what justifications have been used by the court to develop its pro-tem jurisprudence – creative expansions of the SEP litigation strategy toolkit are welcome, but not at the cost […]

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SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (09.02.2026)

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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: Professor Anil Gupta Some bells don’t just chime, they change what we choose to hear. This week’s Bell of the Week is Prof. Anil Gupta, the mind behind the Honey Bee Network, who gently but powerfully shifted the lens of

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 2 – February 8)

/ By / Copyright, Design, Others, Patent, Trademark

Into the second week of February, with formal comments from our bloggers on the DPIIT’s proposed “One Nation One License One Payment” framework for GenAI and Copyright. A post on an industrial drama written in 1847 bursting the myth of the free-market society, and another post on the recent concept note by the DPIIT proposing reforms to India’s design law. Case summaries and IP developments from the country and the globe in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are

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Design Law Reforms: Searching for Justifications

/ By / Design

Long post ahead! DPIIT on 23rd January 2026 had put out a concept note titled “Proposed Amendments to the Designs Act, 2000” and has invited comments from stakeholders, with the last day for submitting comments being 22nd February 2026. Some reforms are substantive, affecting the scope of design law. While others are administrative, intended to smooth out the difficulties that design applicants face. This post would be a quick analysis of some of the reforms being suggested. The reforms I

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From the Archives: The Giant, the Dwarf and the Lawyer – An 1847 Trilogue!

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(Disclaimer: Long post ahead, mostly a translated excerpt from an archive. But it might be engrossing, or so I hope.) Namaskar/Salam, If you remember, a few years ago (oh, ‘tis already a long ago …), Swaraj and I penned a series called IP Reveries, problematizing intellectual property rights, their theoretical justifications and history through a hypothetical classroom setting. Well … Guess what?  While rummaging through some 19th-century archives recently, I lit upon a text from 1847 carrying a similar thing!

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Comments to the DPIIT on their GenAI – Copyright Working Paper 1

/ By / Copyright

As most in the IP world would’ve noticed over the last two months, there’s been much discussion around the Working Paper on Generative AI and Copyright (Part 1), with its ambitious subtitle “One Nation One License One Payment – Balancing AI Innovation and Copyright”. The 125 page report (available here) is focused on ‘the legal issues relating to the use of copyright-protected works as training data for GenAI systems’, while part 2 (yet to be published) will focus on ‘the

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SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (02.02.2026)

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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 “RiP: A Remix Manifesto” Some bells don’t just ring, they remix. This week, we revisit RiP: A Remix Manifesto (RiP), Brett Gaylor’s documentary that dives into remix culture, copyright and the messy, fascinating relationship between creativity and control in the

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 26 – February 1)

/ By / Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

Entering February by announcing the second edition of the SpicyIP Summer School in 2026! A three part book review of “Intellectual Property Debates in South Asia“, edited by Dr. Pratyush Nath Upreti. Case summaries and IP developments from the country and the globe in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below to let us know. Highlights of the Week Announcing the Second Edition of the SpicyIP Summer School (2026) After an incredible

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(Part III) Book Review: Intellectual Property Debates in South Asia

/ By / Copyright, Geographical Indication, Patent, Trademark

Reviewing Part III of the book- “Intellectual Property Debates in South Asia”, edited by Dr. Pratyush Nath Upreti, Prof. Ishupal Singh Kang engages with how institutions, courts, and practices shape IP governance beyond doctrinal boundaries, bringing questions of gender, access, expertise, and social justice into the frame. Reading the chapters in conversation rather than isolation, Prof. Kang reflects on innovation-centric assumptions, the politics of IP expertise, and the role of South Asian historical narratives in re-imagining IP law and its

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(Part II) Book Review: Intellectual Property Debates in South Asia

/ By / Copyright, Geographical Indication, Patent, Trademark

Continuing the discussion on the book- “Intellectual Property Debates in South Asia“, edited by Dr. Pratyush Nath Upreti, Akshat Agrawal reviews part II of the book (Intellectual Property Developments in South Asia) and examines how South Asian IP regimes are shaped and constrained by the imperative to align with TRIPS, often at a high developmental, cultural, and public-interest cost. Discussing the chapters focusing on Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, Akshat highlights how legal transplants, trade pressures, and local

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