2023

SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 02- January 09)

/ By / Copyright, Drug Regulation, Patent, Trademark

After an eventful first week of the year, we bring out quick summaries of the 6 blogposts we carried, along with 10 cases and other national and international IP developments for you. Important IP cases that we’re missing out on? Especially from other High Courts? Please let us know so we can include them!   Highlights of the Week A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2022 Continuing with our annual tradition, we curated a list of the […]

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Access to any Supreme Court Case: Just a Few Clicks Away!

/ By / Others

In this post our SpicyIP intern, Gaurangi Kapoor writes on the recently launched e-SCR platform, highlighting its key features. Gaurangi completed her LLM in IP and Technology law from Jindal Global Law School in 2022. Her current areas of interest are copyright, design and artificial intelligence. Access to any Supreme Court Case: Just a Few Clicks Away! Gaurangi Kapoor Our readers may recall  a recent post on the takedown of the IPAB website and disappearance of the relevant information published

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Wheels of Trademark Go Round-and-Round: Analyzing the ‘Yezdi’ Order of Karnataka High Court

/ By / Trademark

Our new SpicyIP intern, Pravertna, brings us an interesting post on a recent controversy surrounding the ownership of the ‘Yezdi’ mark, before the Karnataka High Court. Pravertna is a third-year student at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, India, pursuing an undergraduate degree in B.A. L.LB. (Hons.). She is also the winner of 3rd Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on IP Law. She aims to become a Judicial Officer in her near future. Her interest in the legal arc is keenly

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Exemptions Granted to Certification Marks: Why Does a Lack of Section 9(1)(b) Exemption Defeat the Purpose?

/ By / Trademark

We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Akshay Ajayakumar on exemptions granted to certification marks.  Akshay is a lawyer based in Munich, Germany. He is a graduate of National Law University, Jodhpur, and has an LL.M in IP and Competition Law from the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC) – A cooperation project of the Max Planck Society, the University of Augsburg, the Technical University of Munich, and The George Washington University. You can view his earlier posts

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Kaushal Kishor v. State Of UP: A Tale of Mis-Readings and Bad Externalising

/ By / Copyright, Others

We’re pleased to bring to our readers a guest post by Akshat Agrawal on the Supreme Court’s decision in Kaushal Kishor v. State of U.P.  Akshat is an LLM student at Berkeley Law specialising in IP policy. He is a graduate of Jindal Global Law School and has previously clerked at the Delhi High Court. He’s written several posts for us in the past and they can be found here. Kaushal Kishor v. State Of UP: A Tale of Mis-Readings

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SpicyIP Tidbit: CGPDTM notifies Trademark and Patent Agent Examinations

/ By / Patent, Trademark

IP developments in 2023 kick off with the Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM)’s re-notification of the Trademarks and Patent Agents Examinations. While the Patent Agent Examination has been last conducted in 2022, after a 4 years gap due to COVID-19,  it is reported that the Trademarks Agent Exam is being held after a gap of 10 years! The previous notice, published in November 2022, stated that both examinations were scheduled for 7th May, 2023. However

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2022

/ By / Others

This post has been co-authored with Gaurangi Kapoor, Ishant Jain and Swaraj Barooah  Wishing our readers a very happy and healthy new year! In line with our annual tradition, we take stock of the top IP developments that occurred in 2022. This year, we have divided these developments into four categories: a) Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Topicality/Impact) b) Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Jurisprudence/Legal Lucidity) c) Top 10 IP Legislative and Policy Related Developments, and d)  Other IP Developments The decisions

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (December 27- January 01)

/ By / Copyright, Drug Regulation, Others, Patent, Trademark

Wishing our readers a very happy and healthy new year up ahead! The past week, much like the past year was full of interesting IP developments. In this weekly review, we’ll summarize the 4 posts covered on the blog, 7 orders and judgments from the different courts along with a few national and international IP developments. Important IP cases that we’re missing out on? Especially from other High Courts? Please let us know so we can include them! Highlights of

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