Author name: Aysha Shaukat

Indicative of the growing awareness amidst the stakeholders of their respective IPR rights,the weavers of Gopalpur are seeking protection for the Tussar weave. The Statesmen whilst promptly reporting on the proactive initiatives of the weavers, nevertheless continue to with the ‘conflation’ saga. (We at SpicyIP did our best to correct the erroneous usage of terms during the yoga controversy) ‘The weavers of Gopalpur in Jajpur district have demanded patentry of their handloom products, made of tussar fabric.At a workshop, jointly […]

The ‘Ponni’ Rice,considered as the grain of the masses in South India is the hot topic of a current cross border IPR controversy. The Ponni has come under siege, with the Malaysian Commodities giant Syarikat Faiza having acquired the trademark rights for this grain under the Malaysian Trademark Act.To add insult to injury this right also entitles Faiza to package and market varieties that closely resemble the attributes of the Ponni grain. Syarikat Faiza Sdn Bhd, which imports Sona Masoori