Author name: Malobika Sen

Teaching Assistant. Ex-University Junior Research Fellow, Ph.D. Scholar (WBNUJS) Assistant Director, Centre for Disability Rights and Equal Opportunities, Researcher, Centre for Law, Literature and Popular Culture, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. Former Judicial Law Clerk & Research Assistant of Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen, Calcutta High Court.

Rapunzel, Rapunzel, lay down your “lists”: CGPDTM updates the Roll of Scientific Advisers 

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 Image generated by ChatGPT-5 On the 4th of September, 2025, the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) released the updated Roll of Scientific Advisers on the IPIndia website. (See here). In April, 2025, Advika discussed the release of the public notice inviting applications to update the roll of Scientific Advisors, maintained as per Rule 103 of the Patents Rules, 2003. This roll has to be updated every year.   This roll is not just an […]

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Tier I, Tier II, Time for Experts; The Curious Case of Scientific Advisers, Party Expert and Two Tiered Confidentiality Club 

/ By / Patent, Publication

Image generated by DALL E and edited by Canva. On January 8, 2025, the Delhi High Court, presided over by Hon’ble Justice Amit Bansal, delivered a significant ruling in the case of Syngenta Limited and Anr. vs. GSP Crop Science Private Limited (See here). This case pertains to patent infringement concerning two process patents related to the fungicide Azoxystrobin. The Court allowed the Party Expert to be privy to the documents accessed by the Scientific Advisers appointed by the Bench.

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Cheroots to Cheers or Bringing IP Conversations to Wider Audiences: A SpicyIP Initiative for Vernacular Dissemination

/ By / Opportunities, Others, Overlaps in IP, Publication

Discussions over intellectual property rights are not just restricted to our textbooks but spill over to the kind of music we listen to,the medicines we intake and much much more. However, it cannot be denied that discussions around IP have been somewhat confined to the academic, legal and policy circles, navigating our mind frames like giant smoke rings from formidable cheroots of erstwhile colonial English Lords. These formidable cheroots are the technical language that shrouds IP rights (not always the

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SpicyIP Interview: Justice Prabha Sridevan on Evolving Roles of Expert Evidence in Indian IP Litigation

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Recently, I had the privilege of interviewing Justice Sridevan as part of my doctoral research and I found it to be exceptionally insightful. She shared several pertinent points on issues concerning expert evidence in IP litigations and what she thinks is the best way forward for the Indian Courts vis a vis engaging experts in IP matters. As she kindly agreed to my request to also publish this as a blogpost, I am happy to share this with our readers.

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Experts and Calcutta High Court IPRD Rules, 2023; A Critique and Discussion

/ By / Copyright, Patent, Trademark

Image from here. Nation’s Third, A New IPD at Calcutta High Court! Later but not late. In the gazette notification dated 20th September 2024 the Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules of the High Court, Calcutta, 2023 were notified. Vide the Rules, the following two divisions were constituted in the Calcutta High Court: the Intellectual Property Rights Division (IPRD) and the Intellectual Property Rights Appellate Division (IPRAD). It was noted that all the original, appellate, writ and miscellaneous jurisdictions shall be

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Westward Look: Navigating the Divide between the Roles of Scientific Advisers and Expert Evidence in IP Litigation

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Rewind to 1492 for a moment – yes, really! Back then, understanding a Latin word ‘licet’ required the wise advice of an expert (see the paywalled reference here). Thus, the tradition of seeking expert counsel was born! We’re here to explore the juxtaposition of legal eagles and scientific advisers and the experts, waltzing through legal labyrinths faster than you can say ‘Sectumsempra‘! So, we dive into the dispute over the role of scientific advisers versus expert evidence in IP litigation.

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Hot-Tubbing in Indian IP Litigation: Delhi High Court Issues Directives in High-Stakes Patent Infringement Case

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“The judge is not a rustic who has chosen to play a game of Three Card Trick. He is not fair game. Nor is the truth.” quote from here In a significant order on February 23, 2024, the Delhi High Court, in  F- Hoffmann -La Roche Ag & Anr V. Zydus Lifesciences Limited, presided over by Justice Sanjeev Narula, (among other things) issued crucial directives to both parties regarding the appointment of independent scientific experts. This high-profile case revolves around

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