Author name: Maneesha Gupta

Maneesha is a fifth-year law student at NMIMS Bengaluru. She is interested in IP Law, and writing. A participant of SpicyIP Summer School 2026, she aims to make an impact through words. Make use of maneeshaonline2[at]gmail[dot]com for reaching out to her.

[Part I] RAM, Routine, and Rights: Looking at the IP Chapter in the EU-India Draft FTA

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The Draft India-EU FTA, dubbed the “mother of all deals”, includes a Chapter on Intellectual Property (IP) (Chapter 10), which has sparked concern about outlawing activities that Indian law allows for, such as Digital Archiving or creating temporary copies in RAM while routing web data. While India has not yet published the draft, the EU made it available on 15th September. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal recently reiterated that the FTA remains on track for finalisation by December 2026, with formal

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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 Tidbit: IP LEX – A Welcome Cushion for Practitioners and Researchers!

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A solid step forward in accessing Indian IP Jurisprudence! DPIIT has come up with IP LEX, a digital repository of IP decision summaries created by the Office of the CGPDTM. It is natural for IP practitioners and researchers to find it difficult to keep track of legal developments. These developments emerge from judicial judgments, quasi-judicial decisions, and administrative orders – all scattered across various High Courts, quasi-judicial offices, commercial court websites, and e-Courts portals. Considering this, I am sure they

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Well-Known Marks: To Declare or Not to Declare?

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Ordinarily, trademark protection is strongest in relation to the identical or similar goods or services for which a mark is registered. Some marks, however, acquire such a strong reputation that the law protects them even against use or registration for dissimilar goods and services. These are known as ‘well-known trademarks,’ and there is a new development concerning them. The Delhi High Court, in Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. v Registrar of TMs, on 6th July 2026, ruled that an opponent can

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