Author name: Md Sabeeh Ahmad

Md Sabeeh Ahmad is an Analyst at SpicyIP and LLM Candidate at the University of Cambridge. He graduated from the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and has keen interest in Access to Medicines and Health Policy. He can be reached at: [email protected]

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 9 – February 15)

/ By / Competition Law, Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

Announcing the Finalists of the 1st National Policy Brief Competition on Intellectual Property & Innovation 2025! Posts on Delhi HC’s evolving jurisprudence on pro-tem security deposits in FRAND trials, Supreme Court to decide CCI’s jurisdiction over abuse of patent rights, and the Supreme Court allowing the Petitioners to map their claims against Zydus’s product in Nivolumab infringement dispute. Case summaries and IP developments from the country and the globe in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out […]

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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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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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SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 12 – January 18)

/ By / Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

A post critiquing the Bombay HC judgment in Anand Khosla on the arbitrability of IP disputes. Does the DHC’s reaffirmation in Zydus v. Controller that patent examination and pre-grant opposition operate in different parallel raise concerns about natural justice? A post discussing the same. And another post examining DHC’s decision in Pearl Engineering v. Philips concerning stay of money decrees. This and much more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 5 – January 11)

/ By / Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

More on the DPIIT Working Paper on AI and Copyright – a post on lawful access while ignoring copyright law and a two-part post arguing that Copyright law is ill-suited to address labour displacement caused by GenAI! A post critically examining the DHC’s sweeping judgement on Domain Names. This and much more 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 DPIIT Working Report: Lawful

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (December 29 – January 4)

/ By / Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

Starting 2026 with India’s top IP developments of 2025! 3 new posts for our readers, criticising the DPIIT AI-Copyright Working Paper. A post on the SHANTI Act, the possibility of getting patents for peaceful uses of nuclear energy. This and much more 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 A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2025  What a year it

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Data Exclusivity Debate Resurfaces Amidst US-FTA Talks, Evidence Still Missing

/ By / Data Exclusivity, Drug Regulation

(Long post ahead!) A Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) notice has triggered fresh discussions on a data exclusivity regime for pharmaceutical products in India. The notice dated October 8 invites comments ‘to ensure a level playing field in new drug approval’. The notice reasons that  applicants obtaining approval of a new drug for the first time in the country based on clinical trial and test data do it at a higher regulatory compliance cost compared to subsequent applicants who

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (December 8 – December 14)

/ By / Biological Diversity, Copyright, Opportunities, Others, Patent, Trademark, Traditional Knowledge

The SpicyIP Podcast Episode 10 with Sheja Ehtesham is now live on our YouTube channel. Deadline for the 1st National Policy Brief Competition by SpicyIP and CIPAM, DPIIT has been extended to 21st December, 2025. Why we should stop using the word ‘technical’ when we talk about Section 3(k)? This and much more 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 The SpicyIP TV

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (December 1 – December 7)

/ By / Copyright, Data Exclusivity, Others, Patent, Trademark

Starting the month with an analysis of the Delhi HC’s judgment in Novo v. Reddy in the Ozempic dispute. Section 3(k) in the news again in Ab Initio v. Controller, and a trademark battle over the word ‘choice’. This and much more 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 Part I- Novo v. Dr. Reddy: Clear the Way or Else Block The Way

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 24-November 30)

/ By / Copyright, Geographical Indication, Opportunities, Others, Patent, Trademark

India’s first scent trademark has been headline of the week – two posts discussing the development. A critical analysis of the Draft GI Logo Guidelines. And Episode 2 of “Let’s IPsa Loquitur” is up with Sonisha Srinivasan speaking to Dr Zakir Thomas. This and much more 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 Let’s IPsa Loquitur: Dr. Zakir Thomas on Copyright, AI, Technology

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