Author name: Md Sabeeh Ahmad

Starting off the week with a huge development – Delhi HC orders Sci-Hub to be completely blocked in India! When is ‘Imminent Infringement’ imminent? A post on the question of imminent infringement determination. Are Pre-Digital Era Copyright Assignments Valid for Today’s Modern Tech Platforms? A post discussing the position in the Indian Copyright Act on assignments. This and a lot more on last week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below to let us […]

A patent and litigation update on the anti-diabetic medication Semaglutide, the how’s and why’s of an interview in the context of IP research, and the copyright history of the Indian national anthem. This and a lot more on last week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below to let us know. Highlights of the Week Gauging the ‘Weight’ of the Matter: Here’s Your Latest Patent and Litigation Update on Semaglutide Semaglutide continues to make

Kickstarting August with posts on “intent principle” vis a vis Section 3(b) and J. G. S Patel (Retd.)’s letter slamming the GLC administration over its notice to take actions against use of the college’s name in a podcast by former students, last week we saw a flurry of 15 posts on the blog! (Also, don’t forget to check out the report recapping the inaugural SpicyIP Summer School edition. This and a lot more on last week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything

Would the Delhi HC’s injunction order against Zydus set a dangerous precedent on stockpiling? A post touching upon this issue. The India-UK CETA carries forward some problematic elements from the 2022 leaked draft version – a post exploring the agreement on key IP sections. Where exactly are we headed in the GM Crops regime? A post holistically analysing the GM regime in India and the impact it may have. This and much more in our weekly roundup of our blog

Is there a distinction between parody and satire? – A post on the different positions by Indian and US Courts. A post on the Delhi HC’s possibly wrong interpretation in equating design with trade dress and another on the trademark renewal notices: a lifeline or potential loophole? This and much more in our weekly roundup of our blog posts, case summaries, and top IP developments in the country and the world. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment

Starting this week with some delightful snapshots for our readers from the SpicyIP Summer School which kicked off with intriguing sessions by Murali Neelakantan and Sandeep Rathod!  Is IndiaMART a marketplace or a directory? – Post on Delhi HC’s granting of interim injunction against IndiaMART. Post on Delhi HC’s domestic injunction against Dr Reddy’s weight loss drug. Do payments for cloud computing services to AWS constitute “royalty”? – Post on Delhi HC’s judgment on the issue. This and much more

What Indian Courts Are Getting Wrong About Personality Rights? – A post analysing the recent Delhi HC order in Sadhguru and Ankur Warikoo. Post on the Delhi HC’s increases coverage via a ‘superlative injunction’. The long awaited Pandemic Treaty is finally here but will it be able to overcome the challenges it originally aimed to resolve? This and much more in our weekly roundup of our blog posts, case summaries, and top IP developments in the country and the world. Anything

Post analysing the Courts dealing with PILs in service matters as AIPOWA vs. CGPDTM reaches the SC. Is the opt-out mechanism compatible with the Berne Convention? – Lokesh and Yogesh answer this in a two-part post. Another post on whether India should shift the burden of licensing for AI training data from creators to AI companies. This and much more in our weekly roundup of our blog posts, case summaries, and top IP developments in the country and the world.

Post on ANI’s latest copyright action – sending copyright strikes to YouTube creators, another perspective on the ANI vs. OpenAI copyright dispute, this time on excessive judicial borrowing and the storage paradox, and Delhi HC’s ‘Andaz Apna Apna’ order with too much, yet too little IP. This and more in our weekly roundup of blog posts, case summaries, and top IP developments in the country and the world. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below to let