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]

The Great Indian Cancer Information Treasure Hunt

/ By / Drug Regulation, Others, Patent

[This post has been co-authored by Swaraj and Sabeeh. Long post ahead] Cancer incidences continue to increase in India, with over 1.46 million estimated new cases diagnosed annually as of 2022 and predicted to rise to 1.57 million cases by 2025 (More on these numbers later!). The continuous interaction of public health priorities with IP laws have been mainstream discussion for a long time now. To what extent exactly do IP laws create, shape, or impact the political economy of […]

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 17 – March 23)

/ By / Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

Keep up with the ever changing world of IP with SpicyIP’s Weekly Review! A quick glance at last week – the first instance of AI hallucination in a judicial order, Delhi HC’s order in PPL v. Azure that has further muddied already murky waters concerning the interplay between Sections 30 and 33 of the Copyright Act, and the Delhi HC ordering the removal of Zepto mark from the trademark registry. This and much more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 10 – March 16)

/ By / Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

Keep up with the ever changing world of IP with SpicyIP’s Weekly Review! A quick glance at last week – finding the real “Burger King” saga continues now at the Supreme Court, ED’s involvement in the Shankar-Tamilnandan copyright case, right to health and compulsory licensing for rare disease medicine Risdiplam. 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 Finding the Real “Burger King”:

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 3 – March 9)

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

Keep up with the ever changing world of IP with SpicyIP’s Weekly Review! A quick glance at last week – analysis of wrongful obtainment in the Indian patent landscape, discussing Delhi High Court’s jurisdiction in ANI vs OpenAI, and the implications of a MoU between screen writers and music composers. 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 Moving Towards a ‘Wrongful Obtainment’

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 24 – March 2)

/ By / Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

Keep up with the ever changing world of IP with SpicyIP’s Weekly Review! A quick glance at last week – analysis of a Delhi HC judgment on the patentability of genetically modified salmonella bacteria, a look at the Philips DVD Case where the Court imposed heavy damages and costs, and a post-grant opposition leading to a revocation of Optimus’ Linelizoid patent. This and much more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment

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Optimus’ Linezolid Patent Revoked After Post-Grant Opposition

/ By / Patent

The Indian Patent Office has revoked the Patent No. 281489 (Application No. 201641013830) subsequent to a post-grant opposition by Symed Labs. The patent was revoked for lacking obviousness/inventive step, not being a patentable invention under section 3(d) and failure to disclose requisite information under section 8 of the Patents Act. The patent was granted on 20 March, 2017 and the post grant opposition was filed on 5 March, 2018. The patent relates to Linezolid, an antibiotic primarily used against pneumonia, skin

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 17 – February 23)

/ By / Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

(Thanks to Aditi and Khushi for the case summaries) Keep up with the ever changing world of IP with SpicyIP’s Weekly Review! A quick glance at last week – Madras HC accepts a US District Court’s Letter Rogatory to furnish confidential information, a look at Functional Fallacies in Thomson Reuters vs Ross Intelligence and many more. We also have the initiation of our attempt to bring IP conversations to wider audiences through multilingual writing! This and much more in this

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 10 – February 16)

/ By / Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

[Thanks to Aditi, Khushi and Sudhanshu for the case summaries] Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on the ANI vs OpenAI copyright case, CGPDTM’s office being moved to Delhi, and exemption under Section 107A of the Patents Act. This and a lot 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 ANI vs OpenAI: India’s

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 3 – February 9)

/ By / Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on the Lodha trademark dispute, the scrapping of the UGC-Care list, and the escalation of the Nayanthara-Dhanush copyright battle. This and a lot 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 Of house marks and family disputes: Taking a look at the Lodha v. Lodha TM battle  Following

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Union Budget 2025-26: What’s in it for Innovation, Tech, Trade and Health?

/ By / Innovation, Others

The Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 presented the Union Budget 2025-26 in the parliament. The budget is being suggested as a reprieve to middle-class earners with crucial income tax exemptions announced. At the same time, the budget also made key announcements in the innovation, tech, trade, and health sectors. Here goes my attempt at a round-up on these fronts for the Budget 2025-26! Innovation, Knowledge and Education The Budget announced the setting up of 50,000 Atal Tinkering

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