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SpicyIP Fellowship 2018-19: Basmati Wars – Peril for Madhya Pradesh and GI Issue with Hybrids of Basmati

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We are pleased to bring to you a guest post by our Fellowship applicant, Rishabh Mohnot. Rishabh is a 3rd year student at National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata. This is his first submission for the Fellowship. Rishabh had also written a post for us last year during his internship. Basmati Wars: Peril for Madhya Pradesh and GI Issue with Hybrids of Basmati Rishabh Mohnot On March 15, 2018, the Geographical Indications (GI) Registry passed an order rejecting Madhya […]

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Patent Office Publishes Stakeholders’ Comments on Patent Working Issues and Form 27

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In compliance of the order passed by the Delhi High Court on 15th March in Prof. Basheer’s Patent Working PIL, the Patent Office has published on its website the comments received by it from stakeholders on issues relating to patent working provisions (including Form 27). This is a very welcome move and the speed of the Indian Patent Office needs to be appreciated. The full text of the comments can be viewed here and a brief summary of each of

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SpicyIP Events: 5th WTI – CWS Joint Academy on International Trade Law and Policy [June 4-29, New Delhi]

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We are pleased to remind our readers that The World Trade Institute of the University of Bern, Switzerland and the Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, India will be conducting the 5th WTI – CWS Joint Academy on International Trade Law and Policy (“Joint Academy”), from June 4 to June 29, 2018 in New Delhi. The last date for submission of applications is March 30, 2018. For further details, please read the Call for Applications below: 5th WTI – CWS JOINT ACADEMY ON

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Patent Working PIL (Update): Court Directs Govt. to Give Reasonable Timeline and Publish Comments Online

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In the latest development in the Patent Working PIL filed by Prof. Basheer, the Delhi High Court has directed the Government to file an affidavit stating a reasonable timeline within which it will complete its ongoing consultation with the stakeholders on the patent working issues, examine the comments it receives and effectuate the necessary amendments under the Patents Act. In a laudable move, the Court has also ordered the Government to immediately publish all the comments received by it on the website

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Delhi HC Reiterates that Delay in Filing a Patent Examination Request is Uncondonable

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Last month, in a lucid and well-reasoned judgment (Sphaera Pharma Pte. Ltd and Anr. v. Union Of India), the Delhi High Court emphatically clarified that the Patents Act, 1970 does not offer any scope for considering a request for patent examination filed beyond the prescribed period of 48 months from the date of filing of the application. It reiterated the ruling rendered by it in 2011 in Nippon Steel Corporation v. Union of India that we had covered here. Prescribed

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SpicyIP Events: 5th WTI – CWS Joint Academy on International Trade Law and Policy [June 4-29, New Delhi]

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We are pleased to announce that The World Trade Institute of the University of Bern, Switzerland and the Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, India will be conducting the 5th WTI – CWS Joint Academy on International Trade Law and Policy (“Joint Academy”), from June 4 to June 29, 2018 in New Delhi. The last date for submission of applications is March 30, 2018. For further details, please read the Call for Applications below: 5th WTI – CWS JOINT ACADEMY ON INTERNATIONAL

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Patent Office Calls for Comments on Patent Working Disclosure and Form 27

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(This post has been co-authored with Prof. Shamnad Basheer) [Edit: The deadline for submission of comments has been extended to March 23, 2018] As reported last month, in our Patent Working PIL, the Delhi High Court asked the Government to submit an affidavit outlining the proposed framework and timeline for enforcing the patent working disclosure mandate. The court also asked the office to consider reviewing/revising the Form 27 format to make it more optimal. To this end, the Patent Office

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SpicyIP Ranked 3rd in List of Top Patent Blogs in the World

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We are extremely delighted to inform our readers that SpicyIP has been ranked 3rd in a list of top patent blogs of 2018 published by James Yang of OC Patent Lawyer on IPWatchdog earlier last month. This list is an update of the 2011 and 2009 lists where SpicyIP was ranked 5th and 4th respectively. The entire list of top 16 patent blogs of 2018 is as follows: IPWatchdog Patently-O SpicyIP IPKat Phosita OCPatentLawyer IP News Flash Patent Arcade Patent Baristas IP Spotlight Patent Dogs

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SpicyIP Events: Roundtable on Trademark Enforcement – Challenges & Opportunities [Mumbai, March 16, 2018]

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We are pleased to announce that K&S Partners, in collaboration with International Trademark Association (INTA), is organizing a roundtable on ‘Trademark Enforcement – Challenges & Opportunities’ on March 16, 2018 in Mumbai. For further details, please read the post below:           Roundtable on Trademark Enforcement – Challenges & Opportunities Leading intellectual property law firm, K&S Partners, in collaboration with the International Trademark Association (INTA) is organizing a half-day roundtable in Mumbai on ‘Trademark Enforcement – Challenges &

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Call for SpicyIP Research Fellows: Application Deadline Extended to March 15, 2018

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As announced last month, this year apart from the (blogging) Fellows, SpicyIP is also looking for at least two (2) Research Fellows. If you have an interest in IP law and love legal research and writing, look no further! Apply immediately to become a SpicyIP Research Fellow!  The deadline for submitting applications for the ‘Research Fellow’ position has now been extended to March 15, 2018. Who We Are Looking For? We are looking for Research Fellows who can provide high-quality research as well as

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