Author name: Prashant Reddy

T. Prashant Reddy graduated from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, with a B.A.LLB (Hons.) degree in 2008. He later graduated with a LLM degree (Law, Science & Technology) from the Stanford Law School in 2013. Prashant has worked with law firms in Delhi and in academia in India and Singapore. He is also co-author of the book Create, Copy, Disrupt: India's Intellectual Property Dilemmas (OUP).

Controller General Kurian continues march towards greater transparency at the Patent Office

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In an absolutely fantastic effort to increase transparency at the Patent Office, Controller General of the Patents & Trademark Office Kurian has published on the patent office website details of the Prosecution History, Complete Specification and Examination Reports of published patent application and all details including e-Register in case of granted patents. The patent office information database has been renamed from IPIRS to the much cooler sounding – IPAIRS. This announcement has come shortly on the heels of another announcement […]

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Revisiting the Constitutionality of the Copyright Board in light of the SC judgement in the NCLT case

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Some months ago Shamnad had a run a post on the legality of the appointment of Dr. Raghbir Singh as the Chairperson of the Copyright Board and also the constitutionality of the Copyright Board as provided for under the Copyright Act, 1957. In regards Dr. Raghbir Singh’s appointment, as the Chairperson of the Copyright Board, Shamnad had pointed out how it was highly unlikely that Dr. Singh actually fulfilled the eligibility criteria laid down in the Copyright Act. Section 11(3)

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R.I.P. the Doctrine of First Sale & Privity in Contract – The Tale of the Publishing Industry & the Delhi High Court

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 In 2 peculiar judgments, in the cases of John Wiley & Sons & Ors. v. Prabhat Chander Kumar Jain & Ors. CS (OS) No.1960/2008 and John Wiley & Sons v. International Book Stores & Ors. CS(OS) No. 2488/2008, the Delhi High Court has restrained the Defendants, from exporting low-priced Indian editions, which were bought from the Plaintiffs, to foreign markets such as the U.S.A. While the first case was contested and decided by Justice Manmohan Singh, the second case proceeded

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Guest Post: U.K. implements ECJ’s decision in favour of L’Oreal

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Avni Chari, a student of NALSAR, brings us another very interesting guest post on a recent U.K. judgment. A must read for all those of you interested in the use of trademarks during the course of comparative advertising. UK IMPLEMENTS ECJ’S DECISION IN FAVOUR OF L’ORÉALAvni S. Chari L’Oréal compels European Courts to revisit the issue of balancing free trade and Intellectual Property Rights. Judgment available here. The UK Court of Appeal reluctantly applied the ECJ’s guidance and ruled in

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Guest Post on the Copyright Amendment Bill, 2010 – Cover Recordings: Is it the same version?

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Neel Mason, Managing Partner of Mason & Associates, who has previously blogged for us, over here, has sent us this equally insightful piece on the proposed amendments to ‘Cover Recordings’ in the Copyright Act, 1957. For those of you familiar with the infamous Section 52(1)(j) will agree that it is probably one of the most confusing provisions with a seriously troubling history. For you previous stories on the Copyright Amendment Bill, 2010, please click here. Cover Recordings : Is it

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Continuing the post-mortem on the Patent Office’s Order in the Valcyte case: The workings of the Opposition Board

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In response to my earlier post on the procedural issues in the Valcyte post-grant opposition I received unconfirmed information, from parties familiar with the matter, that the recommendations of the Opposition Board were not even made available to the parties. I would be grateful if we could get a confirmation on that from parties who participated in the matter Image from here. Title of the work: The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp; Artist: Rembrandt. A musical accompaniment (Bach’s Tocatta

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Guest Post: The Impact of the Copyright Amendment Bill, 2010 on Copyright Societies

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Neel Mason,a Managing Partner of Mason & Associates, with over 13 years of practice in IP matters has written for our readers, this excellent guest-post on the impact of the Copyright Amendment Bill, 2010 on Copyright Societies. A must read for all those interested in the wide-ranging amendments proposed to Copyright Societies. The Impact of the Copyright Amendment Bill, 2010 on Copyright Societies byNeel Mason One of the significant developments under the proposed amendments is the change that will be

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Raising the bar for post-grant oppositions: Lessons on procedure and evidence post the Valcyte ‘post-grant opposition’

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The recent decision of the Patent Office in the post-grant opposition against Roche’s patent for Valcyte has spurred some interesting discussions on this blog. Most of these discussions, however, have centred on an analysis of the decision from a pure patent law perspective. In this post I would like to raise some policy and practical questions on the issues of procedure and evidence that are followed in post-grant oppositions. Before that however I would like to briefly comment on the

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Parliamentary Standing Committee invites views on Copyright Amendment Bill, 2010 before 31st May, 2010

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Many thanks to Pranesh Prakash of CIS for bringing to our attention this public notice by the Parliamentary Standing Committee examining the Copyright Amendment Bill, 2010 that was introduced in the Rajya Sabha in the budget session. The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development headed by Shri Oscar Fernandes, MP, Rajya Sabha. The committee is interested in hearing ‘views/suggestions’ from ‘individuals/organizations’ interested in the subject matter of the bill. Written suggestions maybe sent to Shri J.Sundriyal, Director, Rajya

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Guest Post: Analyzing the results of the Patent Agent examination

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Rajiv Kr. Choudhry, an Indian IP attorney, has come forth with a brilliant statistical analysis of the results of the patent agent examination. Rajiv has an LL.M. in IP law at the George Washington University Law School, LL.B. from the University of Delhi, Law Center-II, MBA from FORE School of Management and B.E. in Electronics from Nagpur University. Before joining law, he worked at ST Microelectronics as a project co-ordinator. A chart containing his analysis can be accessed over here.

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