Author name: Spadika Jayaraj

Spadika is a student of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. Apart from Intellectual Property Law, she is also interested in Law and Technology issues.

SpicyIP Weekly Review (21st-27th April, 2014)

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The SpicyIP Story of the Week is Swaraj’s post commemorating World IP Day, titled ‘Movies and IP: Taking a Look on World IP Day’, where he discusses the relationship between IP and the world of movies. The week began with Thomas reporting on the dispute between GoDaddy, the global domain name registrar and the National Stock Exchange. It has been alleged by the NSE that Manshi Systems, a technology firm was providing access to the information in NSE’s databases, and […]

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IGIR-IEEM Macao ‘Intellectual Property Knowledge Management’ Event (12th-21st May, 2014)

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The Institute of European Studies of Macao (IEEM) and Professor Anselm Kamperman Sanders (Maastricht University, The Netherlands) have announced the 2014 edition of their annual event on Intellectual Property Law and Knowledge Management. The programme will be held in Hong Kong and Macau. This year’s programme comprises three activities: The Intellectual Property Law School (Monday 12 to Friday 16 May 2014, Macau Cultural Center)– Starting from the basics of the Paris and Berne conventions, the course covers the development of Intellectual

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Life of MTS Internet Baby Extended by Delhi HC

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The latest viral advertisement which has caught everybody’s attention is that of the MTS ‘Internet Baby’. It features a baby which, as soon as it is born, uses the internet to post selfies and even googles ‘how to cut an umbilical cord’ and does it by itself. The tagline for the ad aptly reads, ‘Born for the Internet’. However, on March 24th, 2014, the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) issued an order against MTS (also known as Sistema Shyam

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Thomson Reuters’ Report on Research and Innovation Performance: India sees increase in research output; patent applications stable for the past decade

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Thomson Reuters has recently come out with a report titled ‘Research and Innovation Performance of the G20’ where scientific research and patent information has been mined to study the scale and impact of scientific research and innovation in the G20. The data was mined from Thomson Reuters’ proprietary databases including Web of Science and Derwent World Patent Index. Scientific Research: The Report casts light on India’s growing influence in the sphere of scientific research.  India, along with China, South Korea, Saudi

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At SpicyIP We Love IPR, Ab Ki Baar…

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 Unless you have been hibernating or have a strong resolve to completely avoid social media, chances are that you have come across the latest viral ‘Ab Ki Baar, Modi Sarkar’ meme doing the rounds. Apart from attempting to make a few funny slogans myself, the ubiquity of the meme forced me to think about the IPR issues involved. In an earlier post, we have discussed the copyrightability of memes, where Devika concluded that a meme is usually protected from an

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IPAB guards against Trademark Bullying- Jones Investment Co v. Vishnupriya Hosiery Mills

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In a decision delivered on 24th February, 2014, the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) affirmed that a multinational company cannot claim infringement of trademark by a local Indian company purely based on international presence, unless they can expressly establish that their presence extends to India or precedes that of the Indian company. The appellant in the case is Jones Investment Co, an American company which uses the trademark ‘Jones New York’ internationally in relation to apparel, hosiery, footwear, etc. The

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SpicyIP Weekly Review: 24th-30th March, 2014

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SpicyIP brings to you the review of the week 24th-30th March, 2014. The story of the week is Gopika’s post on Novartis obtaining an injunction against Wockhardt  regarding the sale of a drug containing the active ingredient vildagliptin. The Delhi High Court held that  the three conditions for an interim injunction, namely, prima facie case, irreparable loss and balance of convenience were all in favour of Novartis in the instant case and thereby granted an injunction order against Wockhardt. The week began

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SpicyIP TidBit: Anand & Anand, Saikrishna & Associates Win Accolades at Managing IP Global Awards 2014

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Managing IP, a leading source worldwide for developments in IP,hosted the ‘Managing IP Global Awards 2014’ on March 19th, 2014 in Dorchester, London. Two Indian firms picked up awards- Anand & Anand won the award for Best IP Prosecution in India, and the India Contentious Award went to Saikrishna & Associates. The winners were chosen by Managing IP’s team of editors and researchers based on the World IP Survey that they had conducted, also taking into account a review of market developments

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SpicyIP Tidbit: India 2nd Largest User of PCT Among Developing Countries

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A press release by WIPO on 13th March, 2014 reveals that 2013 saw new records being broken when more than 200,000 international patent applications were filed in a single year, for the first time. Records were also broken in international trademark and industrial design filings. International Patent Applications are filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). While the USA (with 57,239 applications) and Japan (with 43,918 applications) predictably filed the highest number of patent applications, India has emerged the 2nd

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Delhi High Court Denies ‘India Today’ Temporary Injunction Regarding Trademark Over the Word ‘Today’

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Living Media Ltd (“India Today Group”) had filed an application for interim injunction in front of the Delhi High Court restraining Alpha Dealcom from launching a news channel with the name ‘Nation Today’, contending that the latter’s usage over the word ‘Today’ infringed on their trademark over the same. The Delhi High Court held that there was no prima facie infringement as the usage of the word by the two parties was not likely to cause confusion in the minds

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