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Call for Applications: International IP Week Celebration, IILM University, Gurugram (April 22–26, 2025) 

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IILM University, Gurugram is organizing a 5-day hybrid workshop and panel discussion celebrating the International IP Day week from April 22 to April 26. The last day to apply for the workshop is April 19 and there is no registration fees. For details about the theme of the workshop take a look at their call for application below. IILM University, Gurugram Presents: International IP Week Celebration | April 22–26, 2025  In a world where innovation intersects daily life—from the music we stream to the logos on our apparel—understanding Intellectual Property […]

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Calling the Experts: CGPDTM Invites Applications for Scientific Advisors

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[The post is authored by SpicyIP intern Advika Singh Malik. Advika is a third-year law student at Symbiosis Law School, Noida. She is interested in pursuing IP and tech litigation.] The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) has released a public notice on April 9, inviting applications to update the roll of Scientific Advisors, maintained as per Rule 103 of the Patents Rules, 2003. The roll is required to be updated every year and serves as an

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[Sponsored] From Law to Leadership: How the MIPLC LL.M. Transforms Careers in IP and Competition Law

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Admissions for LL.M. in Intellectual Property and Competition Law at Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC) are now open! Take a look below at their sponsored post to know more about the benefits of the programme. From Law to Leadership: How the MIPLC LL.M. Transforms Careers in IP and Competition Law If you’re reading this, chances are you’re already intrigued by the world of intellectual property, data, and competition law, and the ever-shifting terrain of the digital economy. Maybe you’re

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[Sponsored] Call for Applications: Advanced International Certificate Course on IP Asset Management (April 20)

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WIPO Academy, the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA), and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) are inviting applications for the annual Advanced International Certificate Course (AICC) on Intellectual Property Asset Management for Business Success. The course is fully sponsored for selected candidates and the last date to apply for the Course is April 20 (~11:59 p.m. Korea Time). For more details, please read their call for applications below. Register Now: Advanced

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[Part II] Fair Dealing or Foul Play? The Latest Kunal Kamra Controversy

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Continuing the discussion on the Kunal Kamra controversy, Anjali dives deep into the implications on free speech that this incident can have. In Part I, she discussed the fair dealing exception with respect to the controversy. Anjali Tripathi is a fourth-year law student at JGLS with an interest in IP rights, access to education, and the creative arts. Her previous post can be accessed here. Fair Dealing or Foul Play? The Latest Kunal Kamra Controversy By Anjali Tripathi In Part I

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[Part I] Fair Dealing or Foul Play? The Latest Kunal Kamra Controversy

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Amidst protests from political parties over his recent stand up set “Naya Bharat” and the looming threat of prosecution over jokes cracked on Maharashtra Deputy CM, Kunal Kamra faces new challenges in the form of copyright strikes on YouTube over this standup special. In this two part post, Anjali explains the controversy and discusses whether Kamra’s “jokes” can be protected under fair dealing exception, in Part I. In Part II, she dives into the free speech implications of this case,

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[Part III] Should Delhi High Court be Inviting Pharmaceutical Companies for its Official Event to Mark World IP Day?

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After two hard-hitting posts (Part I and Part II) on transparency surrounding public money in COVID-19 vaccines, Prashant Reddy wraps up this three part saga with a curious incident. Here, he writes on the DHC’s move to invite Bharath Biotech’s executive as a guest to its official event marking World IP Day, 2023. In this post, Prashant engages with pressing questions like- should active litigants be invited as guests to the events hosted by High Courts? And, wouldn’t such a

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[Part II] Public Money, Private Patents? Unravelling India’s Opacity over its COVID Vaccines

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Continuing the discussion on opacity behind the public money invested in development of COVID-19 vaccines, Prashant Reddy T, in Part II of his post, recounts his struggle with the government, including his eventual litigation to access essential public documents related to government funding in the vaccines. Please Note: This part includes some sections from Part I and was previously published in Newslaundry here. Prashant is one of our most prolific bloggers (his posts can be accessed here). He is also the co-author of three

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[Part I] India’s Hypocrisy over the TRIPs Waiver During the Pandemic

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In a series of three hard-hitting posts, Prashant Reddy T exposes the alarming lack of transparency surrounding public funds spent on indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccines. He details his ordeal in attempting to obtain crucial information from the government and raises pressing concerns about the absence of accountability in public spending. Part I highlights the government’s hypocrisy during the pandemic—seeking a global TRIPS waiver before the WTO while simultaneously allowing the patenting of publicly funded COVID-related inventions in India and overseas.

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Workshop on Access to Medicines, TRIPS, and Patents in the Developing World [Kochi, May 30 to June 3, 2025]

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Third World Network (TWN) and the Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) are organising a five-day workshop on “Access to Medicines, TRIPS, and Patents in the Developing World” from May 30 to June 3, 2025, in Kochi, Kerala. The last date for submitting your applications is April 6. For more details, please read the call for applications below- Workshop on Access to Medicines, TRIPS, and Patents in the Developing World [Kochi, May 30 to June 3, 2025]

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