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India–Brazil TKDL Access Collaboration: The Next Phase of Global Biodiplomacy?

/ By / Biological Diversity, Traditional Knowledge

The recent collaboration between India’s CSIR and Brazil’s National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) on access to the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) marks an important development in the evolving governance of traditional knowledge and biodiversity. While framed as a patent examination initiative, Achyuth B Nandan explains that the agreement may have implications extending far beyond prior-art searches, particularly for disclosure obligations, user-country compliance, and the emerging architecture of global GRATK governance. Achyuth is a PhD candidate at Rajiv Gandhi […]

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (June 8-June 14)

/ By / Copyright, Patent, Trademark

A three-pass funnel for patent searches and NLUJ’s call for papers for the latest volume of the Journal of Intellectual Property Studies feature in this edition of the SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment and let us know. [Sponsored] 300 to 30 to 5: A Three-Pass Funnel for Patent Searches Under Deadline Finding relevant patents is no longer the bottleneck. The bottleneck is deciding which of the hundreds of relevant records actually matter and

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[Sponsored] 300 to 30 to 5: A Three-Pass Funnel for Patent Searches Under Deadline

/ By / Patent, Sponsored

Finding relevant patents is no longer the bottleneck. The bottleneck is deciding which of the hundreds of relevant records actually matter and doing so before the deadline arrives. This post by PatSeer explores a structured approach to moving from large result sets to a focused, defensible shortlist. The workflow described here draws on features available within PatSeer’s patent intelligence platform, including Ask & Refine, AI Summaries, and PatAssist. [Sponsored] 300 to 30 to 5: A Three-Pass Funnel for Patent Searches

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Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies Volume X, Issue II (Submit by July 15, 2026)

/ By / Opportunities

National Law University, Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies (JIPS) is inviting original, unpublished manuscripts for publication for its upcoming issue (Volume X, Issue II). The last date for submissions is July 15, 2026. For further details, please read the journal’s call for papers below: Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies Volume X, Issue II (Submit by July 15, 2026) About the Organisation/Institution: National Law University-Jodhpur (NLU Jodhpur) is one of India’s leading Law Schools situated in

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 25-June 7)

/ By / Copyright, Patent, Trademark

[This Weekly Review is authored by Vikram Raj Nanda. Vikram Raj Nanda is a third-year student at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, with a keen interest in IP law, Competition Law, and Arbitration. His previous posts can be accessed here.] Ending May and stepping into June, here is our latest weekly review covering developments from May 25 to June 7. This review brought a mix of contemporary IP disputes and historical reflections. From the DHC’s ruling on keyword advertising

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The Copyright Strike as a Commercial Weapon: What Anamika Sood v. Saregama Does Not Say But Should

/ By / Copyright

What happens when copyright enforcement tools become instruments of commercial control rather than legal protection? In a significant ruling in Anamika Sood v. Google LLC & Saregama India Ltd., the Saket District Court declared independent artist Anamika Sood the rightful owner of her song “Ferrareee”, rejecting Saregama’s infringement claims over an expired copyright. But while the judgment resolves the ownership dispute, it leaves unresolved a larger structural concern: the growing misuse of automated copyright strike systems as tools of market

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Public Squares or Private Estates: The Delhi High Court’s Doctrinal Shift in Keyword Advertising

/ By / Trademark

In a significant ruling in Hindware v. Grohe, the Delhi High Court drew a distinction between the use of generic marks and coined, source-identifying marks like “Hindware” as keywords, while simultaneously narrowing the scope of intermediary safe harbour for platforms such as Google. The ruling builds on precedents such as Google v. DRS Logistics and Google LLC v. MakeMyTrip (India) Pvt. Ltd, where the courts have resisted treating keyword bidding as per se trademark infringement, particularly where the marks involved

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In the Aftermath of Parle: Unsettling Questions for Trade Mark Law

/ By / Trademark

What happens when trademark law privileges filing priority over marketplace reality? The Delhi High Court’s April 10 ruling in the ‘20-20’ dispute raises difficult questions about whether registration can meaningfully coexist with decade-old goodwill, and whether identical marks can survive in the market outside the framework of honest and concurrent use. In this post, Eleen Garg examines the structural tensions the decision leaves unresolved between registry formalism, consumer protection, and passing off. Eleen is a lawyer and is practicing before

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What’s in a Name? The Quintessential Misnomers That Are Untested SEPs: Thoughts on the Division Bench Judgment in Bansal v. Philips

/ By / Patent

The Delhi High Court’s recent Division Bench ruling in Bansal v. Philips Division Bench Judgment may well become one of the most consequential SEP/FRAND decisions in India so far. In an incisive post, methodically breaking down the Division Bench decision, Aniruddh Bhatia explains in detail the decision as it deals with essentiality, infringement, FRAND dance, calculation of damages, confidentiality clubs and exhaustion. Aniruddh Bhatia is an advocate at an IP-focused law firm with eight years of litigation experience, six of

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Ready, Set, Enclose? India’s Sports-IP Waiver and the Problem of Turning Play into Property

/ By / Overlaps in IP

The Government’s new fee waiver for “sports-related” IP registrations appears, at first glance, to be straightforward. But beneath the news lies a deeper question: what exactly is “Sports IP,” and what kinds of ownership, exclusivity, and control is the State choosing to subsidise through this policy? Aryan Agrawal argues that the waiver is significant not just as an innovation measure but as part of a broader movement toward the enclosure of sporting culture, fandom, and access. Aryan is a final-year

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