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[Sponsored] CRISP (BITS Law School) Invites Applications for Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship (Extended Deadline 15 April 2025)

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Centre for Research in Innovation Law for Shared Prosperity, BITS Law School is inviting applications for their Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship. The last day to send your applications is April 15 April 1, 2025. For more details see their call for applications below. CRISP (BITS Law School) Invites Applications for Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship (Extended Deadline 15 April 2025) BITS Law School (BITSLAW) has established a ‘Centre for Research in Innovation Law for Shared Prosperity’ (or, CRISP) in the BITS Pilani […]

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Amazon Owns Your E-Books and Wants More

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In light of Amazon’s decision to disable the ‘Download or Transfer via USB’ feature from their Kindle devices, Arnav Kaman discusses DRMs/TPMs, the rights of the user, what users can do with their ebooks within the fair use doctrine, and the future of ebooks in this guest post. Arnav is a 3rd Year Law student from Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab. He’s interested in Narratives and the Law, along with supporting local independent bookstores.  Amazon Owns Your E-Books

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‘Star’ring In Conflict: Rogue IPTV Players Meet Star India In IP Battle

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[This post is authored by Tanishka Goswami. Tanishka is an advocate at the High Court of MP. She graduated from National Law University, Delhi in 2023 & enjoys reading and writing on copyright laws. Her previous posts can be accessed here.] Though a recipient of widespread international popularity for its cost-effectiveness in accessing varied entertainment, news and sports content, the use of IPTV technology has always been clouded by legal challenges. One of these challenges pertain to piracy and illegal

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Delhi High Court Stirs the Pot for Biotech Patent Applicants in India 

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On the recent Delhi High Court judgement concerning a genetically modified salmonella bacteria, Prashant Reddy T writes on how the Court missed the boat in laying down the law on some important issues for the biotech industry concerning the patentability of microorganisms and disclosure requirements for such inventions. Prashant Reddy T is one of our most prolific bloggers (his posts can be accessed here). He is also the co-author of two books- “Create, Copy, Disrupt: India’s Intellectual Property Dilemmas” (OUP, 2017)

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Call for Suggestions on the Draft Guidelines for Processing Patent Applications of AYUSH Systems and Related Inventions (February 28)

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The office of CGPDTM has invited comments on the Draft Guidelines for Processing Patent Applications of Ayush Systems and Related Inventions for providing clarity on the filing and processing of patent applications of Ayush systems and related inventions. The guidelines are available on the IPIndia website here. The deadline for sharing suggestions with the CGPDTM is February 28. Interested readers can share their suggestions on anita[dot]ipo[at]nic[dot]in.

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Comments Invited on “AI Governance and Guidelines Development” Report (February 27)

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The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has published a report titled ‘AI Governance and Guidelines Development’. The Report was prepared by a Subcommittee, under the guidance of an Advisory Group (chaired by the Principal Scientific Advisor) to provide recommendations on AI governance in India. IndiaAI, an initiative of the MeitY has invited comments on the report. The comments are invited by February 27, 2025. Interested readers can share their comments by filling the form here

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After ANI, Bollywood Music Labels Have a Face-off with OpenAI

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On the news of the Indian Music Industry and music labels seeking to be impleaded as parties in the ongoing ANI v. OpenAI case, Anjali Tripathi writes on the issues raised by the trade body and labels and the overall impact this case can have on the music industry. Anjali Tripathi is a fourth-year law student at JGLS with an interest in IP rights, access to education, and the creative arts. After ANI, Bollywood Music Labels Have a Face-off with

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Extension of the Deadline for CIPRA’s (SLS, Hyderabad) 1st Blog Writing Competition Organized in Collaboration with SpicyIP- February 22

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With several requests for extensions coming in, the deadline for the 1st Blog Writing Competition, 2025 Organized by CIPRA (SLS Hyderabad) in Collaboration with SpicyIP has now been extended. The new deadline is 22nd February, 2025 (11:59 pm.) For submission guidelines and other details please see the announcement here. As a reminder: The competition is open to all students pursuing 3-year/5-year law courses or LLM students or research scholars from any recognised law school across India.

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Error 303! Error 404! Exclusive Rights Not Found – DHC Vacates Injunction in DCM Shriram v. Amreek Singh

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[This post has been authored by SpicyIP intern Aditi Agrawal. Aditi is a final-year B.A., LL.B (IPR Hons.) student at The ICFAI University, Dehradun. Her previous posts can be accessed here.] Hola, readers! Ever wondered what happens when an injunction is issued on an exaggerated sense of urgency, omitting key facts? The answer, as seen in DCM Shriram Limited v. Amreek Singh Chawla & Ors., is judicial reconsideration, vacated injunction, and a sobering reminder that equity does not reward half-truths. In

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From Headnotes to Head-scratchers: The Functional Fallacies in Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence

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[This post is authored by Akshat Agrawal and Sneha Jain. Akshat Agrawal is a Senior Associate at Saikrishna and Associates and has previously written on the blog here. Sneha is a Partner at Saikrishna and Associates and leads their Artificial Intelligence and Law Practice. Views expressed here are those of the authors alone. Long post ahead.] The US District Court for the District of Delaware’s recent opinion in Thomson Reuters and West Publishing v. Ross Intelligence Inc. carries significant implications

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