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Call for Registration: “Art Meets Law” Conference by Centre for Art and Law Initiatives in Collaboration with RFKN Legal and the German Institute for Art and Law (January 31)

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The Centre for Art and Law Initiatives in collaboration with RFKN Legal and the German Institute for Art and Law (IFKUR) is hosting its Inaugural Conference- “Art Meets Law” on 31st January 2025, at the India International Centre, New Delhi. Please read below for their announcement. Call for Registration: “Art Meets Law” Conference by Centre for Art and Law Initiatives in Collaboration with RFKN Legal and the German Institute for Art and Law (January 31) The Centre for Art and […]

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Who “Notices” When Patents Are Revoked/Invalidated? Examining Section 151, Patents Act

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Following up on his discussion of Macleods Pharmaceuticals v. The Controller, SpicyIP Intern Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan further discusses the statutory duty under Section 151 of the Patents Act to record revocations or invalidations – and has trouble finding this! Bharathwaj is a 3rd year LLB Student at RGSOIPL, IIT Kharagpur, and loves books and IP. His previous posts can be accessed here. by Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan In my previous post, I discussed Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd v. The Controller of Patents & Anr,

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Brace yourself, it’s getting a bit procedural: Analysing Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd v. The Controller of Patents & Anr.

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The Delhi HC in Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd v. The Controller of Patents & Anr. answered whether a revocation petition is sustainable if the defence of invalidity has been taken in an infringement suit and whether a revocation petition is sustainable when the patent has expired. SpicyIP Intern Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan explains the Court’s finding in its judgment in Macleods. Bharathwaj is a 3rd year LLB Student at RGSOIPL, IIT Kharagpur, and loves books and IP. His previous posts can be accessed

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Taking a Look at the Delhi High Court’s Ambitious (Yet Necessary?) Directives in Master Arnesh Shaw v. Union of India

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[This post is authored by Sunidhi Das. Sunidhi is a second year student at NLSIU, Bangalore and is very enthusiastic about IP law and policy. Also a big thanks to Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan, Md. Sabeeh Ahmad, Praharsh, and Swaraj Paul Barooah for their input. Long post ahead.] On October 4, 2024, the Delhi High Court issued a judgment in Master Arnesh Shaw v. Union of India, directing the Union Government to allocate ₹974 crore to the National Fund for Rare Diseases

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Trust Issues- When Secrets Come with a Commercial Price: Analyzing Cigma Events Private Limited v. Deepak Gupta & Ors

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Discussing the Delhi High Court’s clarification regarding the economic value of the information to qualify as confidential information, SpicyIP Intern Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan explains the Court’s finding in Cigma Events v. Deepak Gupta. Bharathwaj is a 3rd year LLB Student at RGSOIPL, IIT Kharagpur, and loves books and IP. His previous posts can be accessed here. Trust Issues- When Secrets Come with a Commercial Price: Analyzing Cigma Events Private Limited v. Deepak Gupta & Ors By Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan In a recent case

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Enforcing Criminal Remedies Against IP Infringement in India: A Long Road to Justice?

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In a recent order, a Mumbai Magistrate Court acquitted the accused in a copyright infringement case after 37 years! Discussing this and other similar instances, SpicyIP Intern Aditi Agrawal writes on the state of affairs in enforcing criminal remedies against copyright infringement allegations. Aditi is a final-year B.A., LL.B (IPR Hons.) student at The ICFAI University, Dehradun. Enforcing Criminal Remedies Against IP Infringement in India: A Long Road to Justice? By Aditi Agrawal Punishment should not be inflicted “where it

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Navigating Personality Rights – Does Fame Have a Trade-Off?

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Regarding personality rights and introducing a public interest test before granting protection to celebrities, Rebecca Cardoso, in this guest post, advocates for a balanced approach prioritizing protection against genuine harm instead of trivial grievances. Rebecca is a corporate lawyer specializing in financial regulatory practice, with an interest in intellectual property rights. Views expressed here are those of the authors alone. Navigating Personality Rights – Does Fame Have a Trade-Off? By Rebecca Cardoso In recent years, the right to publicity, often

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DHC Directs CIC to Disclose a Ph.D Thesis, Clarifies that it is Not Exempted under the RTI Act

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Analysing the Delhi High Court’s decision in Rajeev Kumar v. Central Information Commission, SpicyIP intern Aishani Chatterjee discusses its key contribution vis-a-vis academic freedom. Aishani is a second year B.Sc. LL.B.(Hons.) student at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata. DHC Directs CIC to Disclose a Ph.D Thesis, Clarifies that it is Not Exempted under the RTI Act By Aishani Chatterjee In a significant judgment, the Delhi High Court, in Rajeev Kumar v. Central Information Commission (CIC)

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Nayanthara and Dhanush Copyright Controversy – De Minimis Rule to the Rescue?

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With the deadline of January 8 nearing for Naayanthara to file her reply in the high-profile copyright dispute with actor Dhanush’s production house, over the unauthorized use of behind-the-scenes footage, Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan and Deepali Vashist discuss whether the De Minimis rule can save the “Lady Superstar”. Bharathwaj is a 3rd year LLB Student at RGSOIPL, IIT Kharagpur and loves books and IP. Deepali is a 3rd year law student at NLSIU Bangalore. Her passion lies in understanding the intersections of AI

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SpicyIP Tidbit: Revisiting Trade Secrets in the Light of The Delhi High Court’s Decision in the Navigators Logistics Case

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[This post has been authored by SpicyIP intern Kaustubh Chakrabarti. Kaustubh is a second year BA.LLB. (Hons.) student at Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur.] Recently, a division bench of the Delhi High Court in Navigators Logistics Ltd vs Kashif Qureshi has provided relief to an appellant whose plaint application was rejected by a single judge bench back in 2018. The single judge bench had relied on Order VII Rule 11 of CPC to reject the plaint holding that there was

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