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Call for Papers: NALSAR’s Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) Vol. 13 [Submissions by December 30, 2022]

We are pleased to announce that  NALSAR’s Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL)  is inviting submissions for its 13th Volume, which shall tentatively be released in July 2023. The last date for submission of entries is 30th December 2022.  For further details, please read the call and the guidelines below : Call for Submissions: NALSAR’s Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) Vol. 13  The Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) is the flagship intellectual property law journal […]

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 1- November 7, 2022)

Dear readers, as you may have noticed, after a bit of a slowdown, SpicyIP is once again picking up steam and we will be looking to bring you the spicy IP updates that you have been used to! On that note, SpicyIP is happy to let our readers know that we’re restarting our weekly reviews. The weekly reviews will consist of short reviews of the past week’s blogposts, as well as caselaw from the previous week that we have been

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Announcing the Winners of the 3rd Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on IP Law!

We are very happy to announce the results of the 3rd Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on IP Law! The annual essay competition was earlier announced on 14 May 2022,on the occasion of Shamnad‘s 46th birth anniversary. Like previous years, we kept the topic selection open to participants – asking them to choose any topic they wanted so long as it related to IP. And encouraged participants to draw inspiration from Shamnad’s scholarship. We received several excellent submissions across a various

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Call for Blog Posts: NLSIU’s Indian Journal of International Economic Law Blog [Submission on rolling basis]

We are pleased to announce that NLSIU’s Indian Journal of International Economic Law (“IJIEL”)’ Blog is inviting blog posts on a rolling basis. For further details, please read the call for blog posts below: IJIEL Blog: Call for Submissions on a Rolling Basis The Indian Journal of International Economic Law (“IJIEL”), the flagship international economic law journal of the National Law School of India University, is pleased to call for blogs on a rolling basis. About us We are a

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Course on Access to Medicines, TRIPS and Patents [Kochi, December 10-14]

We are pleased to inform you that the Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies (IUCIPRS), Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), and Third World Network are organising a five-day course/workshop on ‘Access to Medicines, TRIPS and Patents in the Developing World’ from December 10- 14 in Kochi, Kerala. The deadline for applications is November 10, 2022. For further details, please see the announcement below: Course on Access to Medicines, TRIPS and Patents “Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies (IUCIPRS), Cochin University

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The Various Intricacies of Passing Off: Examining the DHC Order in Akash Aggarwal v Flipkart

We’re pleased to bring you a guest post by Kartik Sharma and Aditya Singh analysing a recent order by the Delhi High Court involving passing off. Kartik and Aditya are 2nd year students at NLSIU, Bengaluru, and had earlier written for us on the Calcutta High Court’s decision in a matter involving Amul’s trademark, here. The Various Intricacies of Passing Off: Examining the DHC Order in Akash Aggarwal v Flipkart Kartik Sharma and Aditya Singh A very salient legal development

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Certification Marks: A Tale of Continuing Confusion at the Registry

We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Akshay Ajayakumar that continues his scrutiny of the trademark registry’s standard of examination. In this post, he focuses on certification marks. Akshay Ajayakumar is a lawyer based in Munich, Germany. He is a graduate of National Law University, Jodhpur, and is currently pursuing his LL.M in IP and Competition Law from Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC) – A cooperation project of the Max Planck Society, the University of Augsburg,

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[Sponsored] Faculty at UNH Franklin Pierce On Emerging Spheres of IP law.

We’re pleased to bring to you this post by UNH Franklin Pierce, wherein different faculty members at the law school discuss what they see as the emerging spheres of IP law. Note: this is a sponsored post. We asked faculty at UNH Franklin Pierce to predict emerging spheres of IP law. This is what they said. Founded by inventors and entrepreneurs, the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law (UNH Franklin Pierce) is an Intellectual Property powerhouse, committed

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‘AMUL’ Trademark Row: Scrutinizing Cal HC’s Ruling on Infringement

We are pleased to bring you a guest post from Kartik Sharma and Aditya Singh on the recent decision by the Calcutta HC regarding the infringement of AMUL’s trademark. Kartik and Aditya are 2nd year students at NLSIU, Bengaluru. ‘AMUL’ Trademark Row: Scrutinizing Cal HC’s Ruling on Infringement Kartik Sharma & Aditya Singh On September 1, 2022, the Calcutta HC, in Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd v. Maa Tara Trading Co (‘AMUL’), held a non-competitor liable for infringement

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Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies Vol. 6, Issue 1 [Submit by October 1]

We’re pleased to announce that NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies (JIPS) is inviting original, unpublished manuscripts for publication for its upcoming issue (Volume VI, Issue I). The last date for submissions is October 1, 2022. For further details, please read the journal’s call for papers below: Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies [Vol. VI, Issue I] The Board of Editors of the Journal of Intellectual Property Studies [JIPS], published under the aegis of National Law University,

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