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SpicyIP Weekly Review (October 28-November 3)

/ By / Copyright, Patent, Trademark

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on Delhi High Court’s orders in the Pertuzumab patent dispute, order concerning personality rights of the Telugu movie star Vishnu Manchu, and Madras High Court’s decision on burden of proof in patent revocation cases. This and a lot more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below to let us know.  Highlights of the Week Injunction or […]

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Embio Ltd. v. Malladi Drugs: Madras High Court Clarifies the Extent of Burden of Proof in Matters concerning Patent Revocation

/ By / Patent

Breaking down the MHC’s recent decision in Embio Ltd. v. Malladi Drugs, SpicyIP Intern Bhuwan Sarine analyses the Court’s finding on the burden of proof in patent matters concerning revocation petitions. Bhuwan is a third year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. He is interested in Intellectual Property Laws and the dynamic intersection of law and technology, and seeks to pursue a career in academia and research. Embio Ltd. v. Malladi Drugs: Madras High

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (October 21-October 27)

/ By / Biological Diversity, Copyright, Patent, Trademark

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on the JioHotstar domain name dispute and DHC’s order on the Complan disparagement dispute. This and a lot more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below to let us know. Highlights of the Week <JioHotstar.com>: A Clever Narrative for Cybersquatting The JioHotstar domain name dispute between Reliance and ‘A Dreamer’ is the latest talk of the

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<JioHotstar.com>: A Clever Narrative for Cybersquatting

/ By / Trademark

Discussing the recent JioHotstar domain name controversy, Akshay Ajayakumar analyzes the relevant cybersquatting concerns in this guest post. Akshay is a graduate of National Law University, Jodhpur, and has an LL.M in IP and Competition Law from the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC). He is currently a consultant for domain name disputes at Sim and San, Attorneys At Law. His previous post can be accessed here. Views expressed here are those of the author’s alone. <JioHotstar.com>: A Clever Narrative

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Assessing the Free Speech v. Disparagement Debate in the DHC’s “Complan” Case Order 

/ By / Trademark

Recently, Delhi High Court granted an interim injunction to Zydus against social media influencer Prashant Desai’s allegedly disparaging post on nutritional health drinks. SpicyIP Intern Manya Gupta analysis the Court’s rationale on disparagement and assesses the implication of this order on free speech. Manya is a fourth year student at the National Law University, Delhi. Assessing the Free Speech v. Disparagement Debate in the DHC’s “Complan” Case Order  By Manya Gupta On September 26 2024, the Delhi High Court granted

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Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies Volume IX, Issue I [Submit by January 10, 2025]

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We’re pleased to announce that National Law University, Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies (JIPS) is inviting original, unpublished manuscripts for publication for its upcoming issue (Volume IX, Issue I). The last date for submissions is January 10, 2025. For further details, please read the journal’s call for papers below: Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies [Vol. IX, Issue I] About the Organisation/Institution: National Law University-Jodhpur (NLU Jodhpur) is one of India’s leading Law Schools situated in the

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[Sponsored] NLU Delhi Invites Applications for the Position of Academic Fellow (Apply by November 04)

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We are pleased to inform you that the National Law University, Delhi is inviting applications for the position of Academic Fellow for their Joint Masters/LL.M in Intellectual Property Law & Management Programme. The last date to apply is November 04, 2024. For more detail please read their announcement below. Call for Applications – Academic Fellow (Apply by November 04) The National Law University Delhi (‘University’) seeks to engage an Academic Fellow for one year on a contractual basis for the Joint Masters/LL.M in

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (October 14-October 20)

/ By / Copyright, Patent, Trademark

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of the posts on the DHC’s decision regarding consumer confusion in “Hush Products”, US antitrust case against numerous publishing houses, strategy to register trademarks in grayscale, and DHC’s decision on claim amendments. This and a lot more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below to let us know.  Highlights of the Week UCLA Professor Takes on Academic Publishing Giants

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Trademark for ‘Hush Products’: Is there Greater Likelihood of Consumer Confusion?

/ By / Trademark

Breaking down the Delhi High Court’s recent order concerning goods of intimate nature (labelled as “Hush Products” by the Court), SpicyIP intern Bhuwan Sarine assesses the Court’s unique finding on likelihood of confusion in case of these products. Bhuwan is a third year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. He is interested in Intellectual Property Laws and the dynamic intersection of law and technology, and seeks to pursue a career in academia and research.

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UCLA Professor Takes on Academic Publishing Giants in Groundbreaking Antitrust Lawsuit 

/ By / Copyright

Recently a professor from the University of California, Los Angeles filed an antitrust complaint against six academic publishers before the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York. SpicyIP intern Samridhi Chugh writes on this development, discussing the problems for open access posed by the business of academic publishing. Samridhi is a final-year student at the Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, and a graduate in Journalism from Lady Shri Ram College for Women. With

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