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SpicyIP Tidbit: “Instant” Karma? Delhi High Court Flags Suppression of Material Facts in the Instant Bollywood Dispute

/ By / Trademark

[This post is authored by Pranjali Bhatt. Pranjali is a third-year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at National Law University Delhi, with a keen interest in trademark and copyright law.] Can a court still grant interim relief after holding that the petitioner suppressed relevant and material facts? The Delhi High Court(DHC) recently responded to this question in Mandeep Singh v. Shabir Momin & Ors, by granting the petitioner, Mandeep Singh, founder of ‘INSTANT BOLLYWOOD’, interim relief despite finding suppression, after imposing […]

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Drawing the Line on What a Foreign Court Can Ask: Madras High Court Pushes Back on U.S. Letters Rogatory in the Softgel v Pfizer Appeal

/ By / Patent

The Madras High Court’s decision in Softgel Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. v. Pfizer Inc. revisits the limits of cross-border judicial cooperation in patent litigation. Tharun Tomy analyses the Division Bench judgement and notes that the ruling draws a clear line on when Indian courts may refuse assistance to foreign courts seeking evidence through Letters Rogatory, while also pointing out a few misses in this otherwise well-reasoned order. Tharun is an advocate and PhD candidate at Inter University Centre for IPR Studies,

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (December 15-December 21)

/ By / Copyright, Patent, Trademark

This weekly review is authored by Vikram Raj Nanda. From unpacking the ‘laconic’ order of the IPO in Tapas Chatterjee, to the resurfacing of data exclusivity debates amidst the India–US FTA talks, and flagging trade secret concerns in the Sanchar Saathi application – this week had it all. Also, the 11th Episode of the SpicyIP Podcast Summer School Edition is now live on the YouTube Channel. In this Episode Sonisha sits with Mr. Ashwani Balayan where they talk about his

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It’s the Final Countdown! Submissions Close this Sunday (December 21) for the 1st National Policy Brief Competition 2025

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The clock is ticking for the written submissions for the 1st National Policy Brief Competition on Intellectual Property & Innovation 2025, jointly organised by SpicyIP and CIPAM, DPIIT. With enthusiastic registration of over 140 teams across the country, the competition has seen a strong and encouraging response so far. This is a quick reminder that Sunday, December 21 (11:59 PM), is the last day to submit your written submissions. If you’ve been refining arguments, polishing recommendations, or putting final touches

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Not A Saathi After All: Why Sanchar Saathi Rings Alarm for Trade Secrets

/ By / Privacy, Trade Secret

The Sanchar Saathi application has largely been analysed as a privacy issue. However, as Anjali Tripathi argues in this entry for the SpicyIP–jhana Blogpost Writing Competition, it raises a more serious and underexplored concern—one that could directly threaten the protection of trade secrets and confidential business information in India’s smartphone-first economy. Anjali is a fifth-year law student at JGLS with an interest in IP rights, access to education, and the creative arts. Not A Saathi After All: Why Sanchar Saathi

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The Fault in Our Fame – MP High Court Upholds the Release of ‘Haq’

/ By / Others, Trademark

Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed the petition of Siddiqua Begum, daughter of Shah Bano Begum, to stop the release of the film ‘Haq’. Explaining the order, Vasundra Koul argues that this creates a faulty hierarchy of protection based on one’s fame. Vasundra is a fourth-year student at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab, with a keen interest in Intellectual Property and Commercial Law. She enjoys writing on the evolving intersections of law, media, and technology. Her previous posts

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Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies Volume X, Issue I (Submit by January 25, 2026)

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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 I). The last date for submissions is January 25, 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 I (Submit by January 25, 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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Obvious to Whom? – Analysing Dini’s AI Dilemma

/ By / Patent

Responding to Roberto Dini’s recent piece suggesting that all AI inventions are ab initio obvious because they are reproducible for an AI-enabled Person Of Ordinary Skill In The Art (POSITA), Krishna Jani and Tanya Aithani explain how this understanding may not work owing to the heterogeneity and data-dependence of modern models. Krishna and Tanya are fourth-year law students at the Institute of Law, Nirma University. They keenly follow and write on the evolving challenges at the nexus of technology and intellectual property.

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Garden of God or Garden of Confusion? Analysing the DHC’s Karim Decision

/ By / Trademark

Recently, a DHC Division Bench allowed a Moradabad-based restaurant to continue using Gulshan-e-Karim, subject to a mandatory disclaimer stating that the establishment had no connection with New Delhi’s Karims restaurant chain. Analysing the Court’s findings on what it labelled “innocent infringement,” initial interest confusion, and the anti-dissection rule, Vikram Nanda explains what the judgment has to offer for the Indian trademark regime. Vikram Raj Nanda is a third year student at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru with a

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Extension of the Deadline for the 1st National Policy Brief Competition on Intellectual Property & Innovation 2025 by SpicyIP and CIPAM, DPIIT

/ By / Opportunities

With requests for extensions coming in, we’ve decided to extend the deadline for the 1st National Policy Brief Competition on Intellectual Property & Innovation 2025 by SpicyIP and CIPAM, DPIIT. The new deadline is 21st December, 2025 (11:59 pm IST). For the applicants who have already shared their submissions, worry not! In case you want to, you can update your submissions and send in the revised version before the new deadline. For submission guidelines, problem statements, and other details, please

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