Author name: SpicyIP

Delhi High Court Comes Down Heavily on the Patent Office for Delay in Passing the Order

/ By / Patent

[This post is authored by SpicyIP Intern Jyotpreet Kaur. Jyotpreet is a third-year law student who is interested in Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law and looks to study their interaction with each other.] Patent Prosecution refers to the process whereby an applicant files an application before the Patent Office for the grant of a patent. This process necessarily consists of several steps to ensure that only ‘patentable’ inventions are granted protection. In a recent order from 8th December, 2023 […]

Delhi High Court Comes Down Heavily on the Patent Office for Delay in Passing the Order Read More »

Image with SpicyIP logo and the words "Weekly Review"

SpicyIPWeekly Review (December 4- December 10)

/ By / Copyright, Patent, Trademark

From Poetry to changing definitions of Transborder Reputation – we had some interesting posts on the blog this week! To read these, along with a round up of IP developments around the country, and world, read on below. Anything we’re missing out on? Please drop a comment and let us know. Highlights of the Week Bolt Technology v. Ujoy Technology: The Reputation and Goodwill Crossover Reputation and Goodwill: Not Really ‘Tomato-Tomahto’? The DHC’s verbose order distinguishing between ‘goodwill’ and ‘reputation’

SpicyIPWeekly Review (December 4- December 10) Read More »

Bolt Technology v. Ujoy Technology: The Reputation and Goodwill Crossover

/ By / Trademark

[This post is authored by SpicyIP Fellow Tejaswini Kaushal. Tejaswini is a 3rd-year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. She is keenly interested in Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law, and Corporate Law. Her previous posts can be accessed here.] The Delhi High Court, on 30 November 2023, determined that a mark’s global reputation or asserted goodwill alone would not suffice to establish a trans-border reputation claim. In a (rather verbose) verdict in Bolt

Bolt Technology v. Ujoy Technology: The Reputation and Goodwill Crossover Read More »

Webinar on “Improving Drug Regulation for Greater Access to Biologics and Vaccines” [December 08]

/ By / Event

We’re pleased to inform you that Third World Network (TWN) is organizing a one-hour discussion (with Q&A) on improving the drug regulatory system to create better access to biologics and vaccines on December 08. For further details, please see the announcement below: Webinar: Improving Drug Regulation for Greater Access to Biologics and Vaccines Third World Network invites you to a one-hour discussion (with Q&A) on how we can improve the drug regulatory system to create better access to biologics and

Webinar on “Improving Drug Regulation for Greater Access to Biologics and Vaccines” [December 08] Read More »

Is the Writing on the Wall? Decoding Street Art, Fair Use and Moral Rights

/ By / Copyright

[This post is authored by SpicyIP Fellow Yogesh Byadwal. Yogesh is a 3rd year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. He is interested in IP Law, Constitutional Law and Criminal Law. His previous posts can be accessed here]. In St Art India Foundation v. Acko General Insurance, the Delhi High Court is faced with the opportunity to elaborate whether and how street art in general is subject to the Copyright Act, the scope of ‘artistic work’

Is the Writing on the Wall? Decoding Street Art, Fair Use and Moral Rights Read More »

Image with SpicyIP logo and the words "Weekly Review"

SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 27- December 03)

/ By / Copyright, Patent, Trademark

Here are our summaries of the blog posts published last week along with the summaries of some interesting orders from different courts. Anything we are missing out on? Please drop a comment and let us know. Division Bench of the Delhi High Court’s (Divisive?) Clarification on Divisional Applications Divide and Rule? The DHC DB’s broad interpretation of the requirement to disclose plurality in provisional or complete specifications instead of the claims is music to the ears of patent applicants. But

SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 27- December 03) Read More »

Image with SpicyIP logo and the words "Weekly Review"

SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 20- November 26)

/ By / Copyright, Patent, Trademark

Here are our summaries of the blog posts published last week along with the summaries of some interesting orders from different courts. Anything we are missing out on? Please drop a comment and let us know. Highlights of the Week  Checking the Constitutionality of the Notification Regarding the Appointment of Nodal Officers to Combat Film Piracy Assessing the constitutionality of the government’s move to appoint nodal officers to curb film piracy, Yogesh argues that the move violates the Right to freedom of

SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 20- November 26) Read More »

Webinar on “How Patent Monopolies on Biologics and Vaccines Work” [November 22]

/ By / Event

We’re pleased to inform you that Third World Network (TWN) is organizing a one-hour discussion (with Q&A) on “How Patent Monopolies on Biologics and Vaccines Work” on November 22. The discussion is free and open to all to attend. For further details, please see the announcement below: Webinar on “How Patent Monopolies on Biologics and Vaccines Work” Third World Network invites you to a one-hour discussion (with Q&A) on intellectual property monopolies on biologics and vaccines.  We will be discussing

Webinar on “How Patent Monopolies on Biologics and Vaccines Work” [November 22] Read More »

Checking the Constitutionality of the Notification Regarding the Appointment of Nodal Officers to Combat Film Piracy

/ By / Copyright

[This post is authored by SpicyIP Fellow Yogesh Byadwal with inputs by Balaji Subramanian. Yogesh is a 3rd year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru. He is interested in IP Law, Constitutional Law and Criminal Law. His previous posts can be accessed here. Views expressed here are those of the author’s alone.] The Ministry of I&B, on Nov. 3, released a notification notifying nodal officers under Sec. 7(1B)(ii) Cinematograph Act, 1953, for issuing notifications to

Checking the Constitutionality of the Notification Regarding the Appointment of Nodal Officers to Combat Film Piracy Read More »

Image with SpicyIP logo and the words "Weekly Review"

SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 13- November 19)

/ By / Copyright, Geographical Indication, Patent, Trademark

Here are our summaries of the blog posts published last week along with the summaries of some interesting orders from different courts. Anything we are missing out on? Please drop a comment and let us know. Highlight of the Week HULM Entertainment v. Fantasy Sports: Reanalysing Originality, Idea-Expression Dichotomy and Copyrightability of GUIs The ongoing dispute between Hulm Entertainment and Fantasy Sports before the Delhi High Court is a roller coaster ride, involving intricate elements such as concept notes, the copyrightability

SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 13- November 19) Read More »

Scroll to Top