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SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 17- January 22)

/ By / Copyright, COVID-19, Design, Patent, Trademark

After a week full of interesting IP developments and some very interesting orders (!), here are our summaries for our blog posts, 15 case summaries and other national and international IP developments. Important IP cases that we’re missing out on? Especially from other High Courts?  Please let us know so we can include them! Highlights of the Week Examining Oppositions: Time for a Deeper Look Recently a monograph on patent oppositions was published by HNLU, Raipur and was presented to […]

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Examining Oppositions: Time for a Deeper Look

/ By / Patent

As some readers may have noticed, there was recently a report published by Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur on patent oppositions. The report was also presented to DPIIT with suggestions on streamlining patent opposition process and enabling ease of doing business in India. We are pleased to bring to you a guest post by Sandeep K. Rathod critically assessing some key aspects of the report. Sandeep is a lawyer who comes with 2 decades of experience in pharmaceutical law, drug

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Welcome Clarification?: Police Commissionerate, Jaipur issues Circular on Section 52(1)(za) of Copyright Act

/ By / Copyright

In this post our SpicyIP intern, Gaurangi Kapoor writes on the circular issued by Police Commissionarate, Jaipur on exempting the use of sound recordings during marriage ceremonies.  Gaurangi completed her LLM in IP and Technology law from Jindal Global Law School in 2022. Her current areas of interest are copyright, design and artificial intelligence. Welcome Clarification?: Police Commissionerate, Jaipur issues Circular on Section 52(1)(za) of Copyright Act Gaurangi Kapoor Post-pandemic not only brought back the wedding boom to India but

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 10- January 16)

/ By / Competition Law, Copyright, Design, Drug Regulation, Patent, Trademark

After another busy week here at SpicyIP, we bring out the quick summaries of the 6 blogposts that were put up, along with 12 case summaries and national and international IP developments for you. Important IP cases that we’re missing out on? Especially from other High Courts? Please let us know so we can include them!   Highlights of the Week Bill to Decriminalise IP Offences Misses the Mark and Dilutes Significant Provisions Discussing the proposed amendments to the IP

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10th Mahamana Malviya National Moot Court Competition by Law School, Banaras Hindu University [Varanasi, March 24-26, 2023]

/ By / Opportunities, Patent

Everybody loves a challenging moot court, don’t they? And what can be better than one dealing with intricate IP issues? We are pleased to see that Banaras Hindu University is organizing the 10th Mahamana Malaviya National Moot Court Competition, with the problem for this year’s competition surrounding patent law and incremental innovations. The competition is from 24th March- 26th March 2023. Certificates, trophies and monetary prizes will be awarded to the Winner, Runners up, Best Speaker, Best Researcher and Best

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 02- January 09)

/ By / Copyright, Drug Regulation, Patent, Trademark

After an eventful first week of the year, we bring out quick summaries of the 6 blogposts we carried, along with 10 cases and other national and international IP developments for you. Important IP cases that we’re missing out on? Especially from other High Courts? Please let us know so we can include them!   Highlights of the Week A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2022 Continuing with our annual tradition, we curated a list of the

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Access to any Supreme Court Case: Just a Few Clicks Away!

/ By / Others

In this post our SpicyIP intern, Gaurangi Kapoor writes on the recently launched e-SCR platform, highlighting its key features. Gaurangi completed her LLM in IP and Technology law from Jindal Global Law School in 2022. Her current areas of interest are copyright, design and artificial intelligence. Access to any Supreme Court Case: Just a Few Clicks Away! Gaurangi Kapoor Our readers may recall  a recent post on the takedown of the IPAB website and disappearance of the relevant information published

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Wheels of Trademark Go Round-and-Round: Analyzing the ‘Yezdi’ Order of Karnataka High Court

/ By / Trademark

Our new SpicyIP intern, Pravertna, brings us an interesting post on a recent controversy surrounding the ownership of the ‘Yezdi’ mark, before the Karnataka High Court. Pravertna is a third-year student at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, India, pursuing an undergraduate degree in B.A. L.LB. (Hons.). She is also the winner of 3rd Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on IP Law. She aims to become a Judicial Officer in her near future. Her interest in the legal arc is keenly

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Exemptions Granted to Certification Marks: Why Does a Lack of Section 9(1)(b) Exemption Defeat the Purpose?

/ By / Trademark

We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Akshay Ajayakumar on exemptions granted to certification marks.  Akshay is a lawyer based in Munich, Germany. He 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) – A cooperation project of the Max Planck Society, the University of Augsburg, the Technical University of Munich, and The George Washington University. You can view his earlier posts

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Kaushal Kishor v. State Of UP: A Tale of Mis-Readings and Bad Externalising

/ By / Copyright, Others

We’re pleased to bring to our readers a guest post by Akshat Agrawal on the Supreme Court’s decision in Kaushal Kishor v. State of U.P.  Akshat is an LLM student at Berkeley Law specialising in IP policy. He is a graduate of Jindal Global Law School and has previously clerked at the Delhi High Court. He’s written several posts for us in the past and they can be found here. Kaushal Kishor v. State Of UP: A Tale of Mis-Readings

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