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The Copyright Quandary regarding the Delhi High Court Rules on Live-streaming of Court Proceedings

/ By / Copyright, Others

Delhi High Court recently came up with the ‘Live Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings Rules of the High Court of Delhi, 2022’. One of the ways whereby the court aims to curtail misuse of the recordings of court proceedings is by claiming copyright on these recordings. In this post, SpicyIP intern Niyati Prabhu discusses the issues surrounding access to law and the dilemma surrounding copyright. Niyati Prabhu is a second year student pursuing B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) from NUALS, Kochi. The Copyright […]

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[Sponsored] UK IPO-INTA Brand Protection Strategies Conference, 2023 [February 24]

/ By / Opportunities, Sponsored, Trademark

We are pleased to announce that the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) and International Trademark Association (INTA) are jointly hosting a conference on brand protection strategies on February 24th, 2023 at the Imperial, New Delhi. The conference includes insights from government officials, academics, brand owners, and IP practitioners and is completely free-to-attend! For further details please read their announcement below.  UK IPO-INTA Brand Protection Strategies Conference, 2023 UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and International Trademark Association (INTA) are jointly

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 31- February 5)

/ By / Copyright, Patent, Trademark

In the first week of the new month, here are our summaries of the 3 blogposts, 7 court orders 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! Highlight of the week Delhi High Court makes a U turn on Secondary Meaning and Acquired Distinctiveness In a spicy turn of events, a division bench of Delhi High Court overruled the

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Delhi High Court makes a U turn on Secondary Meaning and Acquired Distinctiveness

/ By / Trademark

[This post has been authored by SpicyIP intern Ishant Jain. Ishant is a final-year student pursuing BA LLB at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi. He comes from Firozabad, UP, and is looking forward to building his career in Intellectual Property Rights. As he describes himself, if he is not at his desk, he is probably writing a poem or a short story.] In another spicy development, the marks  “SCHEZWAN CHUTNEY” and “SZECHUAN CHUTNEY” were held as descriptive and bereft

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SpicyIP Tidbits: Delhi High Court Interprets the Term “Leaving with the Registrar” Broadly

/ By / Trademark

[This post has been authored by SpicyIP intern Ishant Jain. Ishant is a final-year student pursuing BA LLB at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi. He comes from Firozabad, UP, and is looking forward to building his career in Intellectual Property Rights. As he describes himself, if he is not at his desk, he is probably writing a poem or a short story.] In a notable move Delhi High Court in M/S V-Guard Industries Ltd vs The Registrar Of Trademarks

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 23- January 30)

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

[This weekly review has been co-authored with SpicyIP interns Gaurangi Kapoor and Ishant Jain.] January’s end is just around the corner and what an eventful start it has been to the year! In our previous weekly reviews (here, here and here) we have collectively summarized 16 blog posts, 37 case summaries and other national and international IP developments. Not to forget – we started the year with our round up of the biggest IP developments of 2022. In the last

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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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