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Why Such Small Pittance For Our Music ? : Music Industry Lifts Up Its Voice Against Statutory Licensing

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We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Simrat Kaur. Simrat is a New Delhi based IP lawyer. She pursued her undergraduate law course from Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab and masters law course from National University of Singapore. After having worked with leading Indian law firms (Anand & Anand and Luthra & Luthra Law Offices), she is currently practicing under the banner “The Endretta”. Simrat has written several guest posts for us in the past […]

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Design Rights: Originality to Remain the Sole Criterion ? – India and the EU

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We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Mathangi K. Mathangi is a second year law student at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar. Design Rights: Originality to Remain the Sole Criterion ? – India and the EU Mathangi K The origin of the term “industrial design” can be traced back to the 20th century German architect Peter Behres, who has been hailed to be the first industrial designer in the world. The concept of “industrial design” as an

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CUSAT Institutes Minor IP Research Project for Teachers

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We’re pleased to inform you that The Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies (IUCIPRS), Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) has instituted a Minor Research Project with the objective of encouraging young teachers from Kerala and the rest of India, to undertake research in the area of intellectual property rights. For further details, please see the announcement below: IUCIPRS Minor Research Project in the Area of IPR for Teachers The Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies (IUCIPRS), Cochin University of Science

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Transborder Prosecution History Estoppel in Patent Litigation?

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We’re pleased to bring to you an insightful guest post by Abhilasha Nautiyal. Abhilasha is an attorney at Ira Law, a firm that she co-founded with other colleagues. Prior to this, she was a partner at an IP law firm. Abhilasha graduated from the Army Institute of Law and then pursued a master’s in law from Harvard Law School. Her detailed bio can be found here. Abhilasha has co-authored a guest post for us in the past as well. Transborder

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SpicyIP Events: Workshop on Access to Medicines, TRIPS and Patents in the Developing World [Dec 17-21; Mumbai]

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We’re pleased to inform you that The Third World Network (TWN), Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Mumbai and Jan Swasthya Abhiyan are organising a workshop on Access to Medicines, TRIPS and Patents in the Developing World from December 17-21, 2019, at TISS Mumbai. The deadline for applications is November 25, 2019. For further details, please see the announcement below: Workshop on Access to Medicines, TRIPS and Patents in the Developing World Jan Swasthya Abhiyan, Third World Network (TWN) and Tata

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PhD Scholarship for Project on ‘Food Security and the Governance of Local Knowledge in India and Indonesia’ at the University of Newcastle (UON), Australia 

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We’re pleased to bring to your notice two PhD scholarship opportunities for the Australian Research Council funded project on ‘Food security and the governance of local knowledge in India and Indonesia’ at the University of Newcastle (UON), Australia. The deadline for applications is November 30, 2019. For further details, please see the announcement below: PhD Scholarship for Project on ‘Food Security and the Governance of Local Knowledge in India and Indonesia’ at the University of Newcastle (UON), Australia  The aim

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SpicyIP Events: CUSAT’s 7th Annual ‘Rethinking Intellectual Property Rights’ Workshop 2020 [Kochi, April 3 – 5, 2020]

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We are pleased to announce that Inter University Centre for IPR Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) is organising the seventh annual ‘Rethinking Intellectual Property Rights’ workshop on the theme ‘Role of IPR in the Realm of Sports’ for law students and students of other disciplines interested in this area (under graduates, post graduates and research scholars). The programme is scheduled to be held from April 3 – 5, 2020. For further details, please read the announcement below:

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SpicyIP Fellowship 2019-20: Do Not ‘Broadcast Yourself’ over Trivial Claims – Applying the De Minimis Standard to Copyright Claims on YouTube

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We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by our fellowship applicant, Antony Moses. Antony is a 4th year student at NUALS, Kochi. Do Not ‘Broadcast Yourself’ over Trivial Claims: Applying the De Minimis Standard to Copyright Claims on YouTube Antony Moses Recently, YouTube made changes to its copyright enforcement policy. The new policy prevents copyright owners from making use of the “Manual Claims” tool to claim copyright infringement for: Short song clips (eg: 5 Secs of a song)

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Broadcasting, Internet and Section 31D of the Copyright Act

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We’re pleased to bring to you an insightful guest post by Jagdish Sagar, an independent lawyer practicing largely in the field of copyright and entertainment law in Delhi, on the (in)applicability of the statutory licensing scheme under Section 31D of the Copyright Act to internet broadcasting. Mr. Sagar was formerly a partner at Anand and Anand till 2011. Prior to that he was a civil servant till 2004. During his service with the Central Government he served as the Joint

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Call for Abstracts: Second IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia Conference [Jakarta, Feb 27-28, 2020]; Submit by Oct 30

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We are pleased to inform our readers that the Second IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia Conference will be held on February 27 & 28, 2020 at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia, in Jakarta, Indonesia. The deadline for submission of the request to present a paper and the abstract is October 30, 2019. For further details, please read the post below: Second IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia Conference February 27-28, 2020 The IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Network is

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