We are pleased to announce that the Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property, and Competition (CIIPC) at National Law University, Delhi is organising a one-day workshop on Standard Essential Patents: Patents and Antitrust Issues in the High – Tech World by Prof. Jay Kesan and Dr. Kirti Gupta. The workshop will be held on August 26, 2017 (Saturday) from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The deadline for sending applications is August 20, 2017. For further details, please…

  We are pleased to announce that Inter University Centre for IPR Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) is organising the fifth annual ‘Rethinking Intellectual Property Rights’ workshop on the theme ‘IPR, Access to Seeds and Farmers’ Rights’, 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 January 18-20, 2018. For further details, please read the post below: RIPR 2018: IPR,…

We are pleased to announce that the Institute of Intellectual Property Research and Development (IIPRD), along with Khurana & Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys (K&K) is organizing the Third International Patent Drafting Competition (IPDC) from August 1 to August 20, 2017. SpicyIP readers interested in participating can enjoy a discount of 50% on the participation fee. They’ll be required to pay only INR 500 instead of INR 1000. For further details, please read the post below: International Patent Drafting Competition (IPDC) –…

  We are pleased to announce that the Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition (CIIPC), National Law University, Delhi is organising the 2nd Annual Roundtable on Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition on July 1-2, 2017 at Taj Westend in Bangalore. For further details, please read their post below:   Second Annual Roundtable on Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition (1st– 2nd July, 2017) Taj Westend, Bangalore About the Roundtable: The CIIPC conducts the Annual Roundtable on Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition to offer…

I write to bring to your notice an opportunity for students from Class 3 to University Students. We could like to thank the Officer from the Patent Office (wished to remain anonymous) who tipped us regarding the opportunity and suggested distributing the said information for the benefit of interested students. Here is the full update, as reported on ipindia.nic.in (click here to refer to original report): “The 2nd Korea International Youth Olympiad (KIYO) 4I 2017 | Apply now June 05, 2017…

We are pleased to announce that the Women in IP Committee of American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) is organizing the 2nd AIPLA Women in Intellectual Property Networking Event on June 5th, 2017 at the Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi. For further details, please read their note below: 2nd AIPLA Women in Intellectual Property Networking Event, India To be held on June 5, 2017 At India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. AIPLA (American Intellectual Property Law Association) represents a wide and diverse spectrum of individuals…