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(Part III) So Open, Yet So Overlooked: A Dive into the World of FOSS

March 7, 2026 / By Srishti Gaur / Others

In the previous two parts, I laid a groundwork for FOSS – the first unpacked the functionality of FOSS and the second examined the murky terrain of software patentability and the challenges it brings. This part will zoom out and address how control over software models a nation’s technological autonomy. Picture this – one fine morning, government personnel log in to their digital workspaces – only to find their cloud accounts deactivated, bringing the everyday digital workflow to a halt. […]

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(Part I) So Open, Yet So Overlooked: A Dive into the World of FOSS

March 7, 2026 / By Srishti Gaur / Others

To imagine a world without free and open-source software (henceforth “FOSS”) would be quite a difficult picture to paint: a snippet of it would be to live without Firefox, WordPress, Linux, VLC – all built on FOSS. Yet despite being so integrally woven in our digital lives, how often does FOSS cross our minds (to admit, I hadn’t thought of it much before), but the truth of the matter is that open-source software more generally, and FOSS more specifically is

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 23 – March 1)

March 2, 2026 / By Md Sabeeh Ahmad / Biological Diversity, Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

Entering March with a post on whether unjust enrichment act as a residual measure for claiming compensation for the use of biological resources? Another post on the working of the National IP Pendency Elimination Karma-Mission (NIPEKM). Case summaries and IP developments from the country and the globe in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below to let us know. Highlights of the Week Unjust Enrichment as a Residual Remedy for Biopiracy? Rethinking

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 16 – February 22)

February 23, 2026 / By Md Sabeeh Ahmad / Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

A post discussing Galgotias University low-quality patent filings and the larger question of India’s patent regime distortion. Another post defending the recent scent trademark of Sumitomo Rubber Industries. And a post on conversations with artisans about their crafts at the Bangalore Habba. Case summaries and IP developments from the country and the globe and much more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below to let us know. Highlights of the Week

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The Hidden Stories From Bangalore Habba: Conversations With Artisans Beyond Legal Frameworks

February 18, 2026 / By Sonisha Srinivasan / Geographical Indication, Others

Bangalore is loved not just for its weather, but also for its vibrant culture. Last week, escaping the usual honking and chaos, I made my way to the third edition of Bangalore Habba, one of the city’s premier arts and culture festivals. Even though I was able to go only on the last day, I found the MIRAAS– traditional art, craft, and textile exhibition particularly compelling. Not often does one get to interact directly with artisans across the country and

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Regulating Artificially Generated Media: Unpacking the Amendments to the IT Rules

February 17, 2026 / By SpicyIP / Others

Recently, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has notified the amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. These amendments are intended to address issues related to ‘synthetically generated information’ and deepfakes. In this post, Vikram Raj Nanda breaks down the amendments and discusses what has changed from the earlier draft, as well as their possible impacts. Vikram Raj Nanda is a third-year student at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, with

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 9 – February 15)

February 16, 2026 / By Md Sabeeh Ahmad / Competition Law, Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

Announcing the Finalists of the 1st National Policy Brief Competition on Intellectual Property & Innovation 2025! Posts on Delhi HC’s evolving jurisprudence on pro-tem security deposits in FRAND trials, Supreme Court to decide CCI’s jurisdiction over abuse of patent rights, and the Supreme Court allowing the Petitioners to map their claims against Zydus’s product in Nivolumab infringement dispute. Case summaries and IP developments from the country and the globe in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 2 – February 8)

February 9, 2026 / By Md Sabeeh Ahmad / Copyright, Design, Others, Patent, Trademark

Into the second week of February, with formal comments from our bloggers on the DPIIT’s proposed “One Nation One License One Payment” framework for GenAI and Copyright. A post on an industrial drama written in 1847 bursting the myth of the free-market society, and another post on the recent concept note by the DPIIT proposing reforms to India’s design law. Case summaries and IP developments from the country and the globe in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 26 – February 1)

Entering February by announcing the second edition of the SpicyIP Summer School in 2026! A three part book review of “Intellectual Property Debates in South Asia“, edited by Dr. Pratyush Nath Upreti. Case summaries and IP developments from the country and the globe in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below to let us know. Highlights of the Week Announcing the Second Edition of the SpicyIP Summer School (2026) After an incredible

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 19 – January 25)

January 27, 2026 / By SpicyIP / Copyright, Drug Regulation, Geographical Indication, Others, Patent, Trademark

This Weekly Review is authored by Md. Sabeeh Ahmad. Entering the final week of January with the announcement of Pre-finalists for 1st National Policy Brief Competition on IP & Innovation! A post on the recent Zydus v. ER Squibb clarifying biosimilarity is not infringement. A post on the Madras HC’s decision in Rangaraj and Kamal Hassan, shifting India’s personality-rights jurisprudence. This and much more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below

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Anonymous on The Illusion of Innovation: Looking at the Galgotias University Patents
What you have pointed out is an unfortunate reality. At the same time, it must be understood that all stakeholders—including…
Anonymous on In Defense of Sumitomo, and What It Means for India
The article is premature and does is overstating things. Firstly, while you criticize CGPDTM for insufficient reasoning you still try…
Anonymous on Design Law Reforms: Searching for Justifications
Great post and very informative.
Anonymous on Garden of God or Garden of Confusion? Analysing the DHC’s Karim Decision
Order seems to have been stayed by the Supreme Court- https://indiankanoon.org/doc/101090599/ SpicyIP may want to take a look at this…
Anonymous on A Terrorization of the Terroir
Great analysis of how terroir concepts intersect with intellectual property rights — very eye-opening.