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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 13- July 26)

/ By / Copyright, Drug Regulation, Patent, Trademark

A round-up of all the important developments from the last  2 weeks, here is the SpicyIP Weekly Review featuring discussions on the Delhi High Court decision in the OpenAI case, the comments submitted to CDSCO on brand name extension, and the missing public consultations on the proposed Copyright Act amendments. This and much more in this week’s Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out? Drop a comment and let us know. Highlights of the Weeks Training ChatGPT on Copyrighted Works […]

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When Three Invoices Went to Shimla: A Case Analysis of SML Limited vs M/S Happy Agro Chemicals

/ By / Patent

Can a handful of carefully orchestrated “trap purchases” create territorial jurisdiction in a patent infringement suit? In this post, Maneesha explains that the Himachal Pradesh High Court’s decision in SML Ltd. v. M/s Happy Agro Chemicals rightly rejects attempts to manufacture jurisdiction through isolated purchases, while offering important guidance on forum shopping and online listings. Maneesha Gupta is a bright fifth-year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at NMIMS School of Law, Bengaluru, and a participant in the SpicyIP Summer School 2026.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 6-July 12)

/ By / Copyright, Patent, Trademark, Traditional Knowledge

Bringing you a roundup of all the important IP developments from the last week, here is the SpicyIP Weekly Review featuring posts on the ongoing Satluj controversy, reflections on the SpicyIP Summer School 2026, and the Bombay High Court ruling on Black Diamond Motors Pvt. Ltd. v. Registrar of Trade Marks. This and much more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment and let us know. Highlights of the Week Reflections from

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Reflections from the 2nd SpicyIP Summer School! 

/ By / Copyright, Courses & Workshops, Opportunities, Patent

A little over a week ago, we wrapped up the 2nd edition of our SpicyIP Summer School – and what a fantastic edition it was! With its roots planted in conversations with Shamnad close to a decade ago, it was always going to be a tall order to try to take a small group of IP enthusiasts and up-end commonly held assumptions, whether it’s faith-based or the dodgy dogma, in just a few days. For years, the idea was parked

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (29 June – 5 July)

/ By / Biological Diversity, Copyright, Drug Regulation, Patent, Trademark

What an eventful week it was, with the post announcing the long-awaited results of the SpicyIP-jhana Blogpost Writing Competition, and posts on legal deposits, black-box AI, and house marks. This and much more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment and let us know.    Highlights of the Week Announcing the Results of SpicyIP-jhana Blogpost Writing Competition 2025 After carefully reviewing a range of thoughtful and insightful entries from participants across the

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Black-box Medicine and Indian Patent Law: Why India’s Disclosure Framework Struggles with Black-box AI

/ By / Patent

As machine learning systems increasingly transform healthcare, patent law faces a fundamental challenge: how should it protect inventions whose inner workings even their creators cannot fully explain? Dr. Gunjan Chawla Arora and Nidhi Krishna examine how India’s patent framework grapples with the rise of “black-box” medical AI, and whether existing disclosure requirements are compatible with the realities of modern machine learning. Dr. Arora is an Assistant Professor of Law & Head, Centre for Intellectual Property Rights, Institute of Law, Nirma University, and

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (15 June-28 June)

/ By / Copyright, Patent, Trademark

[This weekly review is authored by Vikram Raj Nanda. Vikram is a third-year student at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, with a keen interest in IP law, Competition Law, and Arbitration. His previous posts can be accessed here.] After wrapping up the second edition of SpicyIP Summer School, we are back with the SpicyIP Weekly Review covering the developments from the last 2 weeks. From a historical reflection on the reversionary right in copyright law and its disappearance from

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (June 8-June 14)

/ By / Copyright, Patent, Trademark

A three-pass funnel for patent searches and NLUJ’s call for papers for the latest volume of the Journal of Intellectual Property Studies feature in this edition of the SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment and let us know. [Sponsored] 300 to 30 to 5: A Three-Pass Funnel for Patent Searches Under Deadline Finding relevant patents is no longer the bottleneck. The bottleneck is deciding which of the hundreds of relevant records actually matter and

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[Sponsored] 300 to 30 to 5: A Three-Pass Funnel for Patent Searches Under Deadline

/ By / Patent, Sponsored

Finding relevant patents is no longer the bottleneck. The bottleneck is deciding which of the hundreds of relevant records actually matter and doing so before the deadline arrives. This post by PatSeer explores a structured approach to moving from large result sets to a focused, defensible shortlist. The workflow described here draws on features available within PatSeer’s patent intelligence platform, including Ask & Refine, AI Summaries, and PatAssist. [Sponsored] 300 to 30 to 5: A Three-Pass Funnel for Patent Searches

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 25-June 7)

/ By / Copyright, Patent, Trademark

[This Weekly Review is authored by Vikram Raj Nanda. Vikram Raj Nanda is a third-year student at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, with a keen interest in IP law, Competition Law, and Arbitration. His previous posts can be accessed here.] Ending May and stepping into June, here is our latest weekly review covering developments from May 25 to June 7. This review brought a mix of contemporary IP disputes and historical reflections. From the DHC’s ruling on keyword advertising

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