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Announcing the SpicyIP Empirical Scholarship Database Series!

Moving from Faith-based positions to Fact-based positions has been a topic that Prof Shamnad Basheer had long been propounding on this blog, with several prominent examples such as the petition to the Government to make Indian patent information available online more than 15 years ago, to displaying glaring gaps in Form 27 declarations, from the “Indian Bayh Dole” issues, to countering claims about textbook prices, and more. Indeed, this commitment to fostering accountability and transparency in the Indian IP eco-system …

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Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies Vol. VII, Issue II [Submit by May 28]

We’re pleased to announce that NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies (JIPS) is inviting original, unpublished manuscripts for publication for its upcoming issue (Volume VII, Issue II). The last date for submissions is May 28, 2023. For further details, please read the journal’s call for papers below: Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies [Vol. VII, Issue II] About the organization/institution National Law University-Jodhpur (NLU Jodhpur) is one of India’s leading Law Schools situated in the vibrant …

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Call for Papers: NUALS Intellectual Property Law Review (Vol. V) [Submit by April 18]

We’re pleased to inform you that the National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi (NUALS) Intellectual Property Law Review is inviting contributions to the fifth volume of the journal. The deadline for submissions is April 18, 2023. For further details, please read the call for papers below:   Call for Papers: NUALS Intellectual Property Law Review (Vol. V)  About CIPR, NUALS The National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) Kochi, established the ‘Centre for Intellectual Property Rights’ (CIPR) to promote …

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 29- December 5)

We bring you a number of IP updates this week!  This time we have quick summaries of 2 blogposts and 2 opportunities, followed by case summaries of 30 court orders and decisions and a few 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 SpicyIP Tidbit: IPD Updates in Delhi, Calcutta and Madras High Courts. We discussed …

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Call for Submissions- The IP Press Law Review: Volume I Issue 2 [Submit by Jan 2]

We are pleased to inform you that the IP Press Law Review is inviting submissions for the second issue of its first volume. The last date for the entries is January 2, 2023. For further details, please refer to the call below.   Call for Submissions: The IP Press Law Review: Volume I Issue 2 (2022) About the Law Review:The IP Press Law Review (IPPLR) is an initiative of The IP Press to extend our objectives of spreading awareness on the …

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Call for Papers: NALSAR’s Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) Vol. 13 [Submissions by December 30, 2022]

We are pleased to announce that  NALSAR’s Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL)  is inviting submissions for its 13th Volume, which shall tentatively be released in July 2023. The last date for submission of entries is 30th December 2022.  For further details, please read the call and the guidelines below : Call for Submissions: NALSAR’s Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) Vol. 13  The Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) is the flagship intellectual property law journal …

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Call for Blog Posts: NLSIU’s Indian Journal of International Economic Law Blog [Submission on rolling basis]

We are pleased to announce that NLSIU’s Indian Journal of International Economic Law (“IJIEL”)’ Blog is inviting blog posts on a rolling basis. For further details, please read the call for blog posts below: IJIEL Blog: Call for Submissions on a Rolling Basis The Indian Journal of International Economic Law (“IJIEL”), the flagship international economic law journal of the National Law School of India University, is pleased to call for blogs on a rolling basis. About us We are a …

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Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies Vol. 6, Issue 1 [Submit by October 1]

We’re pleased to announce that NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies (JIPS) is inviting original, unpublished manuscripts for publication for its upcoming issue (Volume VI, Issue I). The last date for submissions is October 1, 2022. For further details, please read the journal’s call for papers below: Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies [Vol. VI, Issue I] The Board of Editors of the Journal of Intellectual Property Studies [JIPS], published under the aegis of National Law University, …

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Some Reflections on “Present at Creation”

We’re pleased to bring you a post by Prashant reflecting on a book that we’d mentioned recently on the blog – Dr. R.V. Vaidyanathan Ayyar’s “Present at Creation”. As had been mentioned in that earlier blog post, Dr. Ayyar’s 421 paged “Present at Creation: The Making of Internet Treaties 1996” is perhaps the first book that focuses on the negotiating history of the two 1996 Internet Treaties – the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty …

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Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies Vol. 5, Issue 2 [Submit by March 27]

We’re pleased to announce that NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies (JIPS) is inviting original, unpublished manuscripts for publication for its upcoming issue (Volume V, Issue II). The last date for submissions is March 27, 2022. For further details, please read the journal’s call for papers below: Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies [Vol. V, Issue II] The Board of Editors of the Journal of Intellectual Property Studies [JIPS], published under the aegis of National …

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