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SpicyIP Tidbit: IP LEX – A Welcome Cushion for Practitioners and Researchers!

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A solid step forward in accessing Indian IP Jurisprudence! DPIIT has come up with IP LEX, a digital repository of IP decision summaries created by the Office of the CGPDTM. It is natural for IP practitioners and researchers to find it difficult to keep track of legal developments. These developments emerge from judicial judgments, quasi-judicial decisions, and administrative orders – all scattered across various High Courts, quasi-judicial offices, commercial court websites, and e-Courts portals. Considering this, I am sure they

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Announcing the book “Fractures in IP, Trade, and Health: Centering a Public Health Framework”

/ By / COVID-19, Overlaps in IP, Patent, Publication

After a few years (!) of discussing these developments bit by bit (across US-India timezones), and weaving together thoughts and issues that we’ve also separately been writing on over the last few years, I’m thrilled to say that Prof Srividhya Ragavan and I have just published our book titled “Fractures in IP, Trade, and Health: Centering a Public Health Framework” (OUP 2026). The book is available on Oxford Academic’s online platform here or for purchase here. An Indian edition is

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Call for Submissions NUALS Intellectual Property Law Review (Vol. VII) [Submit by March 10, 2026]

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The Centre for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR) at the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi, is inviting submissions for the NUALS Intellectual Property Law Review (Vol. VII). Interested authors can send their submissions by March 1, 2026 March 10, 2026. For more details, please read their call for papers below. Call for Submissions: NUALS Intellectual Property Law Review (Vol. VII) [Submit by March 1 March 10, 2026] The Centre for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR) at the National University

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Online Symposium on the Book “IP Debates in South Asia” (17th Jan)

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In one of the first works of its kind, a recent publication edited by the wonderful Dr Pratyush Nath Upreti (Queens University, Belfast), brought together a number of IP scholars to examine the IP developments and debates that have taken place in South Asia. As Prof Gangjee notes in the forward, “a central aim of this book is to document current initiatives and imagine future possibilities for creating more equitable and inclusive intellectual property regimes across the regime”. He emphasises

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Tier I, Tier II, Time for Experts; The Curious Case of Scientific Advisers, Party Expert and Two Tiered Confidentiality Club 

/ By / Patent, Publication

Image generated by DALL E and edited by Canva. On January 8, 2025, the Delhi High Court, presided over by Hon’ble Justice Amit Bansal, delivered a significant ruling in the case of Syngenta Limited and Anr. vs. GSP Crop Science Private Limited (See here). This case pertains to patent infringement concerning two process patents related to the fungicide Azoxystrobin. The Court allowed the Party Expert to be privy to the documents accessed by the Scientific Advisers appointed by the Bench.

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Cheroots to Cheers or Bringing IP Conversations to Wider Audiences: A SpicyIP Initiative for Vernacular Dissemination

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Discussions over intellectual property rights are not just restricted to our textbooks but spill over to the kind of music we listen to,the medicines we intake and much much more. However, it cannot be denied that discussions around IP have been somewhat confined to the academic, legal and policy circles, navigating our mind frames like giant smoke rings from formidable cheroots of erstwhile colonial English Lords. These formidable cheroots are the technical language that shrouds IP rights (not always the

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Is Every ‘Educational Use’ a ‘Fair Use’? Looking at the AP HC’s Curious Decision on Textbooks and Copyright

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In Addala Sitamahalakshmi vs State Of Andhra Pradesh, the Andhra Pradesh High Court held that no copyright vests in mathematical and science textbooks. It also observed that ‘educational use for the benefit of students and educational institutions’ is covered under ‘fair use’. I argue that the reasoning used to reach the above conclusions is both problematic and incomplete. The HC fails to take into account the relevant facts of the case in deciding the present case. In this post, I will

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Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies Vol. VIII, Issue II [Submit by June 20, 2024]

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We’re pleased to announce that National Law University, Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies (JIPS) is inviting original, unpublished manuscripts for publication for its upcoming issue (Volume VIII, Issue II). The last date for submissions is June 20, 2024. For further details, please read the journal’s call for papers below: Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies [Vol. VIII, Issue II] The Board of Editors of the Journal of Intellectual Property Studies [JIPS], published under the aegis of

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SpicyIP Tidbit: Book on Patent Law by DHC Justice Prathiba M Singh Launched

/ By / Event, Patent, Publication

Having started back in 2015, Delhi High Court judge Justice Prathiba M. Singh’s book on Patent Law is finally out. It has been published by Thomson Reuters in two volumes and was launched on 9th March 2024 by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at Pragati Maidan. Also present were foreign dignitaries, including Annabelle Bennett (Former Judge of the Federal Court of Australia, Sydney), Colin Birss (Lord Justice, Court of Appeal, England and Wales), and Klaus Grabinski (President of the Unified

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E&Y Report on The Rise of Music Publishing India: Reflections from an IPR Perspective

/ By / Copyright, COVID-19, Publication

Every year, a diverse community of over 40,000 music creators in India produces a remarkable 20,000 to 25,000 original songs! This sector contributes substantially to India’s revenue, accounting for over INR 12,000 crore, translating to approximately 6% of the entire Media and Entertainment industry. The country’s music publishing industry has grown significantly, reaching INR 845 crore during FY 2022-23. These are some highlights from the recently released report from E&Y titled ‘The Rise of Music Publishing in India’ based on

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