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DHC Stunts the Growth of Dynamic Injunctions, Demands the Legislature to Step In

April 15, 2026 / By Tejaswini Kaushal / Trademark

On 16 March 2026, a single bench (SB) of the Delhi High Court (DHC), in Mahindra and Mahindra Limited v. Diksha Sharma, provided a decisive inflection point in the evolution of dynamic injunction jurisprudence in India. The case started from a fairly typical trademark dispute involving the misuse of the “MAHINDRA” mark by packers and movers operating deceptively similar domain names as MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA. Yet, the Court’s categorical refusal to sustain the dynamic injunction framework that extends the remedies […]

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 6 – April 12)

April 13, 2026 / By Md Sabeeh Ahmad / Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

Entering the second week of April announcing the faculty line up for the SpicyIP Summer School 2026! Two-part post on the purpose of copyright in academic work in the context of Sci-Hub litigation. Another post discussing whether trademark law can be used to reclaim what design law has deliberately released into the public domain? 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?

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After Crocs, After Carlsberg: Does Harpic v. Spic Finally Clear the Air?

April 7, 2026 / By SpicyIP / Design, Trademark

Can trademark law be used to reclaim what design law has deliberately released into the public domain? Khushi Krishania writes on the Calcutta High Court’s recent Division Bench decision in the Harpic v. Spic dispute, explaining how it revisits this uneasy intersection, but ultimately leaves its most difficult questions unresolved. Khushi is a third-year B.Sc. LL.B. (Hons.) {Cybersecurity} student at the National Law Institute University, Bhopal, with a particular interest in the intersection of copyright and data protection law. After Crocs,

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 30 – April 5)

April 6, 2026 / By Md Sabeeh Ahmad / Copyright, Design, Others, Patent, Trademark

Beginning April with a rundown of the major IP developments in 2025 on SpicyIP TV! Post on two recent Delhi High Court decisions in Geron and Hirotsu clarifying the boundaries of diagnostic methods exclusion. And another post on the UK Supreme Court’s decision in Emotional Perception AI Limited v Comptroller General of Patents marking a doctrinal shift in how subject-matter eligibility questions regarding computer programmes are evaluated. Case summaries and IP developments from the country and the globe and much

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A Course Correction That Wasn’t: The Balkrishna Order and the Persistence of Overbroad Personality Rights

March 31, 2026 / By SpicyIP / Trademark

In the Acharya Balkrishna personality rights case, the Delhi High Court had an opportunity to rein in the overreach of personality rights. In this post, Shubham Thakare argues that rather than correcting course, the decision deepens an already concerning pattern of privileging reputational claims over free speech. Shubham is a third-year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, with an interest in copyright and trademark law. A Course Correction That Wasn’t: The Balkrishna Order

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Let’s IPsa Loquitur: a Quick Rundown of the Major IP Developments from 2025

March 30, 2026 / By Praharsh Gour / Trademark

In the latest episode of Let’s IPsa Loquitur, I sat down with Sonisha, Tanishka, Kartikeya, Kartik, Ambika, Malobika, and Bharathwaj for a quick rundown of the major IP developments from 2025. In Part 1 of this three-part discussion, we go over the key Trademark Developments, featuring orders that made headlines and stood out for their jurisprudential rigour. We also discuss important policy-related developments, along with other updates that do not fall within these categories. Readers can check it out below:-

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 23 – March 29)

March 30, 2026 / By Md Sabeeh Ahmad / Copyright, Design, Others, Patent, Trademark

Almost at the end of March with a post on the wonder drug Semaglutide’s patent expiry and its impact in India. Post on the Calcutta HC’s judgment removing subject-matter objections to the registration of GUIs as a design under the Designs Act. Another post on the government-led blocking of 3100+ Telegram channels marking a significant shift in India’s intermediary liability regime and censorship architecture. Case summaries and IP developments from the country and the globe and much more in this

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[SpicyIP Tidbit] Patent’s Gone, War’s On: Inside Novo Nordisk’s Semaglutide Litigation Blitz

March 25, 2026 / By Praharsh Gour / Patent, Trademark

Yesterday, Khushi and I wrote on the Semaglutide patent expiry and what it could mean for Indian generic companies and the general public. And while the market is seeing more affordable versions of the drug, a separate story is taking place in the Delhi High Court with Novo Nordisk filing a fresh set of trademark and patent infringement suits against generic companies. The Ozempic Name Game: Novo Nordisk v. DRL Round 2 On Semaglutide injections, Novo Nordisk has filed a

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 16 – March 22)

March 23, 2026 / By SpicyIP / Copyright, Geographical Indication, Others, Patent, Trademark

(This week’s review is authored by Shubham Thakare. Shubham is currently an intern with SpicyIP. He is a third-year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, with an interest in copyright and trademark law.) As we move further into March, this week’s review brings into focus questions around the limits of IP protection over identity, alongside a series of significant judicial developments across trademarks, patents, and copyright. From clarifying the misplaced claim of copyright

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 9 – March 15)

March 16, 2026 / By Md Sabeeh Ahmad / Copyright, Design, Others, Patent, Trademark

Midway through March, we approach the colourful spring with a post on Pantone’s latest choice for its annual colour of the year! Another post on understanding fair dealing as a component of the copyright system and not the central axis. Can the Patent Office reject a patent application on one ground and decline to analyse the rest in the name of efficiency? Post discussing Bombay High Court’s ruling in JFE Steel Corporation v. Controller of Patents & Designs. Case summaries

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