Hear Me Out! Assessment of Phonetic Similarity is as Important as that of Visual Similarity: An Assessment of INSEAD v. Fullstack Education

/ By / Trademark

[This post is co-authored with SpicyIP Intern Surima Singh. Surima is a fifth-year student pursuing B.A., LL.B from Christ Academy Institute of Law, Bengaluru. As she describes herself, she developed a keen interest in law and justice from an early stage. Her area of interest lies in Constitutional law and IP laws.] On May 17, the Delhi High Court revoked Fullstack Education’s (respondent) INSAID mark for being deceptively similar to the Institut Europeen D Administration Des Affaires, Insead, Association’s (petitioner) […]

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 22-May 27)

/ By / Copyright, Patent, Trade Secret, Trademark

[This Weekly Review has been co-authored with SpicyIP intern Shikhar Chauhan. Shikhar is a second-year law student at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. He shares a keen interest in developments concerning IP Law.]  Here are the quick summaries of the 3 posts, 4 case summaries, and other IP developments that took place last week. Important IP cases that we’re missing out on? Especially from different High Courts? Please let us know so we can include them!  Highlight of the Week

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National Mission on Quantum Technologies and Applications (NM-QTA) – I

/ By / Others

In this tripartite series, I shall:             Introducing National Mission on Quantum Technologies and Applications (NM-QTA) What is quantum computing? I can only provide a layman’s take on quantum computing. I relied on the following videos for understanding this technology: here, here, here and here. Quantum computing, unlike classical computing, emulates the law of nature i.e. bases itself on the behaviour of subatomic particles (law of quantum mechanics). Subatomic particles have both wave and particle nature representing a spectrum of

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“Scam 1992” Dynamic Injunction Order: Another Drop in the Bucket of Broad Precedents?

/ By / Copyright

[This post is authored by SpicyIP intern Shikhar Chauhan. Shikhar is a second-year law student at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. He shares a keen interest in developments concerning IP Law.] On May 2, 2023, the Bombay HC passed a dynamic injunction order in Applause Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. v. Meta Platforms Inc. and others restraining the defendant from publishing clips of the web series “Scam 1992” on Instagram and other social media platforms. On a peripheral observation, the case may seem

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 15- May 20)

/ By / Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

[This Weekly Review has been co-authored with Surmayi Khatana. Surmayi is a second year student pursuing LL.B from Government Law College, Mumbai. Her previous post can be accessed here.] Here are the quick summaries of the 4 posts, 8 case summaries, and other IP developments that took place last week. Important IP cases that we’re missing out on? Especially from different High Courts? Please let us know so we can include them! Highlights of the Week DHC’s IPD Annual Report

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Monday Trademark Musings

/ By / Trademark

We are having a lot of trademark disputes these days (keep a check on our weekly reviews.); with every other day seeming to bring new issues to look at. In the last two weeks, I noticed three cases that intrigued me and made me wonder about their conceptual coherence. In this post, I present those cases and broach some questions for discussion. Please note that a full discussion of facts and arguments is not done in this post. Who is

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SCOTUS Sundae: Large Scoops of Weekend IP Reading!

/ By / Copyright, Patent

This Sunday, I bring to you a few judgments from the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) which at first glance, may not have a direct relevance for the Indian IP landscape yet are quite significant developments that our readers are likely to be interested in. I’m yet to read these orders in depth myself and have added links to some commentaries for your weekend reading. Please feel free to comment with your own thoughts or links!  Happy reading! 

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DHC’s IPD Annual Report a Positive Step for Transparency – Here’s How It Could Go Further

/ By / Others

To mark the occasion of World IP Day on 26th April 2023, the Delhi High Court’s IP Division (IPD) released its annual report for 2022-23, detailing the progress made by it in the past 1 year. Released after a few months from the date of IPD’s 1st anniversary i.e. 28th February 2023, the report is full of interesting comments from the Judges of the IPD and the members of the IP Bar and has a dedicated chapter summarizing the key

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Special 301 Report 2023: Reflections from Public Health Perspective

/ By / Drug Regulation, Others, Patent

The US Trade Representative (USTR) released the Special 301 Report for 2023 on April 26, 2023, and has placed India in the ‘Priority Watch List’, yet again. The Special 301 Report is a unilateral measure whereby the identified countries, whose IP regimes are not in line with the trading interests of the US industries, are placed a threat of unilateral sanctions. India, which has featured in this list multiple times in the past, (as highlighted on the blog by different

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Understanding the International Guide to Patent Case Management for Judges by WIPO

/ By / Patent

[This post is authored by SpicyIP intern Devanshu Agrawal. Devanshu is a second-year student pursuing B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from National Law School of India University, Bengaluru.] A report titled, “An International Guide to Patent Case Management for Judges”, has been released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) to bring into the limelight the considerable progress achieved in patent case management in ten jurisdictions. The broad parameters in the report include structural reform of courts, statutory revisions, implementation of innovative

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