Serious Comparative Advertising: Broadening the Definition

/ By / Others, Trademark

We’re pleased to bring you a guest post by Sangita Sharma, looking into the law around comparative advertisements in India. Sangita is a 2nd year student at Gujarat National Law University and was the topper of the 2020 IP Talent Search Examination. Serious Comparative Advertising: Broadening the Definition Sangita Sharma In the soap war between HUL and Sebamed, Sebamed released an advertisement comparing an HUL branded soap with RIN detergent stating that HUL’s soap’s pH values are similar to that […]

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The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021: Overbroad, Disproportionate and Unnecessary

/ By / Copyright

Last month, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting received severe criticism from the film industry, free speech advocates, and the public when it announced the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021 (‘Bill’). This new Bill, which seeks ‘to tackle the menace of film piracy’, is a revision of the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2019 – an earlier version that suffered from several logical and policy issues of its own, as highlighted by Divij, here. While the most controversial provision in the new Bill

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 5-11)

/ By / Copyright, Geographical Indication, Innovation, Opportunities, Patent, Privacy, Trade Secret, Trademark

Topical Highlight IPAB Issue Finally Comes to a Conclusion: Delhi HC Creates Specialist IP Division Varsha reported the significant development that the Delhi High Court issued a press release stating its plan to create an Intellectual Property Division (IPD) in the Delhi High Court. After the Tribunal Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance 2021, disbanded the IPAB and transferred its powers to the High Courts and Commercial Courts, the IPD has been constituted on the basis of the recommendations

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Patent v. Trade Secret: In the Light of Indian Pharmaceutical Industry

/ By / Patent, Trade Secret

We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Pragya Jain.  Pragya is a 4th year B.A. L.L.B.(Hons.) student at Amity University (School of Law), Kolkata. Patent v. Trade Secret: In the Light of Indian Pharmaceutical Industry Pragya Jain The coronavirus outbreak and subsequent shutdown wreaked havoc on all major sectors of the economy, yet it turned out to be a blessing in disguise for India’s pharmaceutical industry. Over the next five years, India’s medical spending is predicted to

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Vempati Ravi Shankar – Facebook Copyright Dispute: Issues on Moral Rights and Posthumous Enforcement of Celebrity Rights

/ By / Copyright, Privacy

Recently, a copyright infringement suit had been filed before the District Court, Trivandrum, against Facebook India. (CNR Number: KLTV010019372021) The reason for filing the suit was that certain unknown people had posted without authorisation original sound recordings created by Vempati Ravi Shankar (the plaintiff’s late husband) on the defendant’s social media platforms – Facebook and Instagram. Being his sole legal heir, the copyright in these works is held by Sweety Priyanka Vempati Ravi Shankar. (hereinafter Priyanka) She had notified Facebook

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Call for Submissions: The Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (Vol. 102)

/ By / Opportunities, Patent, Trademark

We’re pleased to inform you that The Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society is inviting submissions for Volume 102 of the journal. For further deatils, please see the announcement below: Call for Submissions: The Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (Vol. 102) The Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (‘JPTOS’), America’s premiere intellectual property law journal for over one hundred years, hereby announces an open call for submissions by direct email to [email protected] or on

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Call for Internship: DPIIT- IPR Chair at Gujarat National Law University  [Apply by July20]

/ By / Opportunities

We’re pleased to inform you that the DPIIT IPR Chair at Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar is inviting applications from law students for an online internship. For further details, please see the announcement below: DPIIT- IPR Chair | Gujarat National Law University  Call for Internship About the University Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) is the statutory university established by the Government of Gujarat under the   Gujarat National Law University Act, 2003. The University is recognized by the Bar Council of

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IPAB Issue Finally Comes to a Conclusion: Delhi HC Creates Specialist IP Division

/ By / Copyright, Design, Geographical Indication, Patent, Plant Variety Protection, Trademark

In a welcome move yesterday, the Delhi High Court issued a press release stating that it will create an Intellectual Property Division (hereinafter IPD) in the Delhi High Court. According to today’s roster sheet, the judges that have been nominated for IPD are Justice Suresh Kumar Kait, Justice Jayant Nath, Justice Anu Malhotra, Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Sanjeev Narula. (pg 9) The court is in the process of formulating comprehensive rules for this division. As you may recall,

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After Natco’s Withdrawal, Bajaj Healthcare files for Compulsory License to Manufacture Baricitinib

/ By / COVID-19, Patent

A recent report by The Print revealed that Indian drugmaker Bajaj Healthcare (‘BH’) has applied to the Patent Office for a compulsory license to manufacture Eli Lilly’s Baricitinib. At the moment, the application itself or any response from Eli Lilly to its filing is unavailable, but the report provides details of the circumstances surrounding it. Baricitinib, which is originally an arthritis drug, has more recently been used in combination with Remdesivir to treat Covid-19 patients for better results than what

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“Right to Access a Public Record” vs “Right to not Communicate the Work”: Where is Public Interest?”

/ By / Copyright

We’re pleased to bring you a guest post by Lokesh Vyas, on an RTI matter that brought up some interesting copyright related questions. Lokesh is a graduate from School of Law, Nirma University and an incoming LLM Candidate and InfoJustice Fellow at American University Washington College of Law, and has previously written posts for us here and here. “Right to Access a Public Record” vs “Right to not Communicate the Work”: Where is Public Interest?” Lokesh Vyas In Rajeev Kumar

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