Lootcase, Copyright and Last Minute Injunctions: A Failed Attempt towards Overprotection

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The movie Lootcase was recently released on Disney+ Hotstar with considerably positive reviews. However, one day prior to its release the Delhi High Court heard a petition filed by Mr. Vinay Vats seeking interim injunction on the release of the film owing to a copyright infringement claim. The court dismissed the application and declined to grant the injunction. Interestingly, the plaintiff’s claim was based on similarities as apparent in a trailer released by them in 2011 and the trailer of […]

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Call for Applications: CUSAT’s Minor IP Research Project for Teachers 2020-21 [Apply by Sep 25]

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Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies (IUCIPRS),Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) is inviting applications for Minor Research Project 2020-21 in the research area of IPR for teachers from across Kerala and the rest of India. The applications must reach the University on or before September 25, 2020. For further details, please see the announcement below: Minor Research Project at IUCIPRS, CUSAT Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies (IUCIPRS), Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) is inviting applications for Minor

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 10 – 16)

/ By / Design, Others, Patent, Trademark

Topical Highlights Breaking News: Controller General’s Office Agrees with Our Petition for Scrapping the Intellectual Property Appellate Board In this post, Prashant reports on a petition he had submitted to the Ministry of Commerce along with Rahul Bajaj, asking it to consider shutting down the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (‘IPAB’). As seen from a file-noting of the Ministry accessed through RTI, the office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks has agreed with most of their contentions. Prashant

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What We Understand and Imagine Dynamic IP Injunctions To Be

/ By / Copyright, Trademark

We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Eashan Ghosh, sharing some thoughts on where our law is headed with dynamic IP injunctions following the Delhi High Court’s Snapdeal order from a few weeks ago. Eashan has been practicing as an intellectual property advocate and consultant in New Delhi since 2011, and teaches a seminar on intellectual property law at National Law University, Delhi. Eashan writes about Indian intellectual property law, including a monthly review of Delhi High

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SCOTUS Grants ‘Booking.com’ Trademark Protection: How Far can Domain Name Trademark Protection Extend?

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Recently, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS), in the Booking.com decision held that a generic .com domain name can obtain a trademark registration under certain conditions. With SCOTUS granting limited protection to generic .com domain names, an interesting question arises as to what will happen when there is a trademark dispute between a .com domain name and a .in domain name and if it is now possible for a trademarked generic .com name to block the registration of a generic

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Book Release: Digital Copyright Law – A Comparative Study of the Limitations and Exceptions Relating to Education

/ By / Copyright, Publication

We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Dr. Betsy Rajasingh on her recently released book ‘Digital Copyright Law: A Comparative Study of the Limitations and Exceptions Relating to Education’. Dr. Betsy is an Assistant Professor at Saveetha School of Law, Chennai. Her research interest lies in IP laws, internet laws and the inter-relationship between IP, technology, and social and economic development. After completing her LL.B. at Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai, she went on to pursue

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Call for Papers: NLSIU’s Indian Journal of Law and Technology (IJLT) Vol. 17 [Submit by Oct 31]

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We are pleased to inform our readers that NLSIU Bangalore’s Indian Journal of Law and Technology (IJLT) is inviting original and unpublished manuscripts for publication in Volume 17. For further details, please see the call for papers below: Call for Papers: NLSIU’s Indian Journal of Law & Technology Vol. 17: Submit by October 31, 2020 The Indian Journal of Law & Technology (IJLT) is now accepting submissions for Volume 17. Please send in your submissions before October 31, 2020 in

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IPAB’s Ferid Allani Order and the Changed Indian Patent Landscape for Software Patents

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We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by our former blogger Rajiv Choudhry, analysing the recent IPAB order that set aside the Patent Office’s order rejecting a patent application for a computer related invention (titled ‘method and device for accessing information sources and services of the web’) after re-examining it pursuant to the direction issued by the Delhi High Court last year.   Rajiv is a practicing advocate based in New Delhi. He specialises in IP law, with a focus

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DIPP Appoints ‘Technical Members’ to IPAB – Legality under Doubt

/ By / Copyright, Patent, Trademark

Last night, Anushree Rauta of the IPRMENTLAW blog, made public an order of the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) clearing the decks for the appointment of five technical members to the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB). The order is dated July 21, 2020. Of the five members, Joint Controller B.P. Singh has been appointed as Technical Member for Patents; Advocates Lakshmidevi Somanath and Vijaykumar have been selected for the posts of Technical Members for Trademarks and Advocates N. Surya

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Revocation of Novartis’ Ceritinib Patent Stayed: Unraveling the IPAB Order

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The IPAB has recently stayed the revocation of Novartis’ patent over the anti-cancer drug Ceritinib. An examination of the revocation order reveals an unfortunate oversight in examining issues relating to genus-and-species patents, as well as several procedural lapses. IPAB’s stay order brings to light important doctrinal questions that the revocation left unanswered. This post attempts to deconstruct the maze of confusing orders surrounding the Ceritinib patent revocation. Background Ceritinib is a prescription drug used for treatment of non-small lung cancer,

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