Announcing 1st National Policy Brief Competition on Intellectual Property & Innovation 2025 by SpicyIP and CIPAM, DPIIT

/ By / Drug Regulation, Opportunities, Patent, Trade Secret

Kickstarting November with some good news for young IP policy enthusiasts, we are elated to announce the 1st National Policy Brief Competition on Intellectual Property & Innovation 2025! This exciting competition aims to encourage students to look beyond textbooks and statutory provisions, and to explore the dynamic relationship between intellectual property, innovation, and societal progress. By engaging with contemporary IP issues that shape India’s legal and creative ecosystem, the competition seeks to foster critical thinking and contribute meaningfully to the […]

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (October 27 – November 2)

/ By / Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

Delhi HC delivers first-ever SEP non-infringement ruling, on a long-forgotten VCD patent and Delhi HC’s Justice Prathiba M. SIngh appointed Chair of WIPO’s Advisory Board of Judges. Don’t forget – SpicyIP TV Podcast episode 8 with Mr. Nikhil Narendran is now out! This and much more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below to let us know.  Highlights of the Week The Tech is Dead, Long Live the Tech: Lessons in

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SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (03.11.2025)

/ By / Courses & Workshops, Opportunities

Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles!In case you have missed out on the new development on SpicyIP TV (our YouTube channel) – here’s the teaser! It is a new place on the channel by the name “Lets IPsa Loquitur” for experts and bloggers to converse. Stay tuned for the release of the 1st episode on the buzz around personality rights. BELL OF THE WEEK – Remembering Rahul Cherian Some Bells don’t just chime — they continue to resonate

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Novartis’s Heartache over Entresto: An Analysis of the Controller’s Patent Revocation Decision

/ By / Patent

[The post is co-authored with Vikram Raj Nanda. A big thanks to Swaraj and Praharsh for their inputs.] In a detailed 262-page order (pdf) dated 12th September, 2025, Dr Usha Rao, the Deputy Controller of Patents and Designs, annulled Novartis’ patent over its cardiac drug ‘Vymada’ (marketed internationally as ‘Entresto’). The Controller had cumulatively dealt with several post-grant oppositions that had been filed by the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, along with two firms: IPCA (Indian Pharmaceutical Combine Association) Laboratories and MicroLabs. 

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The SpicyIP TV Podcast SS Edn: Ep 08 with Mr. Nikhil Narendran

/ By / Others, Podcast

In the 8th episode of the SpicyIP Podcast Summer School Edition, it was an honour to speak with Mr. Nikhil Narendran, Partner at Trilegal, where he leads one of the top  Technology, Media and Telecom(TMT) teams in the country. During his brief time with us at the Summer School, his session on AI and Copyright, along with his expertise in law and technology sparked a lively discussion where the class was able to present informed arguments and bring divergent perspectives. 

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Justice Prathiba M. Singh appointed Chair of WIPO’s ABJ!

/ By / Others

On 20th October, Justice Prathiba M. Singh of the Delhi High Court was appointed as the Chair of the 10-member Advisory Board of Judges (‘ABJ’) of the World Intellectual Property Organization(‘WIPO’). Justice Singh’s tenure is supposed to last for two years (2025-27) where she will be serving as in her personal capacity and not as a representative of India.  According to WIPO website, the ABJ plays a key role in advising and guiding WIPO’s Judicial Institute. It is not an adjudicatory body bur rather an advisory body to help WIPO in building consistency and

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The Tech is Dead, Long Live the Tech: Lessons in Indian SEP Litigation from Philips v. Bathla

/ By / Patent

On October 13, 2025, the Delhi High Court concluded a 21-year long patent dispute to give its first standard essential patent (SEP) non-infringement decision. In this judgment, the Court has ruled on patent infringement, discussed the impleadment of third-parties, identification of type of patent, requisites for claim mapping, effective use of evidence, and presentation of SEP essentiality. Interestingly the essentiality of the SEP was not framed as an issue in the suit, but the Court considered it on ‘vehement submissions’

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SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (27.10.2025)

/ By / Courses & Workshops, Opportunities

Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles! I hope you all had a bright and heartwarming Diwali! Last week at SpicyIP, we hosted a lively Q&A session on Higher Education in IP with scholars (Daanish, Malobika, Niharika, and Lokesh) who shared honest insights on everything from picking their university, navigating applications to finding their research footing. If you couldn’t join in, don’t worry, you can still watch it here on YouTube. BELL OF THE WEEK Some stories burn long after they’re

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (October 20 – October 26)

/ By / Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

MeitY’s proposed IT Rules amendment under scrutiny and more episodes from SpicyIPTV featuring Zara Kaushik and Kruttika Vijay. This and much more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below to let us know.  Highlights of the Week ​​Unpacking MeitY’s Proposed IT Rules Amendments: Between Regulation and Practicality  MeitY’s proposed IT Rules amendments aim to regulate AI, but blur legal lines, treating AI developers as “intermediaries” and requiring watermarks on all synthetic content,

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Unpacking MeitY’s Proposed IT Rules Amendments: Between Regulation and Practicality

/ By / Copyright, Others

On the recent amendments to the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) proposed by MeitY, Akshat Agrawal explains how, despite a sound regulatory intent, the proposed amendments suffer from a few conceptual problems that may render them either unenforceable or unworkable. Akshat is a Litigator and is the Founder and Counsel at AASA Chambers, where he provides Counsel and Of Counsel services. He is also a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge. His previous pieces can be

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