DHC allows AR Rahman’s Appeal- Authorship is Composed not Performed!

/ By / Copyright

Image from here. The Division Bench (DB) of Delhi HC has given us a well-reasoned and hard hitting order on the interplay of copyright law and Indian classical music. In the highly publicized copyright battle between Ustaad Faiyas Wasifuddin Dagar and AR Rahman, the DB has reversed the single bench’s (SB)  ruling that had held AR Rahman’s song ‘Veera Raja Veera’ from Ponniyin Selvan 2 to be prima facie infringing Ustaad Dagar’s (who was the plaintiff) copyright in the classical […]

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SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (22.09.2025)

/ By / Courses & Workshops, Opportunities

Welcome to our new periodic: SpicyIP Bells and Whistles! With IP awareness increasing and with more and more events, opportunities and interests developing, we thought we’d try to help our readers stay in touch with events and opportunities going on! Each week, we’ll be rounding up IP events which are free or nominally charged from India and around the world that we think our readers might enjoy. Alongside these, you’ll also find a curated list of exciting opportunities: fellowships, jobs,

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 15- September 21)

/ By / Copyright, Patent, Trademark

A peek behind the curtains of the Patent Amendment Rules, 2024; discussion on the recent DHC orders regarding personality rights of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, and Karan Johar; And the DHC decision on cross examination in post-grant oppositions. 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 Part I: A Peek Behind the Curtains of the Patent Amendment Rules 2024

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What’s in a name? Money, Fame and Publicity Rights

/ By / Trademark

Delhi High Court, continuing with its problematic jurisprudence on personality rights, has picked up right where it left off. Recently, it issued injunctions against individuals/entities selling T-shirts, coffee mugs, wallpapers and posters bearing the image/name of Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Bachchan, and Karan Johar. This, as the Court writes, creates a ‘perception of endorsement.’ With due respect, to me, this is beyond ludicrous. However, as I show, for the DHC, this is no laughing matter. In the past few years, Courts have grown increasingly aggressive

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Right to Integrity in Indian Courts: A Case for an Objective Standard

/ By / Copyright

Proposing a counter to the subjective standard for protecting an author’s right to integrity, Adyasha Samal suggests an objective assessment that considers the context and surrounding factors of the offending act, with the aim of promoting creative freedom. Adyasha is a Researcher at the Institute for European Tort Law, Vienna, and a former SpicyIP Fellow. Her previous posts can be accessed here. She would like to thank Swaraj for his inputs on the post. Right to Integrity in Indian Courts:

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Strategic Delay Backfires: How Novartis Lost Its Cross-Examination Rights

/ By / Patent

Recently, the DHC disposed of Novartis’ writ petition against the Controller’s orders to continue the post-grant opposition before allowing Novartis to cross-examine the Opponents’ experts. Anushka Kanabar breaks down the judgment, discusses how Novartis’ strategy backfired, and explains why the Controller’s decision does not violate the principles of natural justice. Anushka is a fourth-year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at the National Law School of India University. Her previous posts can be accessed here. Strategic Delay Backfires: How Novartis Lost Its Cross-Examination

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(Sponsored) IP8 Launches pioneering Agentic AI for Continuous Global Patent Infringement Surveillance

/ By / Sponsored

IP8, an infringement monitoring platform by the team behind PatSeer, is launching an agentic AI solution for continuous global infringement surveillance. To know more, please read on below:- IP8 Launches pioneering Agentic AI for Continuous Global Patent Infringement Surveillance (18 September 2025) New York – IP8, an enterprise-ready infringement monitoring platform built by the team behind PatSeer, today launches a market-defining service that helps IP teams identify up to 10× more monetizable infringement opportunities while reducing investigation time by up

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SpicyIP Tidbit: Smoke and Mirrors: BHC Denies Interim Relief After Finding Both Parties Approached with Unclean Hands

/ By / Trademark

[This post is authored by Anushka Kanabar. Anushka is a fourth-year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at the National Law School of India University. Her previous posts can be accessed here.] A recent decision by the Bombay High Court in Velji Karamshi Vaid v. V3 Fashion & Ors. illustrates the deciding role principles of equity like the clean hands doctrine can play in interim injunction proceedings. Through an order dated September 9, 2025, the Court dismissed Velji Karamshi Vaid’s application for an interim

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Frimline and the Future of Open-Ended Transition Phrases in Indian Patent Law

/ By / Patent

On the Delhi High Court’s recent order in Frimline v. Smatco, Anushka Kanabar explains how the order is another step in the judicial shift towards a broad interpretation of claim construction, which is aligned with the US’ approach. Anushka is a fourth-year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at the National Law School of India University. Her previous posts can be accessed here. Frimline and the Future of Open-Ended Transition Phrases in Indian Patent Law By Anushka Kanabar In its recent decision

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Part II: A Peek Behind the Curtains of the Patent Amendment Rules 2024: A Diversity Analysis

/ By / Patent

In continuation of the discussion on Prashant’s RTI, which revealed some spicy behind-the-scenes details about the Draft Patent Amendment Rules, 2023 consultation, Arnav Kaman assesses the diversity of stakeholders who participated in the process by sending their comments and highlights the glaring absence of academia from it. Arnav is a 4th year law student from the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab. His previous posts can be accessed here. A Diversity Analysis of the Consultation on the Draft Patent

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