A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2025

/ By / Competition Law, Copyright, Data Exclusivity, Design, Drug Regulation, Geographical Indication, Innovation, Patent, Plant Variety Protection, Podcast, Trade Secret, Trademark

[This post is completely human authored 🙂 These humans include – Praharsh Gour, Vasundra Koul, Arshiya Gupta, and Vikram Raj Nanda. Selection and Supervision by- Praharsh Gour, Swaraj Paul Barooah, and Bharathwaj RamakrishnanResearch Inputs from Yohann Titus Mathew, Riddhi Yogesh Bhutada, Ayush Shetty, Sumit Kumar Singh, Shailraj Jhalnia, Himanshu Mishra, Bhavya Gupta, Aali Jaiswal, Anushka Kanabar, Srishti Gaur, Arshya Wadhwa, and Daanish Naithani.] 2025 was quite an eventful year. On the judicial side, we saw a variety of novel developments, such […]

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‘Peace’ on the Nuclear Front? Analysing the Upheaval in the Nuclear Energy Patents Regime Through SHANTI Act

/ By / Patent

Base Photo by Zac Durant on Unsplash India’s nuclear energy legal framework is undergoing a complete makeover with the recent passing of the SHANTI (Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India) Bill  in the Parliament, and the subsequent assent by the President on 20th December. The SHANTI Act (SA)  has replaced the Atomic Energy Act 1962 (AEA) and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act 2010 and is the product of a policy shift in nuclear energy

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One Nation, One License, One Big Shortcut: Doctrinal Stagnation in the DPIIT AI Working Paper

/ By / Copyright

Swaraj, in his detailed blog post criticizing the DPIIT AI Working Paper, had highlighted the absence of a strong jurisprudential basis in the Working Paper’s proposals and the supporting reasoning. Building on this missing link of jurisprudential rigour, Shivam Kaushik looks at Kant’s distinction between noumena and phenomena to critique the DPIIT Committee’s approach and the Working Paper’s methodology. Shivam is a practicing lawyer based in Delhi. His interest lies in legal issues posed by emerging technologies. One Nation, One

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Spicy IP Weekly Review (December 22- December 28)

/ By / Copyright, Patent, Trademark

This weekly review is authored by Vikram Raj Nanda.  From ‘bulldozer justice’ entering the Gen-AI copyright debate to courts pushing back against overbroad foreign discovery requests, this week brought some sharp IP questions to the fore. Also, if you still haven’t sent your submission yet for the SpicyIP-Jhana Blogpost Writing Competition, this is the chance to do so! The deadline is 11:59 PM IST on 30th December. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment and let us know.

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SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (29.12.2025)

/ By / Courses & Workshops, Opportunities

Welcome to the final Bells & Whistles newsletter of the year! As we wrap up 2025, we’re ending the year on a thoughtful, slightly nostalgic note. If you’re looking for something meaningful to engage with before the countdown begins, here are two important reminders. First, the SpicyIP–Jhana AI Blog Writing Competition closes tomorrow. If you’ve been planning to submit, consider this your gentle nudge before the deadline. We’re also closing the year with a truly powerful listen. The latest SpicyIP Podcast episode, “The GI

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Dead Assets in a Digital Economy: Why Online Gaming Licences Should Be Treated Like IP

/ By / Copyright, Innovation, Trademark

Examining how non-transferable online gaming licences function as core digital assets yet lose economic value due to rigid regulatory constraints, Srija Singh highlights a critical gap in the current framework. In her submission for the SpicyIP- jhana blogpost writing competition, she argues that these approvals should be treated as IP-like intangible assets to preserve enterprise value and foster innovation in India’s digital economy. Srija is a final-year law student at Amity Law School, Noida, with a research interest in intellectual

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Final Countdown for the SpicyIP-Jhana Blogpost Writing Competition 2025! Submissions close on December 30

/ By / Event, Opportunities, Others

Dear IP enthusiasts, we have received some really great and engaging entries for the SpicyIP-Jhana Blogpost Writing Competition. If you still haven’t sent your submission yet, this is the chance to do so! The deadline is 11:59 PM IST on 30th December. To remind again, the participants are welcome to write on any topic relevant to the Indian IP landscape that helps foster a more transparent, collaborative, and productive IP/innovation ecosystem for India. All entries must utilise jhana.ai in at

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Bulldozer Justice comes to the Digital Sphere: Looking at the GenAI-Copyright Report

/ By / Copyright, Others

As readers of the blog are aware, the DPIIT formed a Committee to examine the intersection of Generative AI and Copyright, and this Committee recently released their report. There have been many pieces by now that have discussed the 125 pages of the paper, so I will not spend much e-ink re-visiting all that’s said in there. For anyone who has yet to catch up on the report, some links are inserted in the discussion below. My attempt to essentialise

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Injunction or Copyright Strike: Examining the DHC Order in ANI v Dynamite News

/ By / Copyright

The Delhi High Court’s refusal to re-block Dynamite News’ YouTube channel exposes the litigation strategy prevalent against digital news platforms. Analysing the decision, Md. Thahir Sulaiman assesses the limits of asserting copyright and trademark claims through a combination of court proceedings and YouTube’s takedown regime and explains the implications these moves have in curbing free speech. Thahir is a third year BALLB (Hons) student from the National Law School of India University, with interests in corporate law and technology law.

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Redefining the Digital Perimeter: The Delhi High Court’s Expansive Stance on Copyright Jurisdiction in Zee Entertainment v. Mohalla Tech 

/ By / Copyright

The Delhi High Court’s decision in Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. v. Mohalla Tech Pvt. Ltd. revisits the perennial question of territorial jurisdiction in copyright infringement suits. Analysing the decision, Arshiya Gupta highlights how the Court appears to depart from its own recent reasoning in Vikrant Chemco, prompting closer scrutiny of how the cause of action is assessed in online copyright infringement cases. Arshiya is a third-year law student at National Law University, Delhi, with a keen inclination towards PIL, IPR,

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