The SciHub Saga! Miles to Go While We Sleep

/ By / Copyright

The Delhi High Court, on 19th August, decided to block access to Sci-Hub and Sci-Net, two prominent online shadow libraries. Bharathwaj, in a short post, has provided a quick overview of this case. The facts of the case and surrounding history can be found here. The case has been discussed on the blog earlier here, here, here, and here. The current outcome, was to say the least, on expected lines, even if the method it reached here raises questions. So, […]

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Notes From Doctoral Diary: TACIP, Turku (20 – 21 August 2025)

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Every once in a while, one happens to be at an academic gathering that feels less like a “conference” and more like a genuine coming together of minds, hearts, and histories. Yes. And TACIP, 2025, held in the strikingly serene city of Turku, in Finland, was one such experience for me. TACIP stands for Technical Assistance as an Enabler of the Constitutionalising of Intellectual Property Norms in Africa. (Quite a mouthful term, isn’t it …?) For context, TACIP is a

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[SpicyIP Tidbit] From Travel to Trouble: The Yatra Online vs. Mach Conferences Tussle

/ By / Trademark

[The post is authored by Subhalaxmi Mukherjee. Subhalaxmi is a third-year B.Sc LL.B. (Hons.) student at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata. She is interested in a wide range of public and commercial law subjects, including intellectual property, gender rights, and international arbitration. Her previous posts can be accessed here.] In a decision delivered on August 22, 2025, the Delhi High Court ruled against Yatra Online (plaintiff), holding that the disputed “Yatra” mark was both generic and

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[SpicyIP Tidbit] A Heavy Dose of Litigation: Novo Nordisk sees Litigation from Natco over Semaglutide

/ By / Drug Regulation, Patent

Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy (semaglutide) continues to trigger a complex litigation landscape in India. The Danish innovator already has two civil suits pending against Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL) and OneSource Specialty Pharma Ltd (OSSPL). The first, C.O.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 9/2025, seeks revocation of a patent and has so far seen only four hearings with routine interim orders. The second, CS(COMM) 565/2025, was instituted in anticipation of Novo’s Indian launch and is more high-stakes: on 29 May 2025, the Single Bench

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Figuring Out the Correct CRI Guidelines by Looking at Google LLC v The Controller of Patents

/ By / Patent

The Calcutta High Court recently upheld the Controller’s rejection of a patent application based on the old 2017 CRI Guidelines. In examining the order, Shailraj Jhalnia writes about the nature of these guidelines and whether the Controller and the Court’s reliance on the older version was justified. Shailraj is a third year law student pursuing B.A. LL.B. from National Law School of India University, Bangalore, with a keen interest in IP Law, Arbitration and Criminal Law. His previous posts can

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Pride & Prejudice: The Supreme Court’s Sobering Take on Post-Sale Confusion

/ By / Trademark

This post is co-authored with Aditya Bhargava, a fourth year law student at NLSIU Bengaluru and who has also contributed to the blog previously (here). This blog usually covers a wide range of trademark disputes; however, most of them are adjudicated at the high court stage. This piece, in that regard, is slightly different—it comes straight from the Supreme Court of India (‘SC’). It’s none other than the great battle between Blenders Pride and London Pride. For the uninitiated, this

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Copyright Ma(r)ximalism! 

/ By / Copyright, Others

This post is prompted by a new very provocative and ‘spicy’ article written by Benjamin Sobel for the Chicago-Kent Law Review titled “Copyright Accelerationism” (a brief summary). This paper, if I could summarise in a line or two (to the extent of being very reductionist), states that Copyright maximalism is not that bad. That it should be applied across the board to all, machines and humans equally, without fear or favour nor ill will. That if applied to its full

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On the Pen Losing Its Might: Contemplating the Digital News Industry’s Fate in Light of ANI v OpenAI

/ By / Copyright

On DNPA’s argument about the implications of GenAI platforms on the digital media industry—such as revenue loss, shrinking web traffic, and diminished visibility—Subhalaxmi Mukherjee examines whether these concerns are valid and discusses whether it is time for digital news industries to consider new adaptation strategies. Subhalaxmi is a third-year B.Sc LL.B. (Hons.) student at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata. She is interested in a wide range of public and commercial law subjects, including intellectual property,

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 18 – August 24)

/ By / Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

Starting off the week with a huge development – Delhi HC orders Sci-Hub to be completely blocked in India! When is ‘Imminent Infringement’ imminent? A post on the question of imminent infringement determination. Are Pre-Digital Era Copyright Assignments Valid for Today’s Modern Tech Platforms? A post discussing the position in the Indian Copyright Act on assignments. This and a lot more on last week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below to let us

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Can Purely Religious Terms be Trademarked? The Curious Case of ‘Shree Jagannath Dham’

/ By / Trademark

On the recent controversy concerning the name of the newly inaugurated Jagannath Dham temple in Digha and reports of Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee (“SJTMC”) seeking to protect terms like Shree Jagannath Dham, Srimandir, Mahaprasad, Nilachal Dham and Bada Dand as trademarks, Subhalaxmi Mukherjee writes on incorrect reporting on the issue and whether these terms can be protected as IPs. Subhalaxmi is a third-year B.Sc LL.B. (Hons.) student at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata. She

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