Reframing Procedural Fairness in Patent Amendments: A Comparative Look at Dong Yang and Srinivas Jegannathan’s Reversals

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Explaining two recent judgements on amendments- Dong Yang PC Inc. v Controller of Patents and Designs (Delhi HC) and Srinivas Jegannathan v Controller of Patents (Madras HC), S. Sri Ganesh Prasad, argues how they point towards the need for the patent office to fulfil its quasi-judicial role in patent prosecution with clarity and evidence. Ganesh is a third-year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata. He is interested in a wide range […]

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Prima Facie, Not Per Se: Rebuilding SEP Interim Jurisprudence after Nokia v Oppo

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On the recent Delhi High Court decision in Dolby v. Lava, directing the India-based implementer to pay INR 20.81 Crores as pro-tem security, Shailraj Jhalnia argues for a more balanced approach on how the Courts should calculate such deposits, keeping in mind the interests of both the SEP holders and implementers. 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.

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Keeping Up with The (GM) Crops: Comments and Caveats on the GEAC’s Punjab GM Crop Trials

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[A big thanks to Daanish Naithani for his inputs in the post.] If you were following the Genetically Modified (GM) crops dilemma last year but failed to keep up over the past year, don’t worry. Fortunately (and unfortunately, when seen in the broader scope), you haven’t really missed much. In July last year, as covered here on the blog, the Supreme Court (SC) delivered a split verdict on the commercial sale of Genetically Modified Mustard (GM Mustard) in India in

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Edu Literati is now inviting applications for its Patent Agent Exam 2026 Training Programme. The programme fee is ₹25,000 and SpicyIP readers can avail a 20% discount by using the coupon code SPICYIP at checkout. This special offer is valid for a limited number of seats, so early registration is recommended. To learn more about the programme, check out the details below: [Sponsored] Crack the Patent Agent Exam – Join India’s Most Trusted Training Program The Indian Patent Office has

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 14-July 20)

/ By / Copyright, Geographical Indication, Patent, Trademark

DHC’s recent decisions on the Pisco GI Tag, comments on the draft CRI guidelines, DHC’s decision putting a stay on a judgement directing Amazon to pay ₹339 crore in damages and costs- This and much more in our weekly roundup of our blog posts, case summaries, and top IP developments in the country and the world. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below to let us know. Highlights of the Week GI Protection in High Spirits in

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The WHO Pandemic Agreement: A Contested Step Beyond Doha

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Taking a look at the recent Pandemic Treaty, Dr. Siddarth Jain explains how its provisions differ—both positively and negatively—from the 2001 Doha Declaration. Siddarth holds a PhD from the School of Social Sciences, Centre for Studies in Science Policy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and is interested in IP, technology transfer, and innovation studies. He was also a participant in the recently concluded SpicyIP Summer School 2025, where this was one of the many topics of discussion that had come

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Procedure, Pleadings, and Platforms: DHC’s Stay in Amazon v. Lifestyle

/ By / Trademark

Recently, a DB of the DHC passed a stay on the Amazon v. Lifestyle decision granting  ₹339 crore in damages and costs on Amazon Technologies, Inc for trademark infringement. Khushi Jain and Vishno Sudheendra explain the DB judgement, discussing how it recalibrates the contours of licensor and e-commerce liability in trademark infringement disputes. Khushi is a fourth-year B.A., LL.B (Hons) student at the National Law University Delhi with a keen interest in the intersection of law and policy. Vishno is

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Comments on Revised Draft CRI Guidelines 2025- Version 2.0, really? 

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On 26 June, the CGPDTM issued a public notice inviting comments on the “Revised Draft CRI Guidelines 2025, Version 2.0.” Earlier, in May 2025, we had submitted our comments on the previous edition of the CRI guidelines. (here) This time around, the CGPDTM had organised in-person stakeholder meetings to discuss the comments received for the first version of these guidelines. Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan, our prolific blogger, had attended one of these meeting in Chennai on our behalf.  To CGPDTM’s credit, organising stakeholder meetings goes a long way in increasing transparency

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GI Protection in High Spirits in the Chile-Peru Pisco Saga

/ By / Geographical Indication, Others

Times are spicy for GI cases! After the Prada-Kolhapuri Chappal GI fiasco, we present to you, the Delhi High Court’s (“the Court”) judgment in Asociacion De Productores De Pisco A.G vs Union of India. At the centre here is Pisco, a popular grape brandy produced using unique methods in Chile and Peru for over five centuries. The challenge was brought by an association of Chilean Pisco producers, to an order passed by the IPAB in November 2018 in favor of

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 7 – July 13)

/ By / Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

Is there a distinction between parody and satire? – A post on the different positions by Indian and US Courts. A post on the Delhi HC’s possibly wrong interpretation in equating design with trade dress and another on the trademark renewal notices: a lifeline or potential loophole? This and much more in our weekly roundup of our blog posts, case summaries, and top IP developments in the country and the world. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment

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