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Figuring out sufficient level of human intervention in BTS Research International v. Controller

/ By / Others, Patent

In BTS Research International v. Controller of Patents, the Calcutta HC decided an appeal against the Controller’s order that refused to grant a patent to a trihybrid cell. The cell was held to be ‘part of an animal/human’ which is unpatentable u/s. 3(j). In my research, this is the first time CHC has decided a case on 3(j), particularly the scope of ‘essentially biological processes.’ The Court also discusses section 3(c) that prohibits patenting of “living substances and non-living substances occurring […]

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[Part II] Cryogas Judgment: Supreme Court Stops Copyright from ‘Gaslighting’ Design

/ By / Copyright, Design

Continuing the discussion on the Supreme Court’s decision in Cryogas Equipment Private Limited v. Inox India Limited and Others, Aditya Bhargava writes on the question of “functional utility” and how it informs the two pronged test by the Court. Aditya is a third-year law student at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. His previous posts can be accessed here. [Part II] Cryogas Judgment: Supreme Court Stops Copyright from ‘Gaslighting’ Design By Aditya Bhargava In the first part of

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[Part I] Cryogas Judgment: Supreme Court Stops Copyright from ‘Gaslighting’ Design

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Breaking down the key parts of the Supreme Court’s decision in Cryogas Equipment Private Limited v. Inox India Limited and Others, Aditya Bhargava discusses the jurisprudence on the difference between copyright and industrial designs and the two-pronged test to distinguish between the two intellectual properties adopted by the Court in this case. In Part II of the post, he’ll discuss the question of “functional utility”. Although the post points out that the Court has not discussed Section 52(1)(w) of the

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PPL Cannot Issue Licenses for Sound Recordings Without Being Registered as a Copyright Society: DHC

/ By / Copyright

In an order contrasting with the previous decisions on the issue, a DHC DB has held that PPL cannot issue or grant licences for sound recordings without registering itself as a copyright society or becoming a member of any registered copyright society. In this long post, Kartik Sharma explains the judgement and its implications in light of Section 31 (1) of the Copyright Act. Kartik is a fourth-year student at the National Law School of India University and was the

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Call for Applications: TWN and IUCIPRS Workshop on Patent Oppositions (June 12-16)

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TWN and IUCIPRS, CUSAT are inviting applications from IP professionals working in the generic pharmaceutical sector to apply for a five-day residential workshop on patent opposition. The workshop is scheduled for 12–16 June 2025 at IUCIPRS, CUSAT, Kochi, Kerala. There are no registration fees, and the travel, accommodation, and food expenses will be fully sponsored by the organisers. For more details, please take a look at their call for applications below:- Call for Applications: TWN and IUCIPRS Workshop on Patent

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Call for Applications: International IP Week Celebration, IILM University, Gurugram (April 22–26, 2025) 

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IILM University, Gurugram is organizing a 5-day hybrid workshop and panel discussion celebrating the International IP Day week from April 22 to April 26. The last day to apply for the workshop is April 19 and there is no registration fees. For details about the theme of the workshop take a look at their call for application below. IILM University, Gurugram Presents: International IP Week Celebration | April 22–26, 2025  In a world where innovation intersects daily life—from the music we stream to the logos on our apparel—understanding Intellectual Property

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Calling the Experts: CGPDTM Invites Applications for Scientific Advisors

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[The post is authored by SpicyIP intern Advika Singh Malik. Advika is a third-year law student at Symbiosis Law School, Noida. She is interested in pursuing IP and tech litigation.] The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) has released a public notice on April 9, inviting applications to update the roll of Scientific Advisors, maintained as per Rule 103 of the Patents Rules, 2003. The roll is required to be updated every year and serves as an

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 7 – April 13)

/ By / Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

Keep up with the ever changing world of IP with SpicyIP’s Weekly Review! In the second week of April we have a post looking closely at the Draft CRI Guidelines 2025 (deadline today for submitting comments!), a food for thought post asking: in a world where access to knowledge is increasingly sought, the question isn’t just who gets to read but also what gets read, and why? And an analysis of the Madras HC judgment in Kemin v. Controller of

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Taking a closer look at the Draft CRI Guidelines 2025 

/ By / Patent

Long post ahead! Last week, we ran a post informing our readers about the Draft Guidelines for Examination of Computer-Related Inventions (CRI), 2025 (hereinafter draft guidelines), which was made open for public consultations. Our readers would know that the last CRI guidelines were issued in 2017. On a prima facie reading of the draft guidelines, one can notice some interesting changes, as the new draft includes a discussion relating to recent jurisprudence and examples of patentable claims. This post seeks

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Who Gets to Be Read: Knowledge, Power, and the Ones We (rarely read and) Cite?

/ By / Others

Namaskar, I recently read How GN Devy Challenges Our Concept of Knowledge by Martand Kaushik. If you have not heard of him, G. N. Devy is an Indian cultural activist, literary critic, and former professor of English. He is the author of a long list of books and papers, and has been anointed with several awards, including the Sahitya Akademi award, a SAARC Literary Award, the Prince Claus award, the international Linguapax prize, and the Padma Shri. And yet, as

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