Why Should the U.S. Have All the Fun? India Must Consider Publishing a Biopiracy Watch List

/ By / Biological Diversity

In light of India featuring (again) in the “Priority Watch List” of the 2025 USTR Special 301 Report, Dr. Anson CJ explores the idea of whether India should come up with its own watch list to monitor biopiracy? Dr. Anson is an Assistant Professor at Madras Christian College, Chennai. His previous post can be accessed here. Why Should the U.S. Have All the Fun? India Must Consider Publishing a Biopiracy Watch List By Dr. Anson C J Each year, the […]

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Assessing the Cryogas Judgment from the lens of Section 52(1)(w)

/ By / Copyright, Design

Highlighting the missed opportunity to interpret Section 52(1)(w) of the Copyright Act in Cryogas Equipment Private Limited v. Inox India Limited and Others, SpicyIP intern Advika Singh Malik writes on whether the provision could have been roped in by the parties in the present case or not. Advika is a third-year law student at Symbiosis Law School, Noida. She is interested in pursuing IP and tech litigation. Her previous posts can be accessed here. Assessing the Cryogas Judgment from the

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 21 – April 27)

/ By / Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

A reminder on the SpicyIP Summer School, applications for which are now open! Some anomalies in the Patent Agent exam results, a twist in the PPL-Azure case before the Supreme Court, Kerala’s new IPR and TK Policy draft, and a lot more that has happened in the last week. Add to that – an upcoming post on the big Ustad FW Dagar vs. AR Rahman judgment from the Delhi High Court. Here’s a roundup of our blog posts, case summaries

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Strengthening Innovation: Kerala’s Vision for IPR and TK

/ By / Innovation, Patent, Traditional Knowledge

Recently, a committee to revise Kerala’s 2008 IP and TK policy was formulated. The Committee will work on the draft 2025 policy and revise the policy for the state after 17 years. Looking at the draft version of the 2025 Policy, SpicyIP Intern Advika Singh Malik highlights its key recommendations and compares it with the previous policy from 2008. Advika is a third-year law student at Symbiosis Law School, Noida. She is interested in pursuing IP and tech litigation. Her

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Analysing the Results of Patent Agent Exam 2025

/ By / Patent

Discussing an anomaly in the results of the Indian Patent Agent Exams, Rajiv Kumar Choudhary explains how viva voce played a determinative role in the results for some of the candidates, despite them securing the qualifying marks in Paper I and II. Rajiv is a practicing advocate based in New Delhi. He specialises in IP law, with a focus on high-technology and patent law. His core IP interest areas are the intersection of technology and IP, Indian IP policy, innovation,

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Announcing the SpicyIP Summer School!

/ By / Opportunities

Something exciting is in the works for the Indian IP enthusiast community. After a sneak peek a few weeks ago, we have now started accepting applications for the inaugural edition of the SpicyIP Summer School! Designed to empower students to cultivate critical pluralism in approaching Intellectual Property (IP) law and policy, the Summer School aims to break move away from the traditional approach that treats IP in isolation, and rather, positions it as a dynamic governance mechanism that shapes and

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New Twist in the PPL-Azure Tale: Supreme Court Stays the DHC’s Direction to Azure to Pay PPL at the RMPL Rates for its Sound Recordings   

/ By / Copyright

[This post is authored by Kartik Sharma. Kartik is a fourth-year student at the National Law School of India University and was the third prize winner in the 2024 Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on IP law.]  To all the interested readers, there is another intriguing update in the Azure-PPL litigation story. Last week, a division bench of the Delhi HC had modified the single bench’s interim injunction passed against Azure Hospitality and on law held that PPL cannot issue licenses without itself

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SpicyIP Tidbit: Beyond Abstract Ideas: Understanding Process Patentability for a Progressive Innovation Ecosystem

/ By / Patent

[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 Patent Act doesn’t mandate that a process patent must always yield a product. So it was a little surprising to see when the Indian Patent Office rejected a process patent application on this ground. Thankfully, setting the record straight the Madras High Court recently corrected this in Robert Bosch

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 14 – April 20)

/ By / Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

Sound recording licensing, India’a annual IP report, creative works as industrial design, and a lot more that has happened last week. Not to forget – SpicyIP Summer School is now accepting applications! As we near the end of April, here’s a roundup of our blog posts, case summaries and top IP developments in the country and the world this week. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below to let us know. Highlights of the Week PPL Cannot

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Vacancies for 2 Advocates in the Office of Swathi Sukumar, Senior Advocate [Apply by April 30, 2025]

/ By / Opportunities

The office of Senior Advocate Swathi Sukumar is looking to retain 2 advocates for her chamber in New Delhi. For more information, see below – Vacancies for 2 Advocates in the Office of Swathi Sukumar, Senior Advocate [Apply by April 30, 2025] Swathi Sukumar, Senior Advocate, is looking to retain two advocates for her chamber in New Delhi.  Candidates must have at least 2 years of litigation experience and good research and writing skills. There will be an oral interview

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