Intellectual Asset Management magazine – IP Hall of Fame 2012 open for nominations

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SpicyIP is pleased to announce that the IP Hall of Fame is welcoming new inductees, to be judged by the IP Hall of Fame Academy. What is the IP Hall of Fame? The IP Hall of Fame honours those who have made an outstanding contribution to the development of intellectual property law and practice. Devised and developed by leading IP publication Intellectual Asset Management magazine, it identifies individuals who have helped to establish intellectual property as one of the key […]

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GIIP announces Off-Campus Learning Program

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(Image taken from here)The readers of Spicy IP would doubtless have already come across the Global Institute of Intellectual Property (GIIP), an institute that offers courses adhering to international standards on IP generation, protection, commercialization and management. GIIP is soon going to offer what promises to be a very useful course as a natural extension of their instructor-led training programs. Named the GIIP Off-Campus Learning Program (OCL), it is meant for those who wish to gain expertise in IP or

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A trademark application gets filed, examined & published within 72 hours at the Chennai Trademarks Registry: Super Efficiency OR Super Corruption?

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  Earlier this year, Sumathi had mentioned in passing that a certain trademark application bearing number 2000161 has been published in the trademark journal within a record three days of being filed with the trademark office. She had received this information through an email from one of readers. Those of you familiar with the Trade Mark Registry (TMR) must be aware that getting an application published can take anything between a few months to a few years but never has

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Guest Post: Desiboyz in copyright controversy

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We have another guest post for you from Tania Sarcar on the ‘Desiboyz’ title controversy.   DESIBOYZ IN COPYRIGHT CONTROVERSY by, Tania Sarcar Another movie to be engulfed in the battle of registration of titles is debutant director Rohit Dhawan’s movie Desiboyz starring Akshay Kumar, John Abharam and Deepika Padukone. The movie is slated to be released on Novermber 25th and the aggrieved person, pressing for legal action, is Latur-based scriptwriter and director Shyam Devkatte. Devkatte has claimed copyright over

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Off-Topic: Call for Papers – Journal of Indian Law & Society

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The Journal of Indian Law & Society (JILS) is currently soliciting submissions for its third issue due in February, 2012. The deadline for submissions is 15th November, 2011. Submissions should be mailed at JILS is a bi-annual, peer-reviewed and student-edited journal on law and society, based at and published from The National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. The Journal solicits articles, notes and comments covering judicial decisions, legislative developments, empirical research on Indian legal system, public policy studies and theoretical

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Off-Topic: Call for Papers – The Journal of Telecommunication and Broadcasting Law

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The Journal of Telecommunication and Broadcasting Law (JTBL) is an international peer-reviewed, student-edited journal of National University of Juridical Sciences, India. Dedicated to pioneer legal scholarship in the field of telecommunication and broadcasting laws and addressing a global scholarly community, JTBL strives to publish relevant research on said disciplines. The Journal encourages deliberations on subjects of interdisciplinary nature and would include review of laws and policies involved in the field. The Journal of Telecommunication and Broadcasting Law is inviting submissions

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Searching for Bright Sparks this Festive Season

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SpicyIP wishes its readers a wonderful Diwali, often referred to as the “festival of lights” (though, with the sound of firecrackers dominating each season, one might be tempted to rename it the “festival of sounds”). On this festive occasion, might we prod you towards a “green” celebration by reminding you that the brightest light of them all is the light of knowledge. And the most potent sound of them all is the sound of silence. But for those of us

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Delhi High Court bars the use of ‘Krishna’ as a trademark to market dairy products

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We have another guest post from Tania Sarcar, this time in relation to a judgment of the Delhi High Court on the use of ‘Krishna’ as a trademark to market dairy products. We had earlier carried a post on the judgment of the Single Judge in the same case. Delhi High Court bars the use of ‘Krishna’ to market dairy products by Tania Sarcar This post presents a brief note of a recent judgment by the Delhi High Court in

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Branded Babies?

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I’ve never bred any babies of my own (well, at least to the best of my knowledge). But have helped several friends in what must be one of the most taxing tasks ever known to mankind: that of finding appropriate names for babies. While some of us want baby names to be unique, others are content with simply naming them after their favourite gods, goddesses, sport-stars, rock-stars, cine-stars…you name it! And yet others don’t give a damn…name and be done

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An update on the PILs against the IPAB and the Copyright Board

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As we had reported earlier, the Division Bench of the Madras High Court had ordered the State Government and the Central Government to co-operate in relocating the IPAB to a new office with adequate space. The State Government came back with a proposal to relocate the IPAB at the TIDEL Park Building which had the required space. The proposed rent was pegged at about Rs. 15 lakhs per month. Apparently the Central Government found this to be too expensive and

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