Breaking News: Student Association Impleaded in Access to Education (DU Photocopy) Case

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In a momentous development, the Delhi High Court permitted an association of students to intervene in a highly controversial law suit filed by leading publishers against Delhi University (DU) and its photocopier.  Here is the link to the intervention petition filed on behalf of the “Association of Students for Equitable Access to Knowledge” by Jawahar Raja and Rajat Kumar, two Delhi based lawyers, who’ve been at the forefront of several legal battles to secure social justice. They were led by […]

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Kerala State Central Library Digitizes Rare Books in Accessibility Drive

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Image from here The bibliophilic readers, especially those hailing from Kerala, may be pleased to know of a recent noteworthy achievement of the State Central Library down there. The library, located in Trivandrum, houses hundreds of rare and ancient documents and books that cannot be found elsewhere. Physical access to these books has always been highly restricted and the people who were even aware of their continuing existence were equally rarely found. However, the situation is going to change for

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Bombay High Court Decision on Trademark Infringement- SABMiller India Ltd. v. Som Distilleries & Breweries Ltd.

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Recently, the Bombay High Court rendered a decision on an alleged trademark infringement (here) , the summary of which is as follows –   Case history and facts    On February 19, 2009, the plaintiff applied for registration of its series trade mark “SABMiller India – SABMILLER INDIA” under the Trademarks Act, 1999 -Class 21 (glass bottles) and Class 32 (beers etc.). It also obtained registration for a design to be applied on its beer bottles under the Design Act,

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Off-Topic: Call for Papers from 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 accepts submissions on a rolling basis. Interested contributors

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Budget 2013-14: What’s in stock for IP and innovation?

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Yesterday, the Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presented the budget before the Lok Sabha for the eighth time, only two short of equaling Morarji Desai’s record for the highest number of Union Budgets presented till date. Although the budget speech isn’t something IP practitioners look forward to each year, it is still disappointing to see no reference to the Science Technology and Innovation Policy announced earlier this year which would require a great deal of funds for its successful implementation. Nonetheless,

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LDCs seek indefinite extension of transition period for TRIPS compliance

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East African countries and other least developed countries (LDCs) are lobbying for an extension of transition period beyond the current date of July 1, 2013 to become TRIPS compliant. The LDC groups’ request for extension of transition period will be discussed in the WTO council meet scheduled to be held next week. This proposal for extension has garnered support from more than 300 civil society organizations.  The WTO recognizes least developed countries as those comprising more than 880 million people (approximately 12%

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Madras High Court judgment gives a boost to unauthorized biopics and biographies

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Tamil Nadu has always had a passion for movies and it should come as no surprise that movies are often the centrepiece of controversies in this ‘Republic of the Outraged’. The latest is the case of Akshaya Creations & Anr. v. Muthulakshmi before the Madras High Court which is a cocktail of two very interesting areas of law: the right to free speech and the right to privacy, which is in a way related to publicity rights of celebrities and

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SpicyIP Event: MIP India IP and Innovation Forum

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The MIP India IP and Innovation Forum 2013 will be held on March 7th at Le Meridien, New Delhi.   With several notable speakers and topics which are particularly pertinent to IP matters in India currently, the forum looks to be an exciting one. To see the agenda, please click here. Please see below for a note from MIP on the event.  ‘Technical legal advice, reflections on the Indian patent system and insider guidance on monetizing IP come together at

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National Innovation Foundation: Boosting Frugal Technology

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Source In the recent past, there has been a spurt in grassroots innovation utilising the traditional knowledge bank. Grassroots innovation is ideation and development with only frugal resources at the innovator’s disposal. India has a distinctive expertise in developing and marketing frugal innovations to the world. An outstanding example of frugal innovation would be Dr. Devi Shetty who made cardiac surgeries extremely affordable by applying mass production techniques without compromising on the standard of healthcare. A more endearing term used

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February Week 4)

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SpicyIP Posts   Image from here. SpicyIP saw a truly ‘global’ week with posts covering deeply Indian issues like Ayurveda and modern drugs, trademarks on Indian Gods, poorly written decisions of the Indian Patent Office to international issues like the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement and alleged DCMA violations. The week started off with an informative and comprehensive guest post by Priyanka Pulla on problems that arise in developing modern drugs from Ayurveda (here). The fact that only few modern medicines have emerged

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