The Fault in Our Fame – MP High Court Upholds the Release of ‘Haq’

/ By / Others, Trademark

Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed the petition of Siddiqua Begum, daughter of Shah Bano Begum, to stop the release of the film ‘Haq’. Explaining the order, Vasundra Koul argues that this creates a faulty hierarchy of protection based on one’s fame. Vasundra is a fourth-year student at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab, with a keen interest in Intellectual Property and Commercial Law. She enjoys writing on the evolving intersections of law, media, and technology. Her previous posts […]

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Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies Volume X, Issue I (Submit by January 25, 2026)

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National Law University, Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies (JIPS) is inviting original, unpublished manuscripts for publication for its upcoming issue (Volume X, Issue I). The last date for submissions is January 25, 2026. For further details, please read the journal’s call for papers below: Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies Volume X, Issue I (Submit by January 25, 2026) About the Organisation/Institution: National Law University-Jodhpur (NLU Jodhpur) is one of India’s leading Law Schools situated in

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (December 8 – December 14)

/ By / Biological Diversity, Copyright, Opportunities, Others, Patent, Trademark, Traditional Knowledge

The SpicyIP Podcast Episode 10 with Sheja Ehtesham is now live on our YouTube channel. Deadline for the 1st National Policy Brief Competition by SpicyIP and CIPAM, DPIIT has been extended to 21st December, 2025. Why we should stop using the word ‘technical’ when we talk about Section 3(k)? This and much more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below to let us know.  Highlights of the Week The SpicyIP TV

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Why we should stop using the word ‘technical’ 

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Thanks to Swaraj and Yogesh, conversations with whom on this very ‘technical’ topic served as an inspiration for this piece. I know that the title sounds radical, but hear me out. There has been a flurry of cases in recent times discussing the scope of Section 3(k). All of these cases have, at various instances, come up with different tests/formulations that have one thing in common: the word ‘technical’ appended to the front. This form of technicalism, or the utilisation

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Gone Goodwill?: Analysing Trademark Abandonment and Goodwill Destruction in the Yezdi Order of Karnataka HC Division Bench

/ By / Trademark

IP nerds and bike enthusiasts (brownie points if you are both!) will recall the controversy around Yezdi motorbikes between Boman R Irani and the Official Liquidator (OL) of Ideal Jawa (India) Ltd. over the mark ‘Yezdi’. Amidst the continuing hype around the revival of the famous Jawa and Yezdi bikes, people were wondering: Who actually holds the right over the bike name Yezdi? Irani’s father had established Ideal Jawa which sold the famous motorbike. However, the company later went into

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Obvious to Whom? – Analysing Dini’s AI Dilemma

/ By / Patent

Responding to Roberto Dini’s recent piece suggesting that all AI inventions are ab initio obvious because they are reproducible for an AI-enabled Person Of Ordinary Skill In The Art (POSITA), Krishna Jani and Tanya Aithani explain how this understanding may not work owing to the heterogeneity and data-dependence of modern models. Krishna and Tanya are fourth-year law students at the Institute of Law, Nirma University. They keenly follow and write on the evolving challenges at the nexus of technology and intellectual property.

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Garden of God or Garden of Confusion? Analysing the DHC’s Karim Decision

/ By / Trademark

Recently, a DHC Division Bench allowed a Moradabad-based restaurant to continue using Gulshan-e-Karim, subject to a mandatory disclaimer stating that the establishment had no connection with New Delhi’s Karims restaurant chain. Analysing the Court’s findings on what it labelled “innocent infringement,” initial interest confusion, and the anti-dissection rule, Vikram Nanda explains what the judgment has to offer for the Indian trademark regime. Vikram Raj Nanda is a third year student at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru with a

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Extension of the Deadline for the 1st National Policy Brief Competition on Intellectual Property & Innovation 2025 by SpicyIP and CIPAM, DPIIT

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With requests for extensions coming in, we’ve decided to extend the deadline for the 1st National Policy Brief Competition on Intellectual Property & Innovation 2025 by SpicyIP and CIPAM, DPIIT. The new deadline is 21st December, 2025 (11:59 pm IST). For the applicants who have already shared their submissions, worry not! In case you want to, you can update your submissions and send in the revised version before the new deadline. For submission guidelines, problem statements, and other details, please

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Ms. Sheja Ehtesham during the summer school

The SpicyIP TV Podcast SS Edn: Ep 10 with Ms. Sheja Ehtesham

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In the 10th episode of the SpicyIP Podcast Summer School Edition, it was a pleasure talking to Ms. Sheja Ehtesham, Managing Partner at ALG India Law Offices LLP and a leading expert in Intellectual Property. During her time with us at the Summer School, she not only introduced a fascinating regime of IP in Outer Space, but also inspired the class with refreshing perspectives on leadership and building a meaningful career. In this episode, the discussion covers a number of

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[Sponsored] Vacancy at Ira Law, New Delhi (Apply by December 15, 2025)

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Ira Law, New Delhi, is looking to hire a Patent Agent for their firm. The last date to apply is December 15, 2025. For more details, please read their announcement below. [Sponsored] Vacancy at Ira Law, New Delhi (Apply by December 15, 2025) Ira Law is looking to hire a Patent Agent. The ideal candidate will hold an engineering degree, be eager to expand their expertise in patent prosecution, and have a strong interest in gaining hands-on experience in patent

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