WORKSHOP ON INNOVATION, CREATIVITY AND IP POLICY

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  After the Bayh Dole Conference last year and the provocative discussions that it engendered, the NUJS IP Chair is collaborating this year with the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law. A two-day Indo-European dialogue on “Innovation, Creativity and IP Policy”, will be held at NUJS on 19th and 20th November, 2010. The Conference is sponsored by Microsoft India (chief sponsor), K&S Partners and Altacit Global. The Workshop has lined up interesting speakers to take on […]

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Upcoming CBD meet: Sufficient to narrow the gap?

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It’s been nearly 2 decades since the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was adopted in the Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and this year, which also happens to be the International Year of Biodiversity, marks the 10th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP). It will take place from 18th – 29th October, 2010 at Nagoya, Japan. The item of primary importance on the agenda at COP 10 is that of creating international protocol on Access and Benefit

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‘Knock Out’ release on schedule despite copyright infringement suit

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The IBN Live website reports that the stay on the release of the film Knock Out (starring Sanjay Dutt and Irrfan Khan) has been reversed by the Division Bench of the Bombay High Court. The petitioner, 20th Century Fox claimed copyright infringement on the ground that the the film Knock Out, produced by Sohail Maklai is a direct copy of the film Phone Booth, whose copyright lies with 20th Century Fox after the original screenplay writer Larry Cohen entered into

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Is Google’s Caching Copyright Infringement?

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In this post, I will focus on the issue of ‘caching’ and whether it constitutes copyright infringement or not. WHAT IS CACHING? ‘Caching’ is a technical process which essentially involves the storage of data so that future requests for that particular data can be served faster. In relation to Google, this can be illustrated as follows: The primary objective of Google is to crawl as many web pages as possible and serve them as results to a user when certain

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SpicyIP Jobs: Patent Coordinator for Pharma Company

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A reputed Pharmaceutical MNC is looking to hire Patent Coordinators for it’s Gobal Patent Organsation. Qualifications Atleast three years of relevant experience of working independently, preferably in a law firm or MNC and good knowledge of common procedures in connection with handling incoming and outgoing case file correspondences. Responsibilites  As a Patent Coordinator the candidate will be responsible for: (i) Independently handling all formal matters related to Indian patent filing, patent prosecution, and communications with the Indian Patent Office. (ii) Independently

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Clarification on Section 107A(b)

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In my posts on Section 107A(b), I had given the example of compulsory license under Section 84 of the Patents Act to further my interpretation of the provision. Subsequent to Prashant’s  brilliant question, I realized my example was not entirely accurate, although that doesn’t take away from the logic of the interpretation I seek to explore. That said, the posts containing the example have not been modified, so that the train of logic followed and the example are there for

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Media goof up over India-EU ‘settlement’ ?

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A few posts ago, Prashant had blogged about media reports of a settlement being finally reached in the long-standing India-EU dispute over in-transit drug seizures. Apparently the EU had agreed to amend its laws so that goods in transit could no longer be seized for patent infringement. However, there are a few things a little off about these reports it seems! Firstly, government officials on both sides, Indian as well as EU have apparently expressed surprise at these media reports

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“Patent Agent Examination” Book Released

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After a successful journey of the 1st edition, Sheetal Chopra and Akash Taneja have released the 2nd edition of their book “Patent Agent Examination,” which aims at providing an overview of the challenging new framework of the 2010 Patent Agent Examination. The book provides students as well as professionals the relevant study material, which is needed for succeeding the Patent Agent Examination. It explains in detail the Patent Act and Rules; and provides various examples of drafting of specifications from

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Copyright Infringement is Not Theft

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Although this question is part of a long-standing debate in copyright law circles, I’ve picked up on this issue in light of recent comments emerging from the Obama administration, specifically by the current Vice President, Biden that “Piracy is flat, unadulterated theft“, and that “it should be dealt with accordingly.” It is perhaps important to contextualise his statement in light of two specific events that I find particularly relevant: 1. The recent ‘Joint Strategic Plan to Combat Intellectual Property Theft’

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Indo-E.U. trade dispute over ‘in-transit’ drug seizures resolved after the E.U. agrees to amend its laws

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Just days after we had blogged on how the Indian Government was ready to move the WTO DSB to begin proceedings against the E.U., it has been reported in various newspapers that the E.U. has agreed to amend its laws and ensure that consignments of generic drugs transiting the E.U. are no longer seized on the grounds of patent infringement. As blogged about last year by Shamnad the controversial E.U. Regulation 1383/2003 has been interpreted differently by English Courts and

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