Sir Hugh Laddie: Commemorating the Wittiest IP Maverick Ever

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In the last couple of days, I have made many an attempt to key in a few words to express my deep sorrow at the passing away of an IP maverick and a very dear friend and mentor, Sir Hugh Laddie. Unfortunately, as they say, when the heart is heavy, words are but few. I spent a large part of this evening going back to the email exchanges that I’ve had with him since I’ve known him (for the last […]

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IP Podcast from Duncan Bucknell: Dilution and Software Patents

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Duncan Bucknell, a leading global IP strategist and an ex-SpicyIP blogger has, once again demonstrated his dynamism by putting together weekly podcasts discussing key IP events around the world. This week’s podcast has Jeremy Philips of the IPKat, who we’ve decided to christen the “Da Vinci” of the IP world (given the multifarious IP hats that he wears) and me. We discuss: i) The Intel dilution case that Jeremy has been blogging about. ii) The Indian Ford (dilution) case that

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SpicyIP:GI for Agriculture Products:Levergaing LegalProtection for Commercial Gains

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With the gold rush for the coveted G.I registration continuing with unabated momentum, the APEDA (Agriculture and Processed Food Product Export Development Authority) workshop held in Delhi recently provided the right platform to interpret the implications and opportunities of this trend. Exploring both the socio- development dimensions and the trade potential of commercializing G.I products, the dialogue set in place the next phase for the G.I regime. The focus of the first phase post the G.I legislation in 2003 was

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Legal Education in India. Evolution of Phase 3?

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For those of you interested in legal education in India and reforms in this regard, I have a post out at “Law and Other Things”, another blog that I contribute to. To access this post, please see here. I start by noting: “I recently joined the National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata, ranked as one of the top five law schools in India (along with NLS (Bangalore), Nalsar (Hyderabad), NLIU (Bhopal) and NLU (Jodhpur)). Many friends and well wishers

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Where do I file my suit?: Jurisdictional issues in IPRS v. Sanjay Dalia

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Our readers will remember that in September we had reported about the reference made by Justice Bhat with respect to the important question of jurisdiction in the Banyan Tree case. While that reference made to the Division Bench is now underway, yet another decision from the Delhi High Court has come to our attention examining the same, basic question of jurisdiction. In IPRS v. Sanjay Dalia, the Delhi High Court was faced with a question of alleged public screening of

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Glivec and Selection Patent

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IPAB (Intellectual Property Appellate Board) has begun hearing the Glivec case. Please read Prashant’s post here. One of the arguments, by the Novartis’s counsel, makes reference to an article on selection patents with respect to section 3(d), which is interesting and relevant also. In practice only a few chemicals compounds from a class, comprising several related chemical compounds, are tested for their use as an active ingredient in a commercial product. Grant of a patent for the whole class may

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Feroz Ali Khader publishes his second book: The Touchstone Effect – The Impact of Pre-grant Opposition on Patents

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I’m happy to announce that Feroz Ali Khader, author of The Law of Patents – With a Special Focus on Pharmaceuticals in India, is releasing his second book today. Titled The Touchstone Effect – The Impact of Pre-grant Opposition on Patents and published by LexisNexis – Butterworths Wadhwa the book is priced at a very affordable Rs. 295 and can be ordered online at this link, with the publishers charging only one rupee as delivery charges. As with his previous

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A Googly From the Madras High Court

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Parties, Forum and DecisionPlaintiff/Patentee/Registered Proprietor of the Design: A.R.SafiullahDefendants: Daniel, Indira Daniel, Rajapudeen and MariappanForum: High Court of MadrasDecision: Ad interim injunction against the defendants for design infringement upheld, non-grant of ad interim injunction against defendants for patent infringement confirmed Details of the Patent and the Technology InvolvedTitle of the Patent: Food-grade laminated paper, method and apparatus for manufacturing the laminated paperPatentee: A.R.SafiullahPatent Number: 198079 (in para 3 of the judgment, it states 189079)Date of Filing: 29th August, 2000 (the

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Kolkata Patent Office Meeting: No "Technical" Software Patents

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The last round of the stakeholder’s meeting to discuss issues around the patent draft manual concluded on 22nd of November in Kolkata. Since I am now based in Kolkata, I had the good fortune of attending this meeting and witnessing the interactions first hand. It was reasonably well attended, with the majority of the audience from Kolkatta based law firms. It was chaired by Mr NN Prasad, named by MIP as one of the 50 most influential IP figures this

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On the Mumbai attacks

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We wish to give our heartfelt condolences to the relatives of the deceased and the injured from the Mumbai attacks that started more than 36 hours ago and are still going on. Here at SpicyIP, we hope that at least this incident has been hideous enough for those in a position of responsibility to finally stand up and do more than merely condemn the attacks and ensure that terrorism is something that the common man no longer has to worry

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