Guest Post: Note on the Proposed Amendments to the Indian Copyright Act: Technological Protection in Measures/ Digital Rights Management

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We are glad to bring to our readers a fresh perspective by Amlan Mohanty, a second year student of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. He has previously published on the blog of the Centre of Internet and Society and variously on current intellectual property and technology law issues. Just when we thought we had heard the last of DRM (Digital Rights Management) the government of India, with its recent press release on the proposed amendments to the […]

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Peer-To-Patent Australia Commences Second Phase

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Peer-to-Patent Australia (see here and here) is a joint initiative of the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and IP Australia’s patent office, and is designed to improve the patent examination process and the quality of issued patents by encouraging members of the public to assist the patent office locate prior art relevant  to pending patent applications.After making a promising start in December 2009, the project has now entered its second phase bringing a new set of patent applications to be

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SpicyIP Tidbits: Bollywood survives TM attempts in US & Germany

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Today’s tidbit is specially for Hindi film buffs, and will be of particular interest to those who, like myself, have strong views on references to the “Bollywood” film industry. Happiness in USA! SpicyIP reader Shivani Kochhar draws our attention to a recent decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the United States Patent and Trade Mark Office, which refused to allow an application for the mark THE BOLLYWOOD REPORTER for entertainment-related publications. You can download and read

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Indian IP Policy Formulation: From Confusion to Coherence

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We reported earlier on the promising appointment of V Bhaskar, a distinguished civil servant to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), the nodal agency for all matters relating to IP in India. We hoped that the government would consolidate all IP related functions (that had hitherto been dispersed amongst several IP officials) under the charge of Mr Bhaskar. It now turns out that our hope indeed came to pass and Bhaskar has been vested with the enviable task

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Hollywood, Bollywood tying up to fight piracy

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There are reports that Hollywood and Bollywood are launching a joint initiative against piracy in India. The MPAA on behalf of Hollywood, and seven Indian companies have decided to join together to fight counterfeiting of film copyrights. Indeed, with one of the largest movie industries in the world, there is certainly a large problem of copyright infringement, with nearly all released movies being made available illegally. While its applaudable that they are striving harder to recognize and protect copyrights, this

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iCopyright? iCopywrong? Whither fairness?

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While I was starting to write a post (to be put up soon) on the MPAA joining 7 Indian companies something very interesting caught my eye. I wanted to post a short excerpt from the Associated Press article that I first saw it from, but was stopped by something I found rather peculiar. Scrolling down, at the bottom of the article I saw a hyperlink provided by iCopyright, entitled “click here for copyright permissions”. I had intended on excerpting a

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Brazil set to Cross-Retaliate against US

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Brazil seems to be all set to be the first country to use the IP Cross Retaliation provisions of the WTO, after their approval last year by the WTO. Earlier today, Brazil revealed a preliminary list (subject to a public hearing) of restrictions and suspensions on various areas of IP of US goods and products. Cross-retaliation essentially refers to the right of a country to retaliate against an offending country through means of retaliating against a sector of an agreement

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Guest Post: Challenging Pre-Grant Orders Through Writ Petitions: Delhi HC Clarifies

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In 2 earlier posts, I had discussed in detail the decision of the Delhi High Court ruling that rejection of patent applications in pre-grant oppositions are appealable before the IPAB. A guest post too was written by Adithya Reddy on pre-grant appeals; in this guest post, Adithya continues the discussion with his pithy analysis of the Delhi High Court’s decision. Although belated no thanks to inadvertent delay on my part, (for which I owe my apologies to Adithya) the guest

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FICCI-MSME IPR Awareness Programme

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Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in association with Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) have taken the initiative to conduct an IPR awareness programmes at various cities across India for SMEs. The primary objective of these programmes is to facilitate and support for the MSMEs, Industry Association and other concerned stakeholders in raising awareness on IPR related issues in general and more specifically on educating them about the value and protection of IPR and

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Himalayan case: Delhi HC rules on ‘scope’ of TM Registrar’s role

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The Delhi High Court recently decided a question on the role of the Registrar of Trade Marks, and defined the limits within which the office ought to operate, in a case involving two players in the mineral water industry – Bisleri International Pvt Ltd (“Bisleri”) and Mount Everest Mineral Water Ltd (“MEMW”). You can download the decision here. We’ve covered disputes between these parties before – here and here. But while the suit for passing off, etc., remains alive in

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