Internship Opportunities at FICCI’s IPR Division

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The IPR Division of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is inviting applications for internships from law students. Apart from serving as a platform for continuous interaction between the industries and different government agencies, FICCI’s IPR Division also provides feedback to the Government on various policy issues. The Division is also responsible for the preparation of research reports on various IPR issues debated at National/International forums. Interns will have the opportunity to work on policy issues […]

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Aamir Khan vs Javed Akhtar: India’s Revolutionary Copyright Provision

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The media is abuzz with rumours of a clash between noted lyricist Javed Akhtar and leading cine star Aamir Khan over the recent copyright bill. It all began with the Hon’ble Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD), Kapil Sibal constituting a committee to review the provisions of the new copyright bill which will soon be introduced in Parliament, with Akhtar and Khan as members. During the very first committee meeting, Khan is rumoured to have remarked that lyricists do not

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Recent IP Official Appointment and Increasing Respect for IP

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In a previous post, we reported the recent appointment of V Bhaskar to the DIPP, the nodal agency in charge of IP. It was rumoured that all IP issues would be consolidated under his charge. It now turns out that he will only be in charge of “WIPO” related issues. This being so, perhaps the first issue he might need to fix is the rather serious allegation mounted by one of the stalwarts in the Indian pharma industry, Dilip Shah

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V Bhaskar Joins DIPP, the nodal IP agency in India

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The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), the nodal agency in charge of Indian intellectual property, has been blessed with a new face, namely that of V Bhaskar, an IAS officer from the Andhra Cadre (1981 batch). He joins at the rank of a Joint Secretary (JS). There are whispers that all IP matters would be consolidated under the control of V Bhaskar (barring copyrights, which continues under the Ministry of HRD). Currently, IP at the DIPP is split

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SpicyIP Is Looking for New Bloggers

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SpicyIP is in dire need of some fresh thinking on Indian IP, enthusiasm and of course, spice. If you’re interested in joining the team, would you please email me at shamnad [at] gmail.com? Please apply only if you are able to consistently devote time to the blog over a longish span, and able to write about 2 posts or so a week. Needless to say, age, sex, experience (or lack thereof) do not constitute bars of any sort. All you

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Google Book Search and Indian Copyright Law: An Inflammatory Idea?

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Those of you tracking the latest copyright news might have noted that the Indian Reprographic Rights Organisation (IRRO), a book publishers association, has strongly protested the ongoing Google Book Search (GBS) settlement terms in the US. Indeed, we’re not far from the day when the IRRO will take on Google before Indian courts. And when they do so, they are likely to win, as the Indian “fair use” is worryingly narrower than the US version. I highlight this controversy in

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A Comment on the Vires of ‘The Protection, Conservation and Effective Management of Traditional Knowledge relating to Biological Diversity Rules, 2009

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Earlier this year the National Biological Authority, had invited comments on – The Protection, Conservation and Effective Management of Traditional Knowledge relating to Biological Diversity Rules, 2009 (TK Rules, 2009). The rules have been drafted by the NBA under Section 36(5) & 62 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. Image: Preamble to the Constitution of India – From here.Section 36(5) is an interesting provision which allows the Central Government to facilitate the registration of traditional knowledge in relation to biological

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SpicyIP Tidbit: Left with no choice- IPAB just standing around

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My response to this post by Swaraj may take a little while – one needs to brush up on one’s fundamentals in economics before putting forth a sound argument to counter his fancy graphs 🙂 However, in the meantime, this very interesting piece of news was brought to my attention over the weekend. The Hindu reports that the IPAB- oft reported about on the blog– is having some problems of its own. And has been having them for a while

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Master’s in Intellectual Property Law :Opportunities

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  Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), School of Law , in association with Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia has launched a first of its kind Master’s Programme in Intellectual Property Law (MIPL). A two year Master’s programme which is India’s only Master’s programme in Intellectual Property law, shall be delivered and managed by Rainmaker, India’s leading solutions provider to the Legal industry, through its proprietary online learning platform, eMentor. MIPL programme has been designed by an Expert Committee

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1st Franklin Pierce Law Center Intellectual Property Law Essay Competititon,2010.

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The Franklin Pierce Law Centre, New Hampshire USA is organising the 1st Franklin Pierce Law Centre Intellectual Property Law Essay Competition, 2010 in association with the National Law University, Jodhpur, India. The objective of the Essay Competition is to encourage research in emerging areas in the field of intellectual property law, and, accordingly, the organizers have selected cutting edge and forward looking topics for the Competition.    TOPICS:  Issues in open source in biotechnology  Obviousness in Chemical and Biotechnology Patents:

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