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SpicyIP Empirical Scholarship Database Series

• Background Page
• Copyright Empirical Scholarship Database
• Patent Empirical Scholarship Database

Books

• Book Reviews & Releases
• List of Books
• List of Open Access Books

Parliamentary Debates, Reports, and Legislation on Indian Copyright Law from 1952 to 1999

The compilation was done by Prashant Reddy and Sumathi Chandrashekharan for their book “Create, Copy Disrupt: India’s Intellectual Property Dilemmas.”

• Volume 1: Copyright Act and different Bills as introduced in the Parliament
• Volume 2: Copyright Rules, 1958 and International Copyright Orders
• Volume 3: All Parliamentary debates on the issue of Indian Copyright law

Case Pleadings & Documents

• K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India
• NATCO Defamation Suit (NATCO Pharma Ltd. v. Shamnad Basheer)
• Patent Working PIL (Shamnad Basheer v. Union of India & Ors.)

Case Summaries & News Updates

• Covid-19 Updates
  A compilation of IP news & opinions relating to COVID-19
• SpicyIP Weekly Reviews
  Weekly round-ups of our posts, case summaries and news updates

Comments to Authorities

• Comments on Draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2023 authored by Swaraj Paul Barooah, Tejaswini Kaushal and Praharsh Gour
• Comments on IP Manuals authored by Swaraj Paul Barooah, Praharsh Gour, Tejaswini Kaushal and Yogesh Byadwal
• Comments on Draft Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules of the High Court at Calcutta authored by Praharsh Gour, Pranav Aggarwal, Swaraj Paul Barooah, and Malobika Sen
• Comments on Draft Patent (2nd Amendment) Rules, 2024 authored by Praharsh Gour, Pranav Aggarwal, and Swaraj Paul Barooah
• Comments on the Draft Trade Marks (1st Amendment) Rules, 2024 authored by Praharsh Gour, Pranav Aggarwal, Swaraj Paul Barooah and Reva Satish Makhija

COVID-19 & IP Updates

• News & Opinions
  A compilation of IP news & opinions relating to COVID-19
• Posts
  Our posts on IP issues relating to COVID-19

Fair Use Resources

• A Guide on Fair Use Cases in India
• An Infographic on Permissible Uses of Copyrighted Books in India

Important Judgments & Orders

Compulsory Licencing Cases

BDR Pharma Int’l Pvt. Ltd. v. Bristol Myers Squibb Co.

• Patent Office’s Order dated 29.10.2013

Lee Pharma Ltd. v. AstraZeneca AB

• Patent Office’s Notice (Prima Facie Finding) dated 12.08.2015
• Patent Office’s Order (Rejecting AstraZeneca AB’s Intervention Application) dated 18.01.2016
• Patent Office’s Order dated 19.01.2016

Natco Pharma Ltd. v. Bayer Corp.

• Bombay High Court’s Judgment dated 15.07.2014
• Intellectual Property Appellate Board’s Order dated 04.03.2013
• Patent Office’s Order dated 09.03.2012
• Supreme Court’s Order dated 12.12.2014

Dimminaco A.G. v. Controller of Patents & Designs, 2002 IPLR 255 (Cal)

• https://spicyip.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Dimminaco-A.G.-v.-Controller-of-Patents-Designs.pdf

DU Photocopy Case (The Chancellor, Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford & Ors. v. Rameshwari Photocopy Services & Ors.)

• https://spicyip.com/resources-links/du-photocopy-case

Novartis AG v. Union of India: A landmark Judgment on the Interpretation of Section 3(d) of the Patents Act, 1970

• Intellectual Property Appellate Board’s Order dated 14.10.2006
• Intellectual Property Appellate Board’s Order dated 26.06.2009
• Madras High Court’s Order dated 06.08.2007
• Patent Office’s Order dated 25.01.2006 (Part I)
• Patent Office’s Order dated 25.01.2006 (Part II)
• Supreme Court’s Judgment dated 01.04.2013
• Written Submissions filed before the Supreme Court

Interviews

• https://spicyip.com/tag/spicyip-interview

IP Offices & Tribunals

• Copyright Office
• Geographical Indications Registry
• Intellectual Property Appellate Board
• Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks
• Patent Office
• Protection of Plant Varieties & Farmers’ Rights Authority
• Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Design Registry
• Trade Marks Registry

Journals

• Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL)
• Indian Journal of Law and Technology (IJLT)
• Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge (IJTK)
• Journal of Academic Innovations & Research on Intellectual Property Assets (JAIRIPA)
• Journal of Innovation, Competition and Information Law (JICIL)
• Journal of Intellectual Property Laws (JIPL)
• Journal of Intellectual Property Rights (JIPR)
• Journal of Intellectual Property Studies (JIPS)
• NLIU Journal of Intellectual Property Law
• NUALS Intellectual Property Law Review

Laws & Regulations

Copyright

Acts

• Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1983
• Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1984
• Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1992
• Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994
• Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1999
• Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012
• Copyright Act, 1957 (as amended till date)
• Copyright Act, 1957 (in Hindi – as amended till date)
• Indian Copyright Act, 1914 (repealed)

Manuals

• Artistic Works
• Cinematograph Films
• Literary Works
• Musical Works
• Sound Recordings

Rules

• Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2016
• Copyright Rules, 1958 (repealed)
• Copyright Rules, 2013
• Copyright Rules, 2013 (as amended till date)
• Copyright Rules, 2013 (in Hindi)

Designs

• Designs (Amendment) Rules, 2008
• Designs (Amendment) Rules, 2014
• Designs Act, 2000
• Designs Rules, 2001
• Draft Designs (Amendment) Rules, 2013
• Draft Designs (Amendment) Rules, 2019
• Manual Of Designs Practice & Procedure

Geographical Indications

• Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) (Amendment) Rules, 2020
• Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999
• Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Rules, 2002
• Manual of Geographical Indications Practice and Procedure 2011

Integrated Circuits Layout Design

• Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Design Act, 2000
• Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Design Rules, 2001

Patents

• Draft Manual of Patent Office Practice and Procedure 2019
• Draft Manual of Patent Practice and Procedure 2005
• Draft Patents (2nd Amendment) Rules, 2019
• Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs) 2013
• Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs) 2016
• Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs) 2017
• Manual of Patent Office Practice and Procedure 2011
• Manual of Patent Office Practice and Procedure 2019
• Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2019
• Patents (Amendment) Act, 1999
• Patents (Amendment) Act, 2002
• Patents (Amendment) Act, 2005
• Patents (Amendment) Bill, 2003
• Patents (Amendment) Ordinance, 2004
• Patents Act, 1970 (as amended till June 23, 2017)
• Patents Rules, 2003 (as amended till December 1, 2017)

Plant Varieties

• Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001

Trade Marks

Acts

• Indian Merchandise Marks Act, 1889 (repealed)
• Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958 (repealed)
• Trade Marks (Amendment) Act, 2010
• Trade Marks Act, 1940 (repealed)
• Trade Marks Act, 1999
• Trade Marks Act, 1999 (as updated till 2010)

Bills

• Trade Marks (Amendment) Bill, 2007
• Trade Marks (Amendment) Bill, 2009

Manuals

• Draft Manual of Trade Marks Practice and Procedure 2015

Rules

• Trade and Merchandise Marks Rules, 1959 (repealed)
• Trade Mark (Amendment) Rules, 2013
• Trade Mark Rules, 2002 (repealed)
• Trade Marks Rules, 2017

News Portals & Blogs

From Around the World

• EP Law Patent Blog
• IP Dragon
• IP Watch
• IP Watchdog
• IPKat
• Managing IP
• Patent Baristas
• Patently-O
• The TradeRx Report
• Worldwide Updates on IP Events
• Written Description

Indian

• IN Content Law
• Intellepedia
• IPRMENTLAW
• The IP Law Post
• The IP Press

Open Syllabus

• Draft Open IP Syllabus

Opportunities

• Call for Submissions
• Courses & Workshops
• Essay Competitions
• Fellowships & Scholarships
• Job & Research Opportunities
• Moot Court Competitions
• Patent Drafting & Other Competitions
• Webinars, Conferences & Other Events

Parliamentary & Other Reports

• India’s broken drug regulatory framework
  A report on fixing India’s broken drug regulatory framework by Dinesh S. Thakur & Prashant Reddy T.
• Joint Parliamentary Committee Evidence on the Trade and Merchandise Marks Bill, 1958 (1958)
• Joint Parliamentary Committee Report on the Copyright Bill, 1955 (1956)
• Joint Parliamentary Committee Report on The Patents (Second Amendment) Bill, 1999 (2001)
• Joint Parliamentary Committee Report on the Trade and Merchandise Marks Bill, 1958 (1958)
• Parliamentary Standing Committee 227th Report on Copyright Amendment Bill, 2010
• Parliamentary Standing Committee 84th Report on Trade Marks (Amendment) Bill, 2007
• Parliamentary Standing Committee 88th Report on Patents and Trade Marks Systems in India
• Report of Consilience 2016 – A joint conference by Law & Technology Society at NLSIU & SpicyIP on the theme ‘Open Sesame: Unlocking IP to Unleash the Commons’
• Report of the Committee on Price Negotiation for Patented Drugs
• Report on the Revision of the Patent Law (1959) (a.k.a Ayyangar Committee Report)
• Report on the Revision of Trade Mark Law (1955) (a.k.a. Ayyangar Committee Report)

Annual Patent Reports 1972-1994

Prof. (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer’s Publications & Public Interest Interventions

• https://spicyip.com/view-all/prof-dr-shamnad-basheer-publications-public-interest-interventions

RTI Corner

Copyright Office

Drugs Controller General of India

IPAB

Patent Office

SpicyIP Discussion Paper Series

• A Tale of Two Programs: How are Medicare and Medicaid Changing in the Face of Soaring Medical Costs?
  Jonathan Mentesana
• FRAND Challenges for India’s ICT Sector
  John E. Matheson

Top IP Developments Reports

• 2013’s Leading IP Developments Report
• A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2016
• A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2017
• A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2018
• A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2019