SCOTUS Sundae: Large Scoops of Weekend IP Reading!
Prompt to OpenArt: “Pop art of the Supreme Court of USA“ This Sunday, I bring to you a few judgments from the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) which…
DHC’s IPD Annual Report a Positive Step for Transparency – Here’s How It Could Go Further
Image from here To mark the occasion of World IP Day on 26th April 2023, the Delhi High Court’s IP Division (IPD) released its annual report for 2022-23, detailing the…
Special 301 Report 2023: Reflections from Public Health Perspective
Image from the Report The US Trade Representative (USTR) released the Special 301 Report for 2023 on April 26, 2023, and has placed India in the ‘Priority Watch List’, yet…
Understanding the International Guide to Patent Case Management for Judges by WIPO
Image from here [This post is authored by SpicyIP intern Devanshu Agrawal. Devanshu is a second-year student pursuing B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from National Law School of India University, Bengaluru.] A…
SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 8- May 13)
[This Weekly Review has been co-authored with Shikhar Chauhan. Shikhar is a second-year law student at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. He shares a keen interest in developments concerning IP…
Inviting Applications for the SpicyIP Doctoral Fellowship!
On attributes of a researcher, Prof. Basheer said here “As a researcher, you need to keep asking yourself why? You cannot take anything for granted. So you must be curious…
Announcing the SpicyIP Empirical Database Series!
Prof Shamnad Basheer Moving from Faith-based positions to Fact-based positions has been a topic that Prof Shamnad Basheer had long been propounding on this blog, with several prominent examples such…
Agreement on Royalty Sharing signed between ISRA and Music Labels!
Image from here [This post has been authored by SpicyIP Intern Surmayi Khatana. Surmayi is a second year student pursuing LL.B from Government Law College, Mumbai.] On April 25, 2023,…
Delhi High Court Sets Aside 3 Orders from the Patent Office and the Trademark Registry, in 1 day!
Image from here On April 28, 2023, Justice Amit Bansal of the Delhi High Court passed three separate orders, all dealing with a similar issue- unclear, unreasoned orders from the…
The Backlog Challenge Faced by the Indian Trademark Office: Addressing Inefficiencies and Ineffectiveness
Image from here Readers may remember the recent guest post that highlighted the Trademark Registry’s notices deeming 98000 and 82000 trademark applications as abandoned. These notices were challenged before the…