Monday, September 09, 2013

Copyright Amendments: A Fair Balance?

›
In a belated post (and a severely belated one at that), we bring you this special report on a conference held last year in Kolkata titled ...

Eucador Trademark Registry decision on Gandhi Trademark opposition

›
Two years ago, we had blogged about the opposition filed by Shri. Lalit Bhasin in his personal capacity before the Eucador Trademark Regis...
Sunday, September 08, 2013

Computer Confusion Confounded

›
Computer software patentability continues to confound. So says this caustic certiorari petition filed at the US Supreme Court, passed o...
Saturday, September 07, 2013

Microsoft - Nokia deal: A paradigm shift in the standard essential patent licensing business model

›
This post discusses the recent divestment of Nokia's businesses to Microsoft and argues that this deal may change the way entities de...

IP Research Assistant position at IIT, Madras

›
Feroz Ali Khader, MHRD IP Chair at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, is looking for research assistants to work on various ...
2 comments:
Friday, September 06, 2013

Patent Hypocrisy and the Paradox of Indian IP

›
In an earlier email message to the SpicyIP subscribers, I'd linked to an article on Apple vs Samsung and noted as below: "...
3 comments:
Thursday, September 05, 2013

SpicyIP Tidbit: Zanjeer- Salim/Javed Settle with Producers

›
After having suffered defeat before the Single Bench of the Bombay High Court on 2nd September ( here ), scriptwriters Salim Khan and Javed...
2 comments:

Delhi HC rejects the "Hot News" Doctrine: A Summary

›
The applicability of the Hot News doctrine was rejected recently in a landmark ruling delivered by Justice Bhat of the Delhi HC. This post...
Wednesday, September 04, 2013

Bombay HC: Remake Zanjeer to be released

›
Image from here The remake ‘Zanjeer’ is set to be released on 6th September, as the Bombay High Court refused to grant an injunction a...

IPAB revocation of Allergan’s Combigan patent: Viewing it through the lens of American patent doctrines

›
Recently Anubha had blogged about the IPAB decision revoking Allergan’s patent for Combigan. Combigan refers to a combination eye-drop pro...
3 comments:
Monday, September 02, 2013

Cold News for Cricket Score Monopolies: India Rejects the "Hot News" Doctrine

›
In an extremely well crafted decision , Justice Bhat of the Delhi High Court reversed a lower court decision and rejected the application ...
2 comments:
Saturday, August 31, 2013

SpicyIP Tidbit: ALCS August Distribution

›
In the UK, the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society is an organization run and owned by writers that collects money due to its m...