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Reconstructing WIPO’s Arbitration Framework to Protect Art and Cultural Heritage of Indigenous Communities

by Pratyush Nigam† and Ishan Khare††

Judicial craft entered the forbidden domain of legislative draft; SC sets aside Madras HC’s attempt to re-write Rule 29(4) of Copyright Rules

“Craftsmanship on the judicial side cannot transgress into the legislative domain by re-writing the words of a statute.”

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Critical Analysis of the Need for “Authorised User Registration” and “Quality Monitoring” under GI Law

by Meenal Garg†

Interviews

In conversation with Amit Jamsandekar on his 23 year old journey as an Independent counsel

Interviewed by Richa Bhandari

Case Briefs Supreme Court

‘Basmati’ as Geographical Indication: SC directs Madras HC to reconsider petitions against over-inclusion in claimed ‘traditionally basmati cultivating areas’

Supreme Court: The Bench of L. Nageswara Rao, B.R. Gavai and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ., addressed a matter with respect to registration of

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | “Singh + Singh” prima facie deceptively similar to “Singh & Singh”: HC grants interim relief to law firm in trademark infringement case

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Narula, J., granted an injunction to the Law Firm ‘Singh & Singh’ in a case of trademark infringement.

Case Briefs High Courts

[Name-Logo Dispute] Telangana HC | ‘GSK’ being widely known mark: GSK Life Sciences (P) Ltd. ordered to suitably delete word ‘GSK’; No violation of S. 35, TM Act found

Telangana High Court: Abhinand Kumar Shavili, J., addressed a matter wherein the name and logo of a company were in dispute. Instant

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From Copyright to Copyleft: All Wrongs Reserved

by Anushka Choudhary*

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Closed list approach versus open-ended approach in subject-matter copyright

by Nishant Thakur & Sandra Anil Varkey*

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Does Copyright Act requires mandatory registration to seek protection under the Act? Justice G.S. Patel explains

“Copyright Act gives a range of rights and privileges to the first owner of copyright without requiring prior registration.”

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How the Vax was won: Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines in a Public Health Crisis

by Shantanu Mukherjee†

Cite as: 2021 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 13

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Can a person’s image be used for a commercial purpose, without his/her express written consent? Justice G.S. Patel elaborates directing Amazon Prime to take down the telecast of a movie using a person’s private image

Bombay High Court: G.S. Patel, J., while addressing a matter wherein the offence of defamation has been alleged, expressed: Simply using another’s

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“Technical members of IPAB are legally trained and qualified”; Supreme Court says the Board can function without a judicial member

“These members had practical legal experience of ten to fifteen years. The fact that they were appointed as technical members cannot obfuscate the fact that they are legally trained and qualified.”

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“COVISHIELD” trade mark dispute: Cutis Biotech v. Serum Institute of India

by Yashvardhan Rana†

Cite as: 2021 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 11

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The Curious Case of Dabus: Who should own the AI-Related inventions?

by Saransh Chaturvedi*

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Can a generic expression be granted registration and/or protection as a trade mark under trade mark laws? IPAB explains if “N 95” is capable of being registered or protected as a trade mark

Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB): The Bench of Justice Manmohan Singh (Chairman) and Lakshmidevi Somanath (Technical Member, Trademarks) and Makyam Vijay Kumar