Earlier this month, we had shared the news of CDSCO inviting comments on the long standing problem of Brand Name Extensions (BNE) practices. While this problem is one with severe consequences, it appears to have very little public discourse around
Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles.As always, we’ve rounded up a mix of developments, opportunities and thoughtful reads from across the IP world along with a Bell of the Week that’s well worth revisiting.
Bell of the
Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles.As always, we’ve rounded up a mix of developments, opportunities and thoughtful reads from across the IP world along with a Bell of the Week that’s well worth revisiting.
Bell of the
Can a handful of carefully orchestrated “trap purchases” create territorial jurisdiction in a patent infringement suit? In this post, Maneesha explains that the Himachal Pradesh High Court’s decision in SML Ltd. v. M/s Happy Agro Chemicals rightly rejects attempts to
Bringing you a roundup of all the important IP developments from the last week, here is the SpicyIP Weekly Review featuring posts on the ongoing Satluj controversy, reflections on the SpicyIP Summer School 2026, and the Bombay High Court ruling
The quiet disappearance of Satluj from ZEE5 within days of its release raises questions that go well beyond censorship. Anjali Tripathi examines whether the government’s reported takedown was legally sustainable, what it reveals about the limits of Section 69A, and
On July 6, the Directorate General of Health Services, Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), published a notice inviting comments on the use of brand name extensions by Pharma Companies. This stems from a representation made before the Drugs Consultative
Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles.As always, we’ve rounded up a mix of developments, opportunities and thoughtful reads from across the IP world along with a Bell of the Week that’s well worth revisiting.
Bell of the
The Supreme Court’s refusal to stay the injunction in Flipkart v. Marc has brought an overlooked trademark question back into focus: can a well-known corporate or “house” brand reduce the likelihood of confusion with a competing mark? Bindushree M argues
This is in continuation of Part 1 which dealt with the pre-independence history of Library Deposits and its Coupling/De-Coupling with Copyright!
The scheme matured after independence. At a literacy rate near twelve per cent and in what the economist Malcolm
