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.
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It is with profound sadness that I inform you of the passing of Prof. (Dr.) Pinaki Ghosh, erstwhile WBNUJS IP Chair Professor. Dr. Ghosh, had been at the university since 2019 as its DPIIT IP Chair…
There is no easier way to put it – the IPO’s Draft Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications in the Field of Pharmaceuticals, 2026 (“2026 Draft Guidelines”) released 15 days ago have severe problems and require substantial reworking. There are…
In continuation of Part 1, this Part tests the arguments run by the Platforms where they state that – striking content upon complaint and terminating accounts with repeated complaints is due diligence which the IT Act and Rules requires.…
The Delhi High Court has been recently grappling with issues concerning Copyright Strikes and takedowns by platforms, which have been necessitating Section 60 suits before the IPD Bench in Delhi. In Saurabh Maurya v. John Doe, CS(COMM) 870 of…