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“Right to Access a Public Record” vs “Right to not Communicate the Work”: Where is Public Interest?”

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In Rajeev Kumar vs Jamia Millia Islamia (12th April 2021), an extremely interesting tussle was seen with the copyright over a thesis being pitted against a person’s right to obtain information under the Right to Information Act, 2005. 12 ) or anywhere else, because granting of patents necessarily includes publication of invention.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 26- March 3)

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Other Posts Journey Through “Januarys” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present) Image from here Sit back, relax, and sift through the pages of January’s posts on SpicyIP! Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC v. Thus, the Court held the adoption to be mala fide and passed an ad interim injunction in the favor of the plaintiff.

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Some Concerns about the Amendment Process to Key Patent Levers: A “Captured” Patent Office?

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This is because they allow competitors to the patent applicant, who are more likely to be more familiar with the invention sought to being patented, to contribute to the examination process by bringing forth the latest “prior art” to the attention of the Patent Office.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 6- November 12)

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Journey Through “Octobers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present) The October “Flashbacks” are here! Lokesh covers another super interesting round of discussions stemming from SpicyIP’s Octobers (2005-present)! And how far does the court’s interpretation of these provisions apply to such inventions?

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (December 18- December 24)

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From an in-depth discussion on the terms of copyright and translations in India to the recent UK Supreme Court’s order regarding the patentability of inventions by an AI, we had some engaging posts on this blog this week. The Court directed the NBA to determine whether the invention relates to biological resource with a reasoned order.

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Algorithmic Transparency and the Smart State

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While there is a growing repository of algorithmic information on the Patent Office website due to the increasing number of patent applications for computer related inventions, the applications may not always disclose key algorithms. Only a narrow set of information related to the technology should be protected as confidential.