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Journey Through “Septembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

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Coming back to NIA, among other things , the NIA Act also became known for its objective to codify and consolidate the law of confidentiality and trade secrets – something for which there is no specific law in India. Patent Opposition: Navigating SpicyIP’s September pages, I chanced upon a 2009 piece from Prof.

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

SpicyIP

This report which is mandated under American law and placed before the US Congress, requires the USTR to conduct a review of the intellectual property (IP) laws and enforcement policies of American trading partners in order to identify those laws or practices which maybe detrimental to American interests.

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

SpicyIP

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)

SpicyIP

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments. This fellowship is awarded to a PhD candidate in an Indian University, whose doctoral studies are on IP and/or innovation policy, with a focus on public interest, transparency and accountability, or socially beneficial legal and policy levers. Anything we are missing out on?

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Patentability of Food Recipes and the Section 3(e) Challenge

IIPRD

In her patent application, she claimed that her soup is free from preservatives and artificial additives. All of the above-mentioned instances raise a question “Are the food recipes patentable in India?” The claim of the applicant should not be the one existing in the public domain at the date of filing of an application.

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Wisk Aero LLC v. Archer Aviation Inc.: A High Profile Trade Secrets Case Shows the Limits of Circumstantial Evidence

LexBlog IP

It also noted that the public statements of Archer’s senior officers were ambiguous and not necessarily conclusive that confidential information of Wisk Aero’s was brought by and used by its engineers when they joined Archer and developed its air taxi. What does it all mean? As the U.S. Cordis Corp., 3d 592, 600-601 (6th Cir.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 6- November 12)

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Highlights of the Week India Accelerates in the Patent Race: But Is There a Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow? Image from here The World IP Indicator 2023 highlights India’s progress in the global patent race. Journey Through “Octobers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present) The October “Flashbacks” are here!