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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?

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Pre-Grant Opposition The first proposal relates to amending the pre-grant opposition mechanism, which allows patent applications to be opposed before the Patent Office officially “grants” the patent. From a policy perspective, pre-grant oppositions are excellent policy.

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

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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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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! Read Tejaswini’s post to know more about the decision and how it fares with the MHC order on Section 3(i) in the Chinese University of Hong Kong case.

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

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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. As the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit explained in Stratienko v. Cordis Corp.,

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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)! on 6 November, 2023 (Delhi High Court) The plaintiff filed an interim injunction application against the Defendant no.