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BIPLA (Boston Intellectual Property Law Association) Writing Competition call for papers

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Law school students are encouraged to submit papers relating to topics involving intellectual property law. Articles must be written or published between September 1, 2024 and August 31, 2024. Articles must be submitted to the Boston Intellectual Property Law Association on or before September 30, 2024.

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Free Mickey? (Don’t Be Goofy)

JD Supra Law

January 1, 2024, brought numerous hangovers along with an unprecedented amount of media attention to intellectual property law. Freed from the shackles of copyright, Walt Disney’s iconic rodent was now in the public domain and, therefore, available for everyone to copy. But not so fast. By: Dickinson Wright

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IPKat Book of the Year Awards 2023

The IPKat

It is time to vote for your favourite intellectual property law books of 2023 in the annual IPKat Book of the Year Awards! The IPKat team continues to read and review as many brilliant IP books as possible, of which there are many, for the Kat community.

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IPKat Book of the Year Awards 2023 - reminder!

The IPKat

Readers are reminded that they can vote for their favourite intellectual property law books of 2023 in the annual IPKat Book of the Year Awards! Votes must be made via email before 15th January 2024 as per the instructions below.

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Balancing Innovation: India’s Views for Pharmaceuticals in the Efta Trade Deal

IIPRD

For the makers of generic pharmaceuticals, who have historically relied on this same data to secure regulatory clearance for their own copies of the treatments, this poses a serious obstacle. 6, 2024). [ii] 7, 2024). [ix] 06, 2024). [x] xiii] Ensuring access to affordable medications is a key priority for India.

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Whose Serve is it Anyway? Assessing the Sun Pharma v. Dabur Finding on the Applicants’ Obligation to Serve Counter-Statements

SpicyIP

Passed on February 9, 2024, the High Court Ruling clarified that the deadline to file evidence in opposition cannot be extended by the discretion of the Registrar. Anurathna and Nivrati are intellectual property law attorneys practicing at ALG India Law Offices LLP, Delhi. Union of India and Ors.

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Federal Circuit Rules on Written Description Requirement and Prior Art Statements Supporting a Motivation to Combine

Intellectual Property Law Blog

February 9, 2024) addressed two issues: (1) when the written description requirement is met in the context of a claimed range that is narrower than the ranges disclosed in the patent specification, and (2) the kind of prior art disclosure language which supports a finding of a motivation to combine for an obviousness rejection.

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