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Can the Patent Office reject a patent application on one ground and decline to analyse the rest in

Pantone's latest choice for its annual “Colour of the Year,” titled “Cloud Dancer,” a shade of

The Supreme Court's disposal of CCI v. Ericsson has triggered significant debate over the

Applications are now open for the second iteration of the SpicyIP Summer School 2026! 1st National

In this submission to the SpicyIP–Jhana Blogpost Writing Competition 2025, Avani Marudwar argues for

Hi everyone, welcome back to Bells & Whistles! Before we get to this week's bell, just a

In the previous two parts, I laid the groundwork for FOSS – the first unpacked the functionality of

In the first part of the post, I explained the emergence of FOSS and its effect on innovation – often

To imagine a world without free and open-source software (henceforth “FOSS”) would be quite a

In light of the different copyright litigations involving musical maestro Ilaiyaraja, Nivedita

The rise of brain–computer interfaces mark a technological inflection point, blurring the line

While India's IP system has made significant strides in digital accessibility, Rushil Verma, in

Can patent systems actually accelerate climate action? In his submission for the SpicyIP–Jhana

Kerly's impasse is something that one does not encounter regularly in Trademark law. Priyam Mitra

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH v. The Controller of Patents (Boehringer Ingelheim) led to colourful

We're thrilled to announce that Applications for the SpicyIP Summer School 2026 are open!

In the United States, a patent licensee may have a patented product manufactured by an unlicensed

The application portal for LL.M. at Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC) is now open! Take

Ramadan Mubarak and Happy Holi! Coming back to Bells & Whistles, this week marked the final round

The NUALS Intellectual Property Law Review (IPLR) has extended the last date for submissions to

Entering March with a post on whether unjust enrichment can act as a residual measure for claiming

(From right)- Team 145o, Team 135e, Ms. Himani Pande, Justice Prabha Sridevan, Dr. Zakir Thomas, Dr.

Can unjust enrichment act as a residual measure for claiming compensation for the use of biological

As part of the continuing saga of the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade

A post discussing Galgotias University low-quality patent filings and the larger question of

Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles. As always, we've rounded up a mix of

Arguing that India's patent regime is being distorted by seemingly flawed incentives, Kartikeya

We are pleased to inform you that admissions are now open for NLU Delhi's WIPO-NLUD-IPO joint

In a new guest post, Rajesh Kumar and Akanksha Badika discuss Section 2(q) and the relevance of the

In November last year, the CGPDTM granted India's first olfactory mark for rose-like smelling