SpicyIP aims to be a leading repository of information/resources pertaining to Indian intellectual property (IP) law and policy. To this end, it will strive to make available intellectual property decisions (from the courts and other IP authorities such as the patent office and the IPAB), intellectual property statutes/rules and parliamentary reports that are not otherwise accessible.

It is committed to enriching the public domain and in furthering principles of open access. All its materials will therefore be provided free of charge. In order to help us in this endeavour, we ask that our readers/viewers please share with us any IP material that they might have which is not otherwise known to the public or easily available.

Although SpicyIP asserts copyright over the specific materials that it creates (analysis of leading cases etc), it permits copying under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 India license. Please see our terms and conditions for further details.

The SpicyIP website was conceptualised to complement the SpicyIP blog , which is one of India¹s leading IP blogs today and covers a wide range of intellectual property and innovation policy issues.

The SpicyIP blog was founded in 2005 by Shamnad Basheer, an IP academic and consultant to further the cause of IP education in India by reporting IP and innovation cases, news and other items of interest in an independent and objective manner. Today, SpicyIP has almost become a one stop shop for all things relating to Indian intellectual property and innovation law and policy:

·       It carries analytical posts on complex issues of IP and innovation law and policy

·       It carries shorter newsy blog posts that attempt to bring the reader the most pertinent IP news from India and around the world.

·       It lists important IP events in the country and around the world, including IP conferences, workshops etc.

·       It conducts polls to gauge the views of the public on important IP issues

·       It campaigns for more transparency in Indian intellectual property institutions (such as the Indian Patent Office) by spearheading online petitions that are then submitted to the government

Through its independent and objective reporting, SpicyIP aims to further the cause of transparency as well, as reflected it its mission statement: “We aim to increase transparency in Indian intellectual property policy/institutions. We also stand for fair, objective and accurate reporting/review of intellectual property and innovation policy news from India. ”

Another unique feature of SpicyIP is CLaM, a platform whereby members of the public can participate in IP policy making, in a style that is somewhat similar to the open source innovation model for software.

The SpicyIP team comprises 11 members, well versed in different aspects of Indian intellectual property law and policy. For more details on them, please click here.
For a highlight of some of the SpicyIP achievements, please click here.