In the short time that it has been around, SpicyIP has made some modest progress. In particular: -
• SpicyIP was listed as the 8th most widely read patent blog in the world. -
• SpicyIP has been included by Lexis Nexis, the leading global legal publisher as a top IP resource from India. -
• SpicyIP has been included as a top IP resource by the US Library of Congress. -
• SpicyIP is included as a top patent blog in the ABA listings of blogs. -
• SpicyIP is constantly quoted as a leading blog from India by many sources. Illustratively, it was featured in an article titled " Bloggers drive India's IP Regime " in the BusinessWorld, a leading business newspaper from India. -
• SpicyIP posts are regularly picked up by other media sources and blogs. The IPkat, a leading IP blog from the UK notes: “The exciting and well -informed Spicy IP blog is one of the best things to have come out of India in a long time. It has a strong team of writers and a wealth of lively and controversial subject-matter to discuss. -
• SpicyIP regularly runs campaigns to increase transparency in Indian IP law and policy. In 2007, it petitioned the Prime Minister of India to have an online database of patents. The petition alleged that such a database would aid in the more transparent functioning of the Indian patent office, and help make it more accountable. This petition garnered more than 300 signatures and was quite successful. The government of India recently responded by stating that a database would be ready by the year 2009.
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