Extension for Submissions to NUALS Intellectual Property Law Review (Vol. VII) [Final Deadline: March 10]

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The NUALS Intellectual Property Law Review (IPLR) has extended the last date for submissions to Volume VII until March 10. For more information, please see the extension announcement below. Final Extension for NUALS IPLR Volume 7 Submissions: Submit by March 10, 2026  The NUALS Intellectual Property Law Review (IPLR) had set the original deadline for Volume 7 submissions as Sunday, March 1, 2026 (EOD). However, due to multiple extension requests, IPLR is allowing a final extension until Tuesday, March 10, 2026 (EOD). Kindly note that:  This is the last opportunity for contributors to submit their research! Don’t miss […]

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Announcing the Results of the 1st National Policy Brief Competition on Intellectual Property & Innovation 2025 by SpicyIP and CIPAM, DPIIT

/ By / Event, Patent, Trade Secret

And it’s a wrap!After five months of engaging with thought-provoking policy recommendations on pressing issues concerning SEPs and trade secrets, we are delighted to announce the results of the 1st National Policy Brief Competition on Intellectual Property & Innovation 2025, organised by SpicyIP in collaboration with CIPAM, DPIIT. The final round of the competition was held on February 27 at a grand and elegant setting befitting the occasion, in Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi. The event saw eight finalists present their

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 23 – March 1)

/ By / Biological Diversity, Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

Entering March with a post on whether unjust enrichment act as a residual measure for claiming compensation for the use of biological resources? Another post on the working of the National IP Pendency Elimination Karma-Mission (NIPEKM). Case summaries and IP developments from the country and the globe in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below to let us know. Highlights of the Week Unjust Enrichment as a Residual Remedy for Biopiracy? Rethinking

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Unjust Enrichment as a Residual Remedy for Biopiracy? Rethinking ABS Failures Beyond MAT

/ By / Biological Diversity

Can unjust enrichment act as a residual measure for claiming compensation for the use of biological resources when contractual arrangements don’t work? Examining this legal doctrine and its relevance to access and benefit-sharing, Achyuth B. Nandan argues that, in light of varying state capacity to implement the ABS mechanism and weak user-side enforcement, unjust enrichment can act as a residual measure within the ABS framework and aid in furthering the purpose of ABS. Achyuth is a PhD candidate at Rajiv

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The Bad “Karma” of Interim Measures- Analysing NIPEKM’s Potential Long-term Impacts

/ By / Copyright, Trademark

As part of the continuing saga of the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) trying to clear the huge pendency of applications, the National IP Pendency Elimination Karma-Mission (NIPEKM) was launched through an office circular on February 17, 2026. Priyam argues that thecircular, though rather ambitious, falls into the same pitfalls as earlier (failed) attempts at reducing pendency. Priyam is a third-year student at NLSIU, Bengaluru and is deeply interested in IP and Data

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SpicyIP Bells & Whistles: IP Events and Opportunities (23.02.2026)

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Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles.As always, we’ve rounded up a mix of developments, opportunities, and thoughtful reads from across the IP world along with a Bell of the Week that’s well worth revisiting. Bell of the Week: Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012 Some bells don’t just chime, they rewrite the terms of who gets to be heard. This week, we’re ringing the bell for the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012. Often spoken about in doctrinal terms, the 2012 amendment marked

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 16 – February 22)

/ By / Copyright, Others, Patent, Trademark

A post discussing Galgotias University low-quality patent filings and the larger question of India’s patent regime distortion. Another post defending the recent scent trademark of Sumitomo Rubber Industries. And a post on conversations with artisans about their crafts at the Bangalore Habba. Case summaries and IP developments from the country and the globe and much more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment below to let us know. Highlights of the Week

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The Illusion of Innovation: Looking at the Galgotias University Patents

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Arguing that India’s patent regime is being distorted by seemingly flawed incentives, Kartikeya Srivastava explains how the NIRF’s publication-focused metrics have turned patent filings into a numbers game divorced from genuine innovation. Through a close reading of two contrasting Galgotias University patents, he highlights a structural system that risks rewarding low-quality filings. Kartikeya is a final-year law student in the LL.B. course at NLSIU Bangalore. He also has a B. Sc. degree in Biology. Having freelanced as a patent research

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[Sponsored] Admissions Open: WIPO-NLUD-IPO Joint Masters/LL.M., the Post Graduate Insolvency Programme (PGIP), and Ph.D. Programme at National Law University Delhi (April 10, 2026)

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We are pleased to inform you that admissions are now open for NLU Delhi’s WIPO-NLUD-IPO joint Masters/ LL.M. programme, the Post Graduate Insolvency Programme (PGIP), and Ph.D. Programme. For more detail please read the announcement below: [Sponsored] Admissions Open: WIPO-NLUD-IPO Joint Masters/LL.M., the Post Graduate Insolvency Programme (PGIP), and Ph.D. Programme at National Law University Delhi (April 10, 2026) About the University National Law University Delhi (NLUD), established under Act 1 of 2008 of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

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Are You a-live Performer? A Question to Studio Recordist

/ By / Copyright

In a new guest post, Rajesh Kumar and Akanksha Badika discuss Section 2(q) and the relevance of the word “live” in defining what legally constitutes performance. By applying the statutory rules of interpretation, they conclude that the qualifier “live” limits the scope of what constitutes performance to live performances and not studio performances. Rajesh Kumar works as the Head of Legal, and Akanksha Badika works as the Senior Legal Manager at Bhansali Productions, Mumbai (a film production house). Their practice

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