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IP as a political instrument in Russia

The IPKat

Kat friend Iana Kazeeva provides an enlightening discussion on steps taken by the Russian government and courts with respect to IP following the invasion of Ukraine. The common denominator is the use of changes to the IP law as a political instrument towards states taking “unfriendly” actions against Russia.

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

The IPKat

The first week of the new year on The IPKat has, as always, been packed with news from the IP world. Here is a recap of what we have covered: Katcall A Kat trying to get out of bed and catch up with IP news after the Holidays Time is ticking for GuestKat [apply here ] and InternKat [apply here ] applications! Merges on 18 March.

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IP Scholarship, Citations, and Knowledge Governance: Some Insights from the History of IP Teaching in India

SpicyIP

While the question made sense ever since I read the post, it started making more sense (and bothering me more) after working on the SpicyIP Open IP Syllabus where I witnessed a relative “over-accessibility” of US-European IPR scholarship. I began to wonder – are there actually fewer IP scholars in India (or the Global South in general)?

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Tier I, Tier II, Time for Experts; The Curious Case of Scientific Advisers, Party Expert and Two Tiered Confidentiality Club 

SpicyIP

This case is crucial to understand not only the novel concept of Confidentiality Clubs in the Indian IP Litigation but also the issues with regard to the composition of such clubs and the accessibility of the members to confidential information vis-a-vis independently appointed Scientific Advisor. It noted that Serial No.

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India Amends Patent Rules and Reduces Fees by 80% for Educational Institutions

IP Watchdog

On September 21, 2021, India's Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry published amended Patents Rules, 2021, to amend the 2003 Patents Rules.

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Long-awaited changes for Australian designs receive Royal Assent

The IPKat

Key changes to the Designs Act 2003 (Cth) include a 12-month grace period to apply for a design, a prior user exemption, providing exclusive licensees with legal standing, and clarification of the ‘informed user’ standard. Royal Assent was granted on 10 September 2021. Merpel adds: this really grabbed her attention. Unported license.

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The Pirate Bay Switches to a Brand New V3 Onion Domain

TorrentFreak

When The Pirate Bay first came online during the summer of 2003, its main point of access was thepiratebay.org. While ISPs may not be able to see what pages they visit, their residential IP address is still publicly broadcasted when files are downloading through a torrent client.

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