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Journey Through “Mays” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present) 

SpicyIP

We aimed to explore SpicyIP’s history, which began in October 2005, ‘from the sprawling cornfields of Illinois, Champaign,’ by our beloved Professor Shamnad Basheer. Another interesting issue that was going on at that time was Nokia v HMRC where the UK court ruled that “in-transit” goods not intended for the local market could not be seized.

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Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on IPR: Tipping the Scales of Patent Law? Part I

SpicyIP

The Report focuses on reviewing the working of the Patents Act since its 2005 amendment that brought the Indian legislation in compliance with the TRIPS Agreement. A significant portion of the Report is dedicated to suggesting changes to the Patents Act, albeit without much justification on why these changes are needed.

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Book Review: Intellectual Property Law in China, 2nd Edition

The IPKat

The first edition of Intellectual Property Law in China (IPLCN) was the first of a bunch of goodies this Kat enthusiastically gathered from the incomparable IP library of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition (MPI). The editor of the 2005 IPLCN was Dr Christopher Heath, then Head of the Department for Japan and East Asia.

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Informal innovation: The re-emergence of ‘informal’ washing machines

SpicyIP

India’s National Innovation Foundation and Honeybee Network recognized her innovation which was later featured in several prominent media outlets – Outlook magazine in 2005 followed by a Discovery Channel feature and an NDTV story. Patents or external awards/recognition do not always result in marketable products.

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How about personalized medicine? Is the IP and Regulatory legal framework ready for this?

The IPKat

While personalized medicine seems to be an essential of modern healthcare, it is also rather unclear how innovations that are developed for its purposes align with patentability requirements and, in general, the way the patent system operates. He teaches European, U.S

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Compulsory licensing for expensive medicines: KCE report

SpicyIP

Though the report examines the EU / Belgian patent law landscape, it contains informative insights into the use of compulsory licenses and competition regulation in the context of excessively priced medicines. In contrast, a compulsory license forces patentees to grant licenses to third parties with adequate remuneration.

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Ethical Infantilism in the Age of Technological Advancement

Patently-O

Andreessen’s “market economy is a discovery machine,” but Andreessen does not even address King’s internal human world. As someone who has built a career around patent law and technology advancement, I deeply appreciate the fruits of human creativity. Andreessen.