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AUGUST 4, 2024

Highlights of the Week Comments on the Draft Trade Marks (Holding Inquiry and Appeal) Rules, 2024 Comments on the Draft Trade Marks (Holding Inquiry and Appeal) Rules, 2024 Read on below for the comments on the draft Rules by Rishabh Deshpande, Praharsh Gour, and Swaraj Barooah. This and much more in this SpicyIP Weekly Review.

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AUGUST 2, 2024

Alongside winning medals for India in the 2024 Olympics, shooter Manu Bhaker is also in the news for legal notices sent on her behalf against ‘unauthorized’ congratulatory posts by different companies. Image from here Manu Bhaker’s Olympics Victory: Do Brands Violate Publicity Rights by Putting out Congratulatory Posts?

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MAY 20, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of posts on the Law Commission’s Report on Trade Secrets and Economic Espionage, DHC’s decisions on working examples, writ jurisdiction of the pre-grant oppositions, and the Viagra-Vigoura trademark dispute. This and much more in last week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review.

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DECEMBER 24, 2023

In this month’s edition, he looks into topics including the Plant Variety Registry, different tales of/ takes on personality rights, and multiple leaks of key documents and their contribution in law-making. Institute of Directors v. BSA Business Software Alliance Inc. vs Tube Investments of India Ltd. & and Ors. ,

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Registration Trademark Copyright Registering Trademarks 52

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NOVEMBER 19, 2023

VIII, Issue I [Submit by January 7, 2024] NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies is inviting original, unpublished manuscripts for publication for its upcoming issue. The last date for submissions is January 7, 2024. Call for Papers: NLU Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies Vol.

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Intellectual Property Journalism Patent Application Social Media 59

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DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. The Court delineated instances like parody and satire where free speech in the context of well-known persons may be protected. Bolt Technology v. First, in Toyota v.

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