October 2025

  • CRISPR Patent Wars Reignite: Federal Circuit Overturns PTAB in UC vs. Broad Battle

    Name of author: Khyati Deshmukh (LLM student at National Law University, Jodhpur) Name of author: Gauresh Chaudhary (LLM student at National Law University, Jodhpur) Patent conception doctrine, Biotech patent strategy, IP case analysis, Patent interference law, Innovation policy Introduction The billion-dollar question of who owns Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) gene-editing technology remains unresolved following the…

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  •  GUARDRAILS OR ROADBLOCKS? THE JUDICIAL REAWAKENING OF SECTION 3(B)

    Name of author: Vibha Patel (III Year B.Com LL.B.  student at Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli) Name of author: K. Surya Kailash (III Year B.Com LL.B.  student at Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tiruchirappalli) An important turning point in India’s intellectual property laws was the Patent Act of 1970, which gave inventors exclusive rights and protected patentees’ inventions…

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  • Engaged (Taylor’s Version): Can Brands Hijack Your Digital Moment?

    Name of author: Mahi Agrawal (III Year B.A. L.L.B (Hons.)  student at Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur) When Taylor Swift announced her engagement with Travis Kelce on Instagram, the internet went into overdrive. Fans cheered, brands scrambled, and memes exploded. Within minutes, the famous pizza chain Domino’s India posted its own Instagram update featuring pizza seasoning against…

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  • Authorship and Challenges of Generative AI: A Reappraisal of Moral Rights in India

    Name of author: Deepali Tilwani  (IV Year B.A. L.L.B (Hons.) student at Institute of Law, Nirma) Name of author: Kritika Singh (IV Year B.A. L.L.B (Hons.) student at Institute of Law, Nirma) In 2023, the U.S. Copyright Office rejected an application for copyright protection over a graphic novel, Zarya of the Dawn, because key images were generated…

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  • LIBRARY INSIDE MACHINE: COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND INNOVATION

    Name of author:  Khushi Jain (II Year B.A. L.L.B (Hons.) student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow) Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) has transcended the walls of laboratory curiosity and permeated classrooms, lectures, and students’ laptops. While it offers several advantages, it also raises a pertinent question. Do AI-generated educational materials qualify as ‘original works’…

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