Blog – NLIU Cell for Studies in Intellectual Property Rights

Fake Profiles: The Poison Ivy of the Virtual World

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Sep 14, 2020

[This post has been authored by Saurabh Gupta and Divyapratap Singh Parmar, students of Institute of Law, Nirma University.] Introduction Back in the day, before social media came into existence, fans would write letters or message-boards to celebrities professing their love, adoration and undying loyalty. However, with the advent of smartphones and the internet, people…
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Patent Trolling in India: The Dark Side of Intellectual Property Law

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Aug 21, 2020

[This post has been authored by Shubham Gupta, a student at National Law University Odisha.] Introduction The recent case of Labrador Diagnostics LLC v. BioFire Diagnostics, LLC et al, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware against the coronavirus tests over the allegation of patent infringement reveals the dark side…
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AI Made Creations: Dilemma of Identifying the Creator

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Aug 11, 2020

[This article has been authored by Shreya Sahoo, a student of the National Law University Odisha.] Introduction The rise in inventions based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) has disrupted the society we live in, and, has thereby impacted various sectors like healthcare, entertainment, banking, and so on. There has also been a steady rise in creations…
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The Need for a Pandemic Patent Tool: Sine Qua Non Amidst the Havoc?

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Aug 5, 2020

[This article has been authored by Ashika Jain and Lakshay Garg, students at Gujarat National Law University.] Background Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, all nations are endeavouring to find a vaccine for the virus. The quest for creating the vaccine has kick-started a race, leading countries/organizations/medical firms into finding a cure before the pandemic wrecks further…
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The Shogun Organics (Patent) Case: A Juggling Game between Two Conflicting Acts?

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Aug 2, 2020

[This article was authored by Apurva Vats, a student at National Law University, Odisha.] On 16th June 2020,[i] the Delhi High Court (HC) dismissed the repeated applications filed by Shogun Organics Ltd. (Plaintiff) in the matter of Shogun Organics Ltd. v. Gaur Hari Guchhait and Ors.[ii] It did so, stating that such repeated filing and…
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JNU Data Depot – Is ‘Fair Dealing’ Provision treating Publishers ‘Unfairly’

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Sep 19, 2019

[This post was authored by Vishwa Patel, a student at Gujarat National Law University.] Carl Malamud is an American technologist, archivist and a strong believer of the notion that ‘knowledge should be without any barriers’. Recently, a magazine called Nature published an article titled ‘The plan to mine the world’s research papers’, which attempted at throwing some light on Carl’s…
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Well-Known Marks in India: Flying the New Feeling?

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Sep 9, 2019

[This article was authored by Hrishikesh Bhise, a student at National Law Institute University, Bhopal.] The Delhi High Court recently witnessed a matter regarding infringement of the popular Indian carrier, Tata SIA Airlines Limited’s registered trademark ‘Vistara’ (hereinafter ‘Mark’). A suit was filed by the airline seeking an injunction against an aviation bookstore, M/s. Pilot18…
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Ranveer Singh and Brock Lesnar Controversy – Can a Catchphrase be Protected?

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Sep 9, 2019

[This post has been authored by Anubhav Das, a student at NUALS, Kochi.] The finals of the Cricket World Cup 2019 gave the world a final to remember through a match which had unexpected twists and turns until the last ball. While controversy arose due to the super over and the way the winner was…
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