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31 Dec 2025
As we step into the new year, we thank our readers for their continued support and wish everyone a very happy and healthy year ahead.(5/5)
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[Sponsored] 300 to 30 to 5: A Three-Pass Funnel for Patent Searches Under Deadline
Finding relevant patents is no longer the bottleneck. The bottleneck is deciding which of the hundreds of relevant records actually matter and doing so before the deadline arrives. (1/3)
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This post by PatSeer explores a structured approach to moving from large result sets to a focused, defensible shortlist. The workflow described here draws on features available within PatSeer’s patent intelligence platform..(2/3)
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...., including Ask & Refine, AI Summaries, and PatAssist.
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National Law University, Jodhpur’s Journal of Intellectual Property Studies (JIPS) is inviting original, unpublished manuscripts for publication for its upcoming issue (Volume X, Issue II). The last date for submissions is July 15, 2026. (1/2)
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For further details, please read the journal’s call for papers below: (2/2)
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SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 25-June 7)
Ending May and stepping into June, here is our latest weekly review covering developments from May 25 to June 7. This review brought a mix of contemporary IP disputes and historical reflections. (1/3)
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From the DHC’s ruling on keyword advertising and trademark infringement, covered through two posts, to fascinating explorations of copyright history, including a 1901 letter from Oxford suggesting amendments to copyright law and the story behind (2/3)
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French becoming the official language of the Berne Convention, there was plenty to unpack. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment and let us know.
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The latest edition of SpicyIP’s Bells & Whistles is out! This week, we’re ringing two bells. One for Dr. Suman Sahai, whose work reminds us that conversations around innovation, biodiversity, and intellectual property are ultimately conversations about people, livelihoods, (1/3)
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and the public interest. And another for Dexin (sponsored), a new AI-powered trademark management platform seeking to make trademark practice more accessible by reducing the administrative burden that often accompanies portfolio management, monitoring and enforcement. (2/3)
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As always, we’ve also brought together a selection of events and opportunities from across the IP ecosystem for the week ahead. Happy reading! (3/3)
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SpicyIP’s Bells & Whistles!
This week, we’re ringing the bell for B.K. Keayla, whose work brought much-needed attention to farmers’ rights, seed sovereignty, and the often-overlooked role of agricultural communities in conversations around innovation (1/2)
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and intellectual property. As always, we’ve also curated a fresh list of webinars and other opportunities from across the IP ecosystem for the week ahead. Happy reading! (2/2)
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In the recent decision passed by the DHC in Hindware v. Grohe, the Court treats keyword advertising as infringement even without evidence of confusion, diverted sales, or deceptive ads. Discussing the decision, @PhilIPnPolicy argues that once “diversion” is detached(1/2)
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...from “deception,” trade marks risk turning into semiotic monopolies over language itself. (2/2)
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Continuing the discussion on the 1901 Oxford letter responding to vernacular translations of British works in India. @lokeshvyas0025 digs into the deeper conflict beneath that letter. By revisiting 2 important copyright disputes and the wider world of colonial print culture,(1/2)
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in Part II, he shows how translation became a flashpoint between British publishers seeking control over the Indian market and Indian publishers, educators, and nationalists using translation to circulate knowledge across linguistic publics.
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What begins as a seemingly archival letter from 1901 soon opens onto a far larger story: the tangled, uneven, and deeply contested evolution of copyright in colonial India. (1/2)
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Drawing on a fascinating 1901 communication from Oxford concerning vernacular translations, @lokeshvyas0025 excavates the legal, commercial, and imperial anxieties that shaped early Indian copyright law and the politics of translation at its heart. (2/2)
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What happens when copyright enforcement tools become instruments of commercial control rather than legal protection? In a significant ruling in Anamika Sood v. Google LLC & Saregama India Ltd., the Saket District Court declared independent artist Anamika Sood the rightful (1/3)
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owner of her song “Ferrareee”, rejecting Saregama’s infringement claims over an expired copyright. But while the judgment resolves the ownership dispute, it leaves unresolved a larger structural concern: the growing misuse of (2/2)
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automated copyright strike systems as tools of market leverage against independent creators. Bindushree M writes on the development below. (3/3)
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