04 P.2: Top Patent Law Developments! SpicyIP Annual Review 2025

SpicyIP TV:The Summer School Edn Ep12 Dr Binay Panda, Prashant Reddy on patenting of micro-organisms

In this episode (12), Yogesh Byadwal speaks to Dr Binay Panda and Prashant Reddy about the Feb 2025 Delhi High Court decision in UC Regents vs The Controller of Patents, a very interesting case that could have repercussions for the biotech industry at large. In particular, they discuss questions raised ( or left open) by the case around patentability vis-a-vis Section 3(c) and Section 3(j) of the Patents Act. As well as questions on the disclosure, and deposit requirement as per Section 10 of the Patents Act. (Note: this episode was recorded on June 2025 as is current as of then. It's not clear if there has been any update since then, and watchers are advised to cross check instead of relying on this as the current position). Prashant Reddy had also earlier written on this case here: https://spicyip.com/2025/02/delhi-hig... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWtZS0tqYzlGMFFuMzJaZFlvZkhHbVFWdnRnQXxBQ3Jtc0tsN3FoSk9GQXRoMlppS2RlWkdYa1hFZmF1Ykl4UjdCQlpjaFlrVElKQmUxWWg0eXlWVGRJSm5LTkpIOHBTZjNJRC1TVGJpa05za0QwMG9VcUdWdFFoQ0IzQUw0eUpCLWF1RmN6MHh3b2h0V2l0bTdWMA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fspicyip.com%2F2025%2F02%2Fdelhi-high-court-stirs-the-pot-for-biotech-patent-applicants-in-india.html&v=WmUaTjC9QhQ] About Dr Binay Panda: Professor (Dr.) Binay R. Panda is a distinguished academic at the School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. He earned his D.Phil. from the University of Oxford, UK, and his M.Sc. from the University of Delhi, India.His research interests encompass data integration and genomic medicine,development of high-throughput genomics tools, metabolic engineering ofsecondary metabolites, biodiversity genomics, and the promotion of openscience practices. Additionally, he has held visiting positions at the Technical University of Denmark and the University of Tokyo. Professor Panda has been honored with several accolades, including the American CancerSociety Junior-Post-Doctoral Fellowship, the Felix Scholarship at Oxford, and the Radhakrishnan Memorial Bequest Award. His notable publications include contributions to journals like Cancer and JCO – Clinical Cancer Informatics. About Prashant Reddy: Prashant Reddy T graduated from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, with a B.A.LLB (Hons.) degree in 2008. He holds an LLM degree (Law, Science & Technology) from Stanford Law School. He has worked with law firms in Delhi and in academia in India and Singapore. He is also the co-author of the books “Create, Copy, Disrupt: India's Intellectual Property Dilemmas” (OUP, 2017), “Tareekh Pe Justice: Reforms For India’s District Courts” (Simon and Schuster India, 2025) and “The Truth Pill” (Simon and Schuster India, 2022). ------------------- Visit SpicyIP.com for the latest insights on the Indian IP ecosystem ------------------- Connect with us on our socials: https://x.com/spicyip [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjJmT3NKTzBfZHlNSFRwTXpwSHFhWlFjOEh6UXxBQ3Jtc0tsXzFMTUQ2NHBaQlVXUTBVbG9YdDZvMU0wMFhvbTNtdG53RzNGYzdYTVY1d3owd1A0YlRtQTQ2QVJQV2RWMEZlTVI1R1JvV0lWYWRCMHBLaTlQc1A0dWhGSGFnUnlvVFJ6cTBpTC1uYV92UXJuLUMtNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fspicyip&v=WmUaTjC9QhQ] /   / spicyip   [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU56OTI5TE80YTU1SXZJVlJLM2pjbDBSaUJjd3xBQ3Jtc0ttb3NQWkZCUndFZVBCSlphMkU5dVJLTml5MkFvb3YyVmM5VWQta3haUHA5NlRZcHphMllpd19ZNFQ1VkVJaFZyQzAtVkFaWk44Rm1RVWpoLU52UkxMeTBnWDFXcnpJMzJCLTRJVmhyd0RXdzJoeUN6Zw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fspicyip&v=WmUaTjC9QhQ] /   / spicyipblog   [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqazdxVDdubjlIQXhlQnlTWjUxcVg4dVRyUjdpUXxBQ3Jtc0tuTnBTZ1ZVczVMbGRyU0R1cGQ4STFyTHNNRklBV2ZWQ0dRVmhzc2EwQmhyYWxwYm5rNDMzSGdOUFZEeDNUdW9qRFBCZ0wzcWRTdTBiV2ZJUnFJUGljaWFXYTBNUEpRNmZ4T1F0X3czSHRFNXhOVG04TQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fspicyipblog%2F&v=WmUaTjC9QhQ] /    / @spicyiptv   [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmf7AwSPVrCuipXwm3dpE0Q] More on the SpicyIP Summer School available here: https://spicyip.com/2025/07/event-rep... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1lJeXh4ZzBmLW1uZDNKVzdwRHZaVm9BWVpGQXxBQ3Jtc0tsSUdXczdZWWdiLUFZcVBXUnV2VkhqYzhoRUFZeTFMT1NMdVVfczdZbVNHX3ZZOGhXTlJrR3pvTTVTdXNQV2kyLVdmc2pDYU9ORl9VeGZlRkxTSTJxZW8ycTktZ3JldFhlN0VuRTQ5cTk2Q3F1ZW9HOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fspicyip.com%2F2025%2F07%2Fevent-report-of-the-inaugural-spicyip-summer-school.html&v=WmUaTjC9QhQ] Credits: Yogesh Byadwal: Host, Researcher Swaraj Paul Barooah: Producer, Researcher, Editor Sonisha Srinivasan: Editor Praharsh Gour, Md Sabeeh Ahmad: Camera, Mic, Set Tanishka Goswami, Anjali Tripathi, Athreya Bhat: Graphics & Media Praharsh Gour, Yogesh Byadwal, Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan: Research, Checks & General Setup

04 P.3: Top Developments on Copyrights and Other IPs! SpicyIP Annual Review 2025

Here is SpicyIP's Annual Review of 2025 with developments curated across different categories: https://spicyip.com/2025/12/a-look-ba.... You can check out this blogpost for all the reading materials linked to it. We present to you an Annual Review Video in three parts that draw from the main blogpost. These are divided based on three subject areas: Trademarks, Patents, and Copyright and Other IPs. In this episode 04 (Part 3 of 3), the SpicyIP team reflects upon the most significant developments on Copyrights and Other IPs of 2025, organised across four categories, with each speaker explaining why a particular development made it to our list: a) Top IP Judgments/Orders by Topicality and/or Impact b) Top IP Judgments/Orders by Jurisprudential Rigour and/ or Legal Lucidity c) Top 10 IP Legislative and Policy Related Developments d) Other IP Developments Developments covered 00:29- Phonographic Performance Limited v. Azure Hospitality Private Limited 02:43- Elsevier Ltd. and Ors. v. Alexandra Elbakyan And Ors. 04:35- Kritesh Oswal S/O Sohan Lal v. Union Of India 06:37- Cryogas Equipment Private Limited v. Inox India Limited and Others 08:24- Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar v. Mr. A.R. Rahman & Ors. 10:37- Asociacion De Productores De Pisco A.G v. Union Of India & Ors 13:11- India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) 15:05- Amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021) 16:57- GI Amendment Rules 2025, and Draft Guidelines for Use of GIs 18:58- DPIIT Committee on Gen AI and Copyright: Working Paper 1 20:17- CGPDTM to Fund Students Participating in International IP Moot Court Competitions 21:19- The ANI v. OpenAI Copyright Litigation 23:29- SWA and MCAI Sign MoU to Collaborate on Standardising Screenwriters’ Agreements 25:20- India’s Public Broadcasters Unlock Their Vast Archives 26:45- Prada’s 2026 Collection Drew Backlash for Sandals Inspired by India’s GI-tagged Kolhapuri Chappals Updates: 10:11- Update on the SLP before the Supreme Court: On 20th February, 2026, the Supreme Court without deciding merits, encouraged parties to explore an interim arrangement wherein Respondent No.1 shall modify and display revised credits including appellants name. SC decision: https://indiankanoon.org/doc/136713576/ 12:48- On 18th March 2026, the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court, dismissed Peru’s appeal seeking standalone GI registration for “PISCO,” upholding the mandatory prefix “PERUVIAN.” DB decision: https://indiankanoon.org/doc/181634648/ 16:40- On 30th March 2026, draft amendments were proposed to IT Rules, 2021 relating to strengthening intermediary compliance with clarifications, advisories and directions issued by the Ministry and digital media oversight by MeitY. Draft Amendment: https://www.meity.gov.in/static/uploads/2026/03/30591fc6e322dcbcc9dae84a0f02e9e7.pdf You can find: Episode 4 Part 1 here: https://youtu.be/gCJfUUtbeI0?si=4E9Kc9eUvjql_BmB Episode 4 Part 2 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZbACaGu8UI Speakers: Praharsh Gour is the Editor and Researcher at SpicyIP Kartik Sharma is a final year law student at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, and an Analyst at SpicyIP Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan is an IP lawyer, and an Analyst at SpicyIP Ambika Aggarwal is a Ph.D. (IP Law) scholar at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad , and a Tech Innovation Policy Fellow (2025) and Analyst at SpicyIP Tanishka Goswami is an Officer Trainee (Law) at Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., and an Analyst & part of the Podcast Team at SpicyIP Sonisha Srinivasan is a final year law student at Christ University, and a part of the Podcast Team at SpicyIP Credits: Swaraj Paul Barooah: Producer, Director, Editor, Thumbnail Art Praharsh Gour: Host, Researcher, Speaker Sonisha Srinivasan: Editor, Speaker Kartik Sharma, Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan, Ambika Aggarwal, Tanishka Goswami : Speakers

04 P.2: Top Patent Law Developments! SpicyIP Annual Review 2025

SpicyIP's Annual Review of 2025 with developments across different categories: https://spicyip.com/2025/12/a-look-ba..... You can check out this blogpost for all the reading materials . The Annual Review Video is in three parts, divided based on three subject areas: Trademarks, Patents, and Copyright and Other IPs. In this episode 04 (Part 2 of 3), the SpicyIP team reflects upon the most significant Patent Law Developments of 2025. Developments covered 00:25- Communication Components Antenna Inc v. Ace Technologies Corp 02:25- Novenco Building And Industry A/S v. Xero Energy Engineering Solutions 03:59- Novo Nordisk As v. Dr. Reddys Laboratories Limited & Anr 05:55- F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG & Anr. v. Natco Pharma Limited 07:45- Revocation order of Novartis’ Entresto Patent 10:02- Softgel Healthcare Private Limited v. Pfizer Inc & Anr 12:45- F- Hoffmann -La Roche Ag & Anr. v. Zydus Lifesciences Limited 14:26- IP Office releases Draft Guidelines for Processing Patent Applications of AYUSH Systems and Related Inventions 16:19- A Point-Based Performance Evaluation System for Examiners and Controllers 18:04- Guidelines for Examination of Computer-Related Inventions (CRIs) 19:42- CDSCO Invites Comments to Ensure a Level Playing Field in New Drug Approval 21:56- Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2025 23:09- Amendment to Section 4 of the Patent Act consequent to the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancementof Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act, 2025 25:12- Developments concerning the Jurisdiction of the Competition Commission of India on Anti-competitive Patent Complaints 27:01- Incyte and Granules Settle Ruxolitinib Patent Infringement Dispute 28:23- Philips and Vivo Settled Their Long-Running SEP Dispute over 3G and 4G Technologies 31:27- Manpower Extension in the Indian Patent Office Updates: 03:59 After the expiry of Novo Nordisk's patent in March 2026, they filed a new set of trademark and patent infringement suits against generic companies in the Delhi High Court 26:25 The decision of the Supreme Court on Swapan Dey v CCI is out. There are discussions that CCI can now investigate violations of Competition Act by exercise of patent rights, but the operation of the DB judgement which ousted CCI’s jurisdiction, however, has not been stayed. 1. Praharsh Gour, Khushi Krishania, Wonder Drug, Generic Price: What Semaglutide’s Patent Expiry Should Really Mean for India, https://spicyip.com/2026/03/wonder-drug-generic-price-what-semaglutides-patent-expiry-should-really-mean-for-india.html 2. Praharsh Gour, [SpicyIP Tidbit] Patent’s Gone, War’s On: Inside Novo Nordisk’s Semaglutide Litigation Blitz, https://spicyip.com/2026/03/spicyip-tidbit-patents-gone-wars-on-inside-novo-nordisks-semaglutide-litigation-blitz.html 3. Yogesh Byadwal, SC to decide CCI’s Jurisdiction over abuse of Patent Rights, https://spicyip.com/2026/02/sc-to-decide-ccis-jurisdiction-over-abuse-of-patent-rights.html 4. Supreme Court decision: https://api.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2026/124/124_2026_7_11_68257_Order_02-Feb-2026.pdfYou can find Episode 4 Part 1 here: https://youtu.be/gCJfUUtbeI0?si=4E9Kc9eUvjql_BmB Speakers: Praharsh Gour is the Editor and Researcher at SpicyIP Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan is an IP lawyer, and an Analyst at SpicyIP Ambika Aggarwal is a Ph.D. (IP Law) scholar at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad , and a Tech Innovation Policy Fellow (2025) and Analyst at SpicyIP Kartikeya Srivastava is a final-year law student in the LL.B. course at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru Sonisha Srinivasan is a final year law student at Christ University, and a part of the Podcast Team at SpicyIP Malobika Sen is a PhD candidate at WBNUJS, and an Analyst & 2024-25 Doctoral Fellow at SpicyIP Credits: Swaraj Paul Barooah: Producer, Director, Editor, Thumbnail Art Praharsh Gour: Host, Researcher, Speaker Sonisha Srinivasan: Editor, Speaker Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan, Ambika Aggarwal, Kartikeya Srivastava, Malobika Sen: Speakers

04 P.1: Top Trademark Developments! SpicyIP Annual Review 2025

2025 was quite an eventful year, marked by novel developments across different areas of intellectual property law. Here is SpicyIP's Annual Review of 2025 with developments curated across different categories: https://spicyip.com/2025/12/a-look-back-at-indias-top-ip-developments-of-2025.html. You can check out this blogpost for all the reading materials linked to it. We present to you an Annual Review Video in three parts that draw from the main blogpost. These are divided based on three subject areas: Trademarks, Patents, and Copyright and Other IPs. In this episode 04 (Part 1 of 3), the SpicyIP team reflects upon the most significant Trademarks Developments of 2025, organised across three categories, with each speaker explaining why a particular development made it to our list: a) Top IP Judgments/Orders by Topicality and/or Impact: These decisions reflect those that we thought were important from a topical point of view and were covered by the media in some way owing to the importance of parties litigating or the issue being considered or for impact on industry and innovation/creativity ecosystem, etc. b) Top IP Judgments/Orders by Jurisprudential Rigour and/ or Legal Lucidity: These decisions reflect those that we thought showed a fair bit of jurisprudential rigour and/or legal lucidity. c) Other IP Developments: Important developments which do not fall under any of the above categories Developments covered 01:25- PART 1: JUDGMENTS/ORDERS BY TOPICALITY AND/OR IMPACT 01:34- More than 15 Personality Rights order passed in 2025 03:54- The three judgments in Lifestyles Equities CV v. Amazon Technologies Inc 05:56- Dabur India Limited v. Ashok Kumar And Ors 08:32- Trademark for Floral Fragrance/Smell Reminiscent of Roses as Applied to Tyres by Sumitomo Rubber Industries 10:47- PART 2: JURISPRUDENTIAL RIGOUR AND/OR LEGAL LUCIDITY 10:53- Paragon Polymer Products Private v. Sumar Chand Nahar 12:26- VIP Industries Ltd v. Carlton Shoes Ltd & Anr 15:24- Pernod Ricard India Private Limited v. Karanveer Singh Chhabra 17:20- PART 3: OTHER DEVELOPMENTS 17:24- Delhi High Court Upholds FSSAI’s ban on Using the Term “ORS” for Beverages that do not meet WHO Regulatory Standards Updates: 03:37 The blogposts on some of the new personality rights orders are in the description The following are the updates on some of the developments over the last three months: 1. Kartik Sharma, Issued in Public Interest: Your Name is Not a Copyrighted Work, https://spicyip.com/2026/03/issued-in-public-interest-your-name-is-not-a-copyrighted-work.html 2. Krisha Tiya Sahay, Rest in IP: Posthumous Personality Rights in the Age of Deepfakes, https://spicyip.com/2026/03/rest-in-ip-posthumous-personality-rights-in-the-age-of-deepfakes.html 3. Arjun Ishaan, A Course Correction? What Rangaraj and Kamal Haasan Get Right about Personality Rights, https://spicyip.com/2026/01/a-course-correction-what-rangaraj-and-kamal-haasan-get-right-about-personality-rights.html Speakers from the SpicyIP Team: Praharsh Gour is the Editor and Researcher at SpicyIP Tanishka Goswami is an Officer Trainee (Law) at Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., and an Analyst & part of the Podcast Team at SpicyIP Kartik Sharma is a final year law student at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, and an Analyst at SpicyIP Kartikeya Srivastava is a final-year law student in the LL.B. course at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru Sonisha Srinivasan is a final year law student at Christ University, and a part of the Podcast Team at SpicyIP Credits: Swaraj Paul Barooah: Producer, Director, Editor, Thumbnail Art Praharsh Gour: Host, Researcher, Speaker Sonisha Srinivasan: Editor, Speaker Tanishka Goswami, Kartik Sharma, Kartikeya Srivastava: Speakers

Book Review Symposium on "IP Debates in South Asia:Law, Development and Practice" Part 2

We had an open- for-all Book Review Symposium on "Intellectual Property Debates in South Asia: Law, Development and Practice (Bloomsbury, 2025)". Edited by Dr. Pratyush Nath Upreti, the book is one of the first solid cohesive attempt to look at IP narratives from South Asia. This is Part 2 of the Book Review Symposium: Q&A session with discussions based on the review of the three parts of the book by our three panellists. (You can find the review in Part 1). Questions from our audience members, including those who joined us live on LinkedIn, are also answered here. If you haven't watched Part 1 yet, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/eiwcOYiXWvE You can also directly view the live session here: https://youtube.com/live/5HT4XRCgeVk?feature=share The book was dedicated towards Prof. (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer. Swaraj Barooah is the Senior Expert at SpicyIP, and an IP Policy Consultant. He has a chapter in this book: "Intellectual Property and Social Justice: Remembering the Contributions of Prof Shamnad Basheer". You can find the pre print version of this chapter here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6071187 Praharsh Gour, Editor and Researcher at SpicyIP, discusses the different parts of the book with the panellists Shama Mahajan, Akshat Agrawal, and Prof. Ishupal Singh Kang. Shama Mahajan is an LLM candidate at NUS Singapore. She reviews Part 1 of the book "IP History and Development". Akshat Agrawal: Founder and Counsel at AASA Chambers. He reviews Part 2 of the book "Developments in South Asia". Ishupal Singh Kang: Associate Professor at Jindal Global Law School. He reviews Part 3 of the book "Institutions, Courts and Practices". =================================== Visit SpicyIP.com for the latest insights on the Indian IP ecosystemConnect with us on our socials: https://x.com/spicyip / spicyip / spicyipblog / @spicyiptv =================================== 00:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIVETMD-qoY]- Introduction 00:17 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIVETMD-qoY&t=17s]- Q & A from audience on Linkedin 09:17 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIVETMD-qoY&t=557s]- A shift in industrial policy from innovation centric to inclusive development 19:05 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIVETMD-qoY&t=1145s]- Areas and avenues of discussion the book opens up 26:06 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIVETMD-qoY&t=1566s]- Significance of funding 28:41 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIVETMD-qoY&t=1721s]- Assetisation in the context of "commodification v cultural expression" 31:43 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIVETMD-qoY&t=1903s]- Concluding remarks Reading materials: 1. Ntina Tzouvala , On Tariffs and the Ends of International Economic Law, https://lpeproject.org/blog/on-tariffs-and-the-ends-of-international-economic-law/ 2. Mario Biagioli , Weighing Intellectual Property: Can We Balance the Social Costs and Benefits of Patenting?, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3307623 3. Hyo Yoon Kang, Patents as Assets: Intellectual Property Rights as Market Subjects and Objects, in Assetization :Turning Things into Assets in Technoscientific Capitalism (Kean Birch and Fabian Muniesa) https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edited-volume/4848/chapter/625225/Patents-as-Assets-Intellectual-Property-Rights-as 4. Kean Birch and Fabian Muniesa, Assetization :Turning Things into Assets in Technoscientific Capitalism, https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edited-volume/4848/AssetizationTurning-Things-into-Assets-in 5. Lilly Irani, Chasing Innovation: Making Entrepreneurial Citizens in Modern India, https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3239b1qv 6. Elizabeth Rosenblatt, Theory of IP’s Negative Space, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1662661 7. Kal Raustiala and Christopher Jon Sprigman,The Piracy Paradox: Innovation and Intellectual Property in Fashion Design, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=878401 8. William W. Fisher, Promises to Keep: Technology, Law, and the Future of Entertainment Credits: Swaraj Paul Barooah: Producer, Director, Editor, Host Praharsh Gour: Host, Researcher Sonisha Srinivasan: Setup, Editor Anjali Tripathi: Thumbnail Art