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Tinder Originals, Big Bang Theory Worth 1 Billion, and more

Licensing and eCommerce News: Tinder Forays into Creating Original Shows, WarnerMedia Buys Rights to Stream ‘The Big Bang Theory’ for USD 1 Billion, MLC Requires USD 66.5 Million Initial Funding, eCommerce Companies Accused of Violating FDI Norms, Deadline to Submit Feedback on Draft eCommerce Guidelines Extended, SoftBank Invests in Latin eCommerce Market, and more. eCommerce News eCommerce Companies Accused of Violating FDI Norms The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has recently stated that Amazon and Flipkart violated the Press Note No.2…

September 20, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, e-Commerce Law, Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 835Views 0Like

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Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2019 come into effect

Nine months after the Central government first notified the draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2018 on the 4th of December 2018, the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2019 have now come into effect through a notification by the Central Government on the 18th of September 2019 in its official gazette. In line with the draft rules, the new rules now primarily entitle the following categories of patent applicants to seek expedited examination of their patent applications: Small entities / MSME’s; …

September 20, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1622Views 0Like

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Miss India in a Domain Dispute, Starbucks Fights Mountains & Mermaids, Irish Whiskey Gets GI Status in India and More

Superdry Collaborates with IMG, ChemDry Franchise in India, Miss India Domain Dispute and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsel. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Brand is just a perception, and perception will match reality over time” - Elon Musk INDIAN TRADEMARK UPDATES Apollo Hospitals’ Enforces Trademark Apollo Hospitals, the leading chain of multi-speciality hospitals in India, filed a trademark infringement suit against Sai Apollo Pharmacy for rendering pharmacy services under the mark “SRI SAI APOLLO PHARMACY”.…

September 18, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 873Views 0Like

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Filing Design Applications Online in India

Industrial designs or design patents (as commonly referred to in the US) refers to the shape, configuration, pattern or ornamentation or composition of lines or colour or combination thereof applied to any article whether two dimensional or three dimensional and capable of judged solely by the eye. In the simplest words, it refers to the way a product looks. As for what can be protected under the designs law? nearly any and every article that can be manufactured can be…

September 17, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 2968Views 0Like

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IPR policy guidelines published, Heads of UKIPO, EPO and USPTO discuss global patent system and more

DPIIT floats draft guidelines for implementation of IPR policy in academic institutions, Capcom wins patent infringement lawsuit in Japan, Bridgestone claims victory in China in patent infringement case, Heads of UKIPO, EPO and USPTO discuss global patent system and more patent news. Patent News updates from India DPIIT floats draft guidelines for implementation of IPR policy in academic institutions The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has published a 23-page ‘Draft model guidelines on implementation of IPR…

September 16, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 805Views 0Like

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Patent statistics – general dip in publications and grants this week

These patent and design statistics have been compiled from the official journal of the patents and designs office published by the patent office every week on Fridays. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Patent Firm. Indian Patent Statistics A total of 887 patent applications have been published in the 37th issue of the Patent Journal, 2019. Out of the 887 applications published in the journal, 45 applications account for…

September 16, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 723Views 0Like

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CASE Act, Publicity Rights Suit Against Facebook and Reddit, and more

Chhichhore Leaked on Tamilrockers, Netflix Faces Third Suit over Fyre Festival Documentary, German News Publisher Sues Google for Non-Payment, Nintendo Seeking Damages from Infringing Website, CASE Act to Ease Financial Burden of Fighting Copyright Theft, US Court Declares Use of Picasso’s Works Fair Use, USD 10 million Right of Publicity Lawsuit Filed Against Facebook and Reddit, Netflix Partners with Dharmatic Entertainment, Spotify Acquires SoundBetter, Disney to Sell Gaming Division and more. National News Chhichhore Leaked on Tamilrockers The notorious website, Tamilrockers, known…

September 14, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing 0Comment 801Views 0Like

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Trademark Registrations Granted Go Down by 28 Percent this Week

These statistics have been compiled from the official journal of the trademark office published weekly on Mondays. INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS Last week, the Indian Trademark Office have had a decrease in its work pace. The total number of applications disposed through show cause hearings has decreased by thirty eight percent (38%). Similarly, the total registrations granted has decreased by twenty eight percent (28%). However, there has been an increase of seventeen percent (17%) in the applications published in the trademark journal. Weekly…

September 13, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 633Views 0Like

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Relevance of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

This post was first published on November 18, 2014. Here is the first post in the series of Student Blog Contest. This post is authored by Pallavi Singh. Intellectual Property Rights are legally recognized exclusive rights to protect creations of the mind. Along with human creativity and inventiveness, IPR is all around us. Almost every product or service that we use in our daily lives is the result of a long chain of big or small innovation, such as changes…

September 7, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 2703Views 0Like

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Saaho Plagiarism, Forever21 Sued for Ariana Grande Look-alike, BBC Pays for Privacy Violations, and more

COPYRIGHT STATISTICS There is a decrease of 12% in the total number of copyright applications filed for the month of August as compared to the month of July. A total of 1664 applications were filed in the month of August, 2019. The majority of applications were filed for literary works and artistic works. Sl. No Type of Work Number of Application Filed in the Month of July 2019 Number of Application Filed in the Month of August 2019 Change Percentage Change 1 Literary/ Dramatic Work 1099 1024 75 Decrease of 6% 2 Artistic Work 498 511 13 Increase…

September 6, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law, Publicity Rights/ Celebrity Rights 0Comment 876Views 0Like

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Tinder Originals, Big Bang Theory Worth 1 Billion, and more

Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2019 come into effect

Miss India in a Domain Dispute, Starbucks Fights Mountains & Mermaids, Irish Whiskey Gets GI Status in India and More

Filing Design Applications Online in India

IPR policy guidelines published, Heads of UKIPO, EPO and USPTO discuss global patent system and more

Patent statistics – general dip in publications and grants this week

CASE Act, Publicity Rights Suit Against Facebook and Reddit, and more

Trademark Registrations Granted Go Down by 28 Percent this Week

Relevance of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

Saaho Plagiarism, Forever21 Sued for Ariana Grande Look-alike, BBC Pays for Privacy Violations, and more

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