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Meghan Markle Sues Newspaper
American actress and now Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, has initiated legal proceedings against the publisher of the UK daily newspaper the Mail on Sunday and its…
COPYRIGHT STATISTICS
There is a decrease of 3% in the total number of copyright applications filed for the month of September as compared to the month of August. A total of 1621 applications were filed in the month of September, 2019. The majority of applications were filed for literary works and artistic works.
Sl. No
Type of Work
Number of Applications Filed in the Month of August 2019
Number of Applications Filed in the Month of September 2019
Change
Percentage Change
1
Literary/ Dramatic Work
1024
845
179
Decrease of 17%
2
Artistic Work
511
586
75
Increase of…
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International News
Script Writer Sues Paramount
Joe Carlini, a script writer has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in a California court against major production house Paramount…
MTR Badam Drink’s Hot Win Against Counterfeiters, Srivilliputtur Palkova Gets GI Tag, Apple in Trouble over Memoji and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsel.
INDIAN TRADEMARK UPDATES
MTR Badam Drink’s Hot Win Against Counterfeiters
MTR Foods, a well-known FMCG in India since 1924, is the registered trademark owners of the brand name “MTR”. Among its several products, Badam Drink Mix is one of the most popular. Recently it was brought to MTR’s notice that several…
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 hearing notices issued has decreased by thirty seven percent (37%). Similarly, the total renewals notices issued has decreased by thirty one percent (31%). However, there has been an increase of fifty one percent (51%) in the total applications published in the trademark journal.
Weekly…
Mahatma Gandhi's views on exclusivity over intellectual creations are fraught with uncertainty, and merely a matter of one's understanding, probably influenced by individual biases, opinions and inclinations. Scholars have over the years used the ambiguities in Gandhiji's views to arrive at inferences and conclusions that further their own understandings, philosophical underpinnings and ends. It is difficult to clearly state what Mahatma Gandhi's stand was with respect to intellectual property, and easy to opine that his stand on the subject is…
The Patent and Design Statistics illustrated below have been compiled from the Official Journal of the Patents and Designs Office published by the patent office on Fridays, every week. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Intellectual Property Firm.
Indian Patent Statistics
A total of 1139 patent applications have been published in the 39th issue of the Patent Journal, 2019. Out of the 1139 applications published in the journal,…
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International News
Court Dismisses “Tardigrades” Suit
Video game developer Anas Abdin, the creator of unreleased game “Tardigrades” had filed a copyright infringement suit in a New York Court, against CBS, the producer of the popular series Star Trek. The court has…
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US Copyright Office Denies Registration of Dunhill’s ‘Engine Turn’ Pattern
The US Copyright Office has refused to grant…