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Beer versus Whiskey- Beer Wins 8PM battle

This post was first published on September 24, 2011. RADICO KHAITAN LIMITED V. CARLSBERG INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED , decided on 16th September, 2011 by Delhi High Court Facts:- The plaintiff- Radico Khaitan Ltd. has been continuously and extensively carrying on an established and reputed business in respect of manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages in India, as well as numerous countries across the world directly by itself and through its affiliates, subsidiaries, licensees, etc. The plaintiff adopted…

August 4, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 1628Views 0Like

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Battle of Instant Photography

This post was published on August 20, 2014. August 19 is celebrated as World Photography Day! Photography, in layman’s language, is an art of producing images using a camera. The history of recording images dates back to the late BC, though this cannot be substantiated. Later, in 1839, Louis Daguerre, a French artist and photographer, introduced Daguerreotype, the first publicly announced photographic process. In 1840, the first American patent (US 1582) was issued in photography to Mr. Alexander Wolcott, for his…

August 3, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 846Views 0Like

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Court Re-Emphasizes the Exclusion of Generic Terms from Registration

This post was first published on March 30, 2012. Recently Madras High Court has delivered a very interesting judgment on trademark infringement and passing off in the case of Rhizome Distilleries Pvt. Ltd Vs. Union Of India & Others on 16 February, 2012. The suit has been filed by Rhizome Distilleries Pvt. Ltd against four different Respondents. They are- 1. Union of India, 2. Intellectual Property Appellate Board, 3. The Registrar of Trade Marks, 4. Pernod Richard S.A. The petitioner company is a…

August 3, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 1037Views 0Like

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Netflix Finances Mumbai Based Digital Studio, Katy Perry Loses Copyright Battle, ByteDance to Launch its Search Engine in China and more

COPYRIGHT STATISTICS There is a decrease of 1% in the total number of copyright applications filed for the month of July as compared to the month of June. A total of 1893 applications were filed in the month of July, 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 June 2019 Number of Application Filed in the Month of July 2019 Change Percentage Change 1 Literary/ Dramatic Work 1000 1099 99 Increase of 9% 2 Musical Work 607 0 607 Decrease…

August 2, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, e-Commerce Law, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 989Views 0Like

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Technology Transfer – The Indian Perspective!

This post was published on September 15, 2014. We hear a lot about technology transfer these days, particularly with Prime Minister Modi’s recent visits to Japan, with whom India is negotiating collaboration opportunities in the area of infrastructure, defense and energy. Technology transfer refers to the transfer, assignment or licensing of various forms of Intellectual Property developed by one person, organization, university or even a country to another. The reason for transfer is to promote public good through the development of…

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A Patently Generic Win

This post was first published on April 23, 2012. In a landmark decision on a generic drug-maker’s ability to introduce a generic drug for uses not indicated on the branded product’s label, the US Supreme Court ruled in favour of Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, a unit of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, in its patent litigation against Novo Nordisk over Caraco’s generic version of Prandin, repaglinide tablets, a blood glucose lowering drug. The drug in question, Prandin, generically known as repaglinide, is used…

August 2, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 764Views 0Like

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Role of Third Parties in Patent Grant Process

This post was published on July 21, 2014. The subject of today's topic would probably leave a patent applicant feeling a bit like the reigns are slipping. A patent is not a piece of cake to acquire. The right owner of the invention be it an inventor or an applicant has to prove themselves beyond any doubt. It is the basic right of every individual to oppose the grant of any patent, in cases where such a grant would seem…

August 1, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1227Views 0Like

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Exxon Mobil’s Trademark Win, Brazil Joins Madrid Protocol, Subway Surfers Surfs to India and Other News

Indian Trademark Statistics for July (Fourth Week), Odisha Rasagola Gets GI Tag, Kanye West Trademarks Sunday Service, New York Fries to be opened in India and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK “A product can be quickly outdated, but a successful brand is timeless" - Stephen King INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS Last week, the Indian Trademark Office have had a slow work pace. The total number of applications disposed through show cause…

July 31, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 877Views 0Like

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Abraham Lincoln – the Patent Enthusiast!

This post was first published on March 5th, 2014. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, well known for his fight against slavery. Before entering into active politics, Mr. Lincoln was a practicing lawyer who tried to defend the rights of slaves. His continued interest and effort in this front probably helped him gain the trust of his countrymen, which in turn helped him build a successful political career and become the President of the United States in the…

July 31, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 889Views 0Like

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Ideas, Concepts, Scripts & Stories – Protecting Ideas in the Entertainment Industry Part IV

This post was published on August 08, 2014. In this article we will discuss another case about how to protect ideas in the Entertainment Industry. Just to recap the previous posts in this series can be found here, here and here. Urmi Juvekar Chiang, Indian Inhabitant, Mumbai vs. (1) Global Broadcast News Limited, Uttar Pradesh; (2) Network 18 Fincap Private Limited, Uttar Pradesh The Plaintiff, in this case, was a scriptwriter and she had written a concept for reality television…