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Original Date of Publication: February 4th, 2008
Author- Dr.Kalyan C. Kankanala, Chief IP Attorney, BananaIP Counsels
OVERVIEW
A patent application can be filed at only one of the four patent offices in India (Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai). The patent application passes through the following stages:
A. FILING
B. PUBLICATION
C. EXAMINATION
D. OPPOSITION
E. GRANT
A. FILING
1. Applicant: An application for a patent can be filed by the true and first inventor. It can also be filed the by the assignee or legal representative of the inventor.…
Evolution of Dilution as a Remedy: The theory of Dilution as a means of protecting a trademark was first propounded by Frank Schechter in his research article, “The Rational Basis for Trademark Protection”. He advocates in this article that the real function of trademark law is to identify a product as satisfactory and thereby stimulate further purchases by the consuming public. He further says that the real injury to a trademark is the gradual whittling away or dispersion of its…
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Indian Trademark Statistics for May (First Week), Penfolds Stops Counterfeit Wine, Celebrity Styled Collection in Myntra & Jabong, New Kick for Ronaldo, Goan Coconut Vinegar Filed for GI and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels.
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“Define what your brand stands for, its core values and tons of voice, and then communicate consistently in those terms” –Simon Mainwaring
INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS
In the last week, the Indian Trademark Office has increased its…
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A patent, or invention, is any assemblage of technologies or ideas that you can put together that nobody…
The Indian Patent Office has been known to take between 2-8 years from the date of filing a patent application to grant the patent. As the term of the patent is 20 years from the date of filing, the long wait for the grant has proven especially frustrating for inventors whose inventions have a short life-span in the market. However, in one case, the entire process, from the filing of the patent application to the grant of patent has taken…
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"Copyrights do not and cannot trump publicity rights, they are mutually exclusive" - Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala
Copyright Statistics
There is an increase of 12% in the total number of copyright applications filed for the month…