Intellectual Property Archives

Patent Suit over Viagra

This post was first published on June 7, 2011. Pfizer Inc. filed a suit against Watson Laboratories, on June 1, 2011 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking to prevent Watson from commercializing sildenafil citrate tablets prior to the expiration of Pfizer’s Viagra. Watson's sildenafil citrate tablets are a generic version of Pfizer Inc.'s Viagra, which is indicated for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). Sildenafil citrate enhances the effect of nitric oxide, which…

February 13, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 928Views 0Like

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Trademark Registration: Prima Facie Evidence of Validity?

This post was first published on June 3, 2011. In a recent case, the Delhi High Court has categorically ruled that registration of a trademark is not prima facie evidence of its validity and thereby has created a slippery slope for most registrants of descriptive and less distinctive marks. The case related to use of the word mark ‘KRISHNA’ in relation to milk and milk products. The Plaintiff, by virtue of prior usership and prior registration claimed a permanent injunction against the…

February 13, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 1711Views 0Like

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Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011

This post was first published on May 25, 2011. This new act, known as the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property 2011, popularly known as PROTECT IP ACT, 2011, is an act which is going to succeed the previously existing act on internet censorship. The previously existing act is the “Combating Online Infringements and Counterfeits Act”, popularly known as the COICA. The main of this act was to prevent copyright infringement on the internet. However,…

February 13, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 839Views 0Like

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Extracting IP Value

This post was first published on May 10, 2011. Intellectual Property (IP) plays a very important role in providing competitive and business advantage to a company. In order to maximize competitive advantage, a company must make the best and most of its intellectual assets. Extracting optimal value from IP does not start or end with protection. During a recent talk at a gathering of about fifty leading Indian companies, ninety percent of them stated that emphasis is always on protection and…

February 12, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, IP Valuation 0Comment 965Views 0Like

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Salient Features of the Indian Bayh Dole Act

This post was first published on April 26, 2011. To keep up with the global competition it is necessary to promote creativity and harness innovation at the domestic level. Over the years the government has been funding a number of academic and research institutions for the purposes of research and development but most of such funding fail to yield any revenue to the research institution or the government due to lack of interest towards protecting and utilising the resultant intellectual property.…

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Cricket – 3D Optimised Advertising

This post was first published on April 3, 2011. India is a land of diversity and not many things are common among all Indians. But cricket is surely a factor that binds the whole of India. Cricket is considered a religion in India and is followed with unquestionable reverence. Indians are emotionally attached to cricket and this attachment encouraged advertising companies to use cricket as a platform for promoting their products. And with India winning the biggest spectacle in the cricket…

February 11, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1107Views 0Like

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Kindle eBooks and Amazon Marketplace – The Non-Compliance Continues

Amazon's Kindle eBooks need no introduction. Everyone is aware of them, and since the launch of the Kindle eBook store in India, Amazon claims that its publisher and customer base is growing fast. In 2018, Amazon also launched Audible, its audio book store in India. So far, I have used the term Amazon loosely to refer to several of its entities. For purposes of this post, two entities of Amazon are relevant. One, Amazon Asia Pacific Holdings Private Limited (Amazon…

February 11, 2019 Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala Copyrights, General, Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing 0Comment 1900Views 0Like

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The Wind from the West: Playwright Ananda Rao’s Padamati Gali

Note: This is not an IP post, and has only one reference to copyright protection. It comes; It changes; And it goes. It changes lives, lives of farmers, who provide food to the world. For many of us, the wind is nothing more than a phenomenon. But for farmers and their families, it is a life changing event. Seventy two years after independence, farmers in India continue to live uncertain lives. Their struggles are not much different from those before independence. The protests,…

February 9, 2019 Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala Copyrights, General, Intellectual Property 0Comment 1049Views 0Like

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Facebook to Share Chats with Police, Artist Sues Ariana Grande, ‘Fiji Water Girl’ Suit, and more

Facebook to Provide User Chat Details for Sensitive Cases to Delhi Police, MEITy Invites Counter Comments on Draft Intermediary Rules, Vegas Artist Sues Ariana Grande for Using Art in Music Video, Creators of Netflix’s ‘Wild Wild Country’ Sued for Copyright Infringement, ‘Fiji Water Girl’ Sues Fiji Water for Unauthorised Use of Images, Spotify in Talks to Acquire Gimlet, TikTok and Sony Collaborate to Promote Thriller ‘Escape Room’ Copyright Quote The Copyright Bargain is a balance between protection for the artist and rights for the consumer. Robin Gross Copyright Statistics…

February 8, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law, Privacy / Data Protection, Publicity Rights/ Celebrity Rights, Social Media Law 0Comment 859Views 0Like

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Patents and Women – Presentation by Ms. Vinita Radhakrishnan at IIM – Ahmedabad

This talk on Patents and Women was delivered by Ms. Vinita Radhakrishnan at the at the Fourth International Conference on Creativity and Innovation at/for/from/with Grassroots [ICCIG 4] held at IIM, Ahmedabad. In this presentation Ms. Vinita talks about - Enrollment of Women in higher education, Women participation in research and development activities, Women recipients of civilian awards for their contribution to science and technology in India, Women participation in startups and entrepreneurship among women, among others. You may view the full presentation below. …

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Patent Suit over Viagra

Trademark Registration: Prima Facie Evidence of Validity?

Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011

Extracting IP Value

Salient Features of the Indian Bayh Dole Act

Cricket – 3D Optimised Advertising

Kindle eBooks and Amazon Marketplace – The Non-Compliance Continues

The Wind from the West: Playwright Ananda Rao’s Padamati Gali

Patents and Women – Presentation by Ms. Vinita Radhakrishnan at IIM – Ahmedabad

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