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One Plus in Trademark Trouble, Kodak Clicks with Forever21 Apparel, Alphonso Mango Obtains GI Registration and other news

Indian Trademark Statistics for October (Second Week) 2018, World’s Most Famous Building?, Vogue Sues Black Vogue, Polo Ralph Lauren Entry to India, King of Mangoes Obtains GI, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK “A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You try to earn reputation by trying to do hard things as well” - Jeff Besos INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS In the last week, the Indian Trademark Office…

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Indian start-ups filing more patent applications, Groupon settles patent dispute IBM and more

“Indian patent statistics, Interesting Inventions, Patent Agent Examination 2018,  President Kovind says patent applications by Indian start-ups rising in India,  Groupon to pay IBM $57 million, USITC to investigate Resmed for alleged patent infringement, USITC to investigate Resmed for alleged patent infringement, EPO and CNIPA sign Bilateral Co-operation Plan, WIPO Assemblies Close amidst Treaty Accessions, Guidance on Future Work and other Weekly Patent News updates,” presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Patent Firm. Patent quote…

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Scent as a Trademark, Apple in Trouble for Memoji, Goan Chilli Applied for GI and Other News

  Indian Trademark Statistics for October (First Week) 2018, Netflix Sued Over 'Easy' Trademark, H&M Collaborates With Morris & Co., Goan Chilli Applied as GI brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK "Branding is the art of becoming knowable, likable and trustable" - John Jantsch INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS In the last week, the Indian Trademark Office have had a slow week. The total number of applications published in the trademark journal has decreased…

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Copyrights and Entertainment Law News

DELHI HIGH COURT STAYS SALE OF BOOK ON RAMDEV, NEW TRIAL IN LED ZEPPELIN’S COPYRIGHT SUIT, PUBLISHERS BATTLE AGAINST RESEARCH GATE, CHARLIE CHAPLIN MERCHANDISING IN INDIA AND MORE

Delhi HC Stays Sale of Book on Ramdev Until ‘Defamatory’ Parts Are Removed, Amazon Sued for Copyright Infringement by the Estate of Mendieta, Lisa Curry’s Daughter Demands Apology from Magazines after Copyright Breach, New Trial Ordered in Led Zeppelin 'Stairway to Heaven' Copyright Suit, Publishers Escalate Legal Battle Against Research Gate, Indian Company Gets Licensing, Merchandising Rights of Charlie Chaplin, Angry Birds Bolsters Licensing Ahead of Sequel, Tom Skerritt’s “Heyou” Media to Partner with Terry Rossio and Chamaeleon Productions on…

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Are Kajal Agarwal’s Publicity Rights Subservient to Copyrights?

On 25th June, 2018, the Madras High Court (Division Bench) delivered a judgment   in the case between Kajal Agrawal ("Kajal") and VVD and Sons ("VVD"). After analyzing an unsigned agreement between the parties in association with provisions of the Copyright Act, the Court effectively held that VVD is the owner of the copyright in the 'coconut oil' endorsement video of Kajal, and that it has the right to communicate the endorsement video to the public during the term of copyright…

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Checking Patent Status Online in India

Checking Patent Status Online in India

  Applicants often approach us asking us how they can check the status of their patent applications online. Through this post, we attempt to show you how to exactly do this. The Indian Patent Office introduced the Indian patent search database called inPASS or Indian Patent Advanced Search System for the first time in 2015. inPASS replaced the then official database of the patent office called iPAIRS (Indian Patent Information Retrieval System) to provide a more simple, robust, and user-friendly database. So how does…

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Apple faces multiple patent disputes, Brazil revokes Gilead’s drug patent, Interesting Inventions and more

“Patent on Statue of Liberty, Interesting Inventions of the Week, Prosthetic Tongue, IPR policy reduces pendency of intellectual property applications, says DIPP Secretary, Apple wins patent infringement appeal against University of Wisconsin, Qualcomm accuses Apple of stealing its secrets to help Intel, Apple Sued By MPH Technologies, WIPO and IFPMA Launch New Online Patent-Search Resource to Help Health Agencies Procure Medicines, Brazil court strips Gilead of hepatitis C drug patent and other Weekly Patent News” presented by the Patent attorneys…

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Copyrights and Entertainment Law News

Saamy Square Piracy, Development in Solid Oak v. Take-Two Case, Songs on Spotify, Warner Music acquire EMP and more.

Vikram and Aishwarya Rajesh's Film ‘Saamy Square” Falls Prey to Piracy, Actress Urvashi Rautela Apologises for Copying Gigi Hadid’s Instagram Caption, Simphiwe Majola Accuses Urban Brew of TV Show Copyright Infringement, Solid Oak Asks Court to Dismiss Take-Two’s Summary Judgement Request against LeBron James, Nintando Wins Copyright Suit Against Unofficial Mario Kart, Artist Sues Country Singer for Use of Mural in Music Video, Montana Photographer Sues Netflix for Copyright Infringement, Spotify to Allow Artists to Directly Upload Their Songs, Warner…

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Samsung Defeats its Counterfeit Products, Tiger Shroff Launches Active Wear Brand, Femina Flaunt Enters Fragrance Segment and other news

  Indian Trademark Statistics for September (Fifth Week) 2018, Free Pizza for Life? Bihar’s Famous Shahi Litchi Soon to Obtain GI Tag, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK “The ideal trademark is one that is pushed to its utmost limits in terms of abstraction and ambiguity, yet is still readable. Trademarks are usually metaphors of one kind or another. And are, in a certain sense, thinking made visible” –Saul Bass INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS…

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Intellectual Property and Licensing – A Presentation by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at IIM – Bangalore

IIM-B Presentation on Intellectual Property and Licensing from BananaIP Counsels   Intellectual Property Patents Copyrights Trade Marks Trade Secrets Industrial Designs Plant Varieties Traditional Knowledge Patents Subject Matter - Invention Useful Novel Non-Obvious Term: 20 Years Rights: Make, Use, Sell, Offer for Sale, and Import. Copyrights Subject Matter: Expressions Original Creative Literary, Dramatic, Artistic, Photographic, Sound Recording, and Cinematographic Works Term: Life Plus…

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