This weekly update on Copyrights, Media and Entertainment Law is brought to you by the Entertainment Law attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India's Premier New Age IP Firm. In this post we bring to you the latest entertainment law news and updates such as the Star Wars franchise's new trademark filing, Garfield merchandise, Shemaroo and Hathway tie-up and more.
Quote of the week
“There is a Pirate in every one of us.” - Kalyan C. Kankanala, IP attorney & author of the acclaimed copyright…
The following presentation titled "Patentability Requirements" was delivered at BMS College by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, Chief IP Attorney at BananaIP Counsels.
The presentation covers the following topics:
Patentable subject matter
Product or Process patents - Section 2(1)(j)
Exclusions under Section 3 of the Patents Act
Section 3(d) & it's explanation
Section 3(j) - explanation and examples
Section 3(k) - explanation and examples
Section 3(i) - explanation and examples
Industrial Applicability
Novelty
Anticipation of…
This weekly update on Trademarks is brought to you by the Trademark experts of BananaIP (BIP) Counsels.
Trademark quote of the week
“A brand is the set of expectations, memories, stories and relationships that, taken together, account for a consumer’s decision to choose one product or service over another” – Seth Godin
Trademark Stats from the Indian Trademark office (22nd February 2017 to 28th February 2017)
Total Trademark applications examined by the Trademark Office: 18916
Total applications disposed through show cause…
This weekly update on patents and industrial designs is brought to you by the patents division at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels.
Patent quote of the week
“People equate patents with secrecy, that secrecy is what patents were designed to overcome. That's why the formula for Coca-Cola was never patented. They kept it as a trade secret, and they've outlasted patent laws by 80 years or more.” – Craig Venter (Pioneer of Human Genome Sequencing)
Patent Stats from the Indian Patents and…
The following article is brought to you by the Trademark experts of BananaIP (BIP) Counsels, India's leading new age IP firm. This post discusses Sound marks as a non-conventional trademark and how sound marks are registered in India and the US.
The ever increasing competition in the commercial arena and a budding consumer society has directed several brand owners to adopt innovative methods in order to surpass their competitors, and boost their own products in order to achieve a distinctive frame. Trademarks as…
This weekly update on Copyrights, Media and Entertainment Law is brought to you by the Entertainment Law experts of BananaIP (BIP) Counsels.
Thought of the Week
"Of all the creative work produced by humans anywhere, a tiny fraction has continuing commercial value. For that tiny fraction, the copyright is a crucially important legal device." - Lawrence Lessig
Copyright Infringement Case updates
Kangana and Rangoon team land in murky waters of copyright infringement
Film production company Nadia Movietone Pvt Ltd. has filed a copyright…
This weekly update on Trademarks and Geographical Indications (GI) is brought to you by the Trademark experts of BananaIP (BIP) Counsels.
TRADEMARK THOUGHT OF THE WEEK
“A great trademark is appropriate, dynamic, distinctive, memorable and unique” - Primo Angeli
TRADEMARK STATS FROM THE INDIAN TRADEMARK OFFICE, BETWEEN 16th FEBRUARY 2017 TO 21st FEBRUARY 2017
The Trademark office has been very busy during the last week. They have taken several actions with respect to the trademark process.
Total Trademark applications examined by the Trademark Office: 8399
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This weekly update on patents is brought to you by the Patent experts of BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. In this weeks patent news and updates we bring to you a Landmark case in patents, latest stats from the patent & designs office, an interesting patent granted to Amazon and much more. Happy reading!
Patent thought of the week:
"Grant is the beginning of the Patent Game, not its end." - Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala
Patent Stats:
Patent applications published by the Indian…
The recent amendment to the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is the first ever amendment to WTO accords after its founding in 1995. The amendment to the TRIPs agreement came into force on 23rd January, 2017, after 2/3rd members of WTO accepted it. The amendment facilitates supply of drugs to developing/least developed countries lacking pharmaceutical production capacity under a compulsory license. The amendment was made to address public health needs of people in poor countries…
The following presentation titled “Fundamentals of Intellectual Property”, was delivered on 17th February 2017 by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, Chief IP Attorney, BananaIP Counsels, at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B). The presentation focuses on basic concepts of IP and their relevance in the fast changing business environment.
The Presentation included the following topics:
Introduction to IP
Patents
Novelty/Inventive Step
Patent Claim
Copyrights
Trademarks
Strength of Trade Marks
Industrial Designs
Examples of infringement
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