The following article is brought to you by the Patent experts of BananaIP (BIP) Counsels, India's leading new age IP firm. This post will help you understand how software inventions are normally examined and understood by the Indian Patent Office and the United States Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO).
Due to the growing economic significance of computers and computer programs, the patentability of software inventions has been a subject of international attention in the recent past. A software patent is…
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:
“Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet” - Mark Twain
Copyright Cases
Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT) sues Thomson Press
The Bombay High Court has recently granted a stay order in response to an injunction suit brought about by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT),…
Today morning, The Hindu carried a well-articulated article by Shamnad entitled 'Time to break in India.' If you were to read the piece in isolation, you would be convinced about the futility of the patent system, and would probably take up arms against it. Shamnad's conviction and ability to convince is of the highest order, but with due respect, we disagree with him. We do not disagree because of business interests, personal biases, or misplaced beliefs; we disagree because his…
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:
"Trademark is a studiously crafted personality profile of an individual, institution, corporation, product or service."- Daniel J. Boorstin
Trademark Stats from the Indian Trademark Office, between 8th February 2017 to 15th February 2017 :
Total Trademark applications examined by Trademark Office: 11095
Total applications disposed through show cause hearings: 1237
Total applications published in the…
This weekly update on patents is brought to you by the Patent experts of BananaIP (BIP) Counsels.
Patent thought of the week:
“A country without a patent office and good patent laws is just a crab and can't travel any way but sideways and backwards.” – Mark Twain
Patent Stats:
Patent applications published by the Indian Patent Office between 3rd February 2017 and 10th February 2017: 696
Patent applications granted by the Indian Patent Office between 3rd February…
Quick bite: Dear readers, the following post is brought to you by the Media and Entertainment law experts of BananaIP (BIP)Counsels. This post is the first in its series and promises to engage your grey matter. This post will essentially help you understand the Entertainment Law and Copyrights surrounding Royalty Rights in Sound Recordings, Lyrical & Musical Works.
Colloquially used word music/song is more than melody or harmony reduced to print, writing or graphic form[1]. Music is a language with a…
Intellectual Property updates
Hello there Intellepedia readers. All of us realize that we live in a world where everything is instant. When one can have instant food, instant television and an instant date, why not some instant news? In our endeavour to bring to you Intellectual Property updates from across the globe, we are kick starting today a brand new approach to learning. All we ask of you is to brace yourself for the exciting IP journey ahead!
Aikya prevails…
The Union Government has launched a new scheme in order to protect Intellectual Property Rights. As a part of the scheme, the Indian Government is providing special knowledge toolkit to Indian Police to identify and prosecute IPR violations. This step was taken by Commerce and Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman for management of IP Rights. To prepare this toolkit, the Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) have worked…
Hello readers, 2016 has been a year full of exciting changes. Almost too many. In this post and subsequent posts we will bring to you events that made headlines in the field of copyright law.
Plan to block copyright.in by the Government
In October of this year, the government took notice of a website called copyright.in, with the government stating that the website was a misrepresentation of the official website of the Copyright Office. This has been referred to relevant…
Hello readers, 2016 has been a year full of exciting changes. Almost too many. In this post and subsequent posts we will bring to you events that made headlines in the field of copyright law.
Restriction of three Copyright Societies from granting licenses until April 2017
In an order issued by the Justice Endlaw of the Delhi High Court in December, Saregama India Ltd. was asked to deposit Rs.20 lakhs in Court in a copyright infringement suit filed by Zee…