Intellectual Property Archives

Sephora Cosmetics prevail over footwear, British MNC GlaxoSmithKline wins trademark infringement suit against GSK and more.

Hello Readers!! There has been a lot that has been brewing over the past few weeks with respect to Trademarks. We have decided to recapitulate the trademark news which have recently hit the headlines in our segment, Weekly Trends. Let us take a quick look at what happened in the past weeks, with this weekly update. Sephora – cosmetics prevail over footwear Sephora is a prominent cosmetic company with French origin that recently got embroiled in a case with a…

November 9, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 867Views 0Like

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Patent News

Hello Readers!! There has been a lot that has been brewing over the past few weeks with respect to Patents. We have decided to recapitulate the patent news which have recently hit the headlines in our segment, Weekly Trends. Let us take a quick look at what happened in the past weeks, with this weekly update. Indian government wants the country to be an early adopter of the upcoming 5G technology The Indian government wants the country to be an early…

November 8, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 650Views 0Like

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Dish Tv India faces Copyright infringement suit

Hello Readers!! There has been a lot that has been brewing over the past few weeks with respect to Trademarks. We have decided to recapitulate the trademark news which have recently hit the headlines in our segment, Weekly Trends. Let us take a quick look at what happened in the past weeks, with this weekly update. Dish Tv India restrained from operating in Middle East and North Africa As you may or may not know Dish TV India Ltd.was…

October 27, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property 0Comment 841Views 0Like

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Trademark News

Hello Readers!! There has been a lot that has been brewing over the past few weeks with respect to Trademarks. We have decided to recapitulate the trademark news which have recently hit the headlines in our segment, Weekly Trends. Let us take a quick look at what happened in the past weeks, with this weekly update. Delhi High Court restrains Career Launcher rival from using its trademark The Delhi High Court has recently restrained a competing coaching institute from using the…

October 27, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 761Views 0Like

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Indian Patent Office to conduct Seminars & Workshops to spread awareness regarding National IPR Policy; Amazon Technologies Inc.gets a patent for a system to manage to manage data centres and much more.

Hello Readers!! There has been a lot that has been brewing over the past few weeks with respect to Patents. We have decided to recapitulate the patent news which have recently hit the headlines in our segment, Weekly Trends. Let us take a quick look at what happened in the past weeks, with this weekly update. Indian Patent Office to conduct Seminars & Workshops to spread awareness regarding National IPR Policy The Indian Patent office has decided to chalk out…

October 25, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 877Views 0Like

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Redrawing the boundaries of ownership

Imagine the situation where the manufacturer of your car restricts you to drive your car only on weekdays or compels you to fill fuel at a specified fuel station. Yes, this could be a reality if the US Federal court judgement in the Lexmark vs Impression Products is not reversed by the US Supreme Court. Earlier this year, the Federal Circuit ruled en banc in Lexmark v. Impression the most significant exhaustion ruling since the Supreme Court’s Quanta decision. The ruling of US…

October 24, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Industrial Designs, Intellectual Property 0Comment 753Views 0Like

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Entertainment and Copyright news

In today’s edition of Weekly Trends, we bring to you copyright law related news. Let us see the trending headlines for the past couple of weeks. Section 31D of the Copyright Act, 1957 (as amended) to include internet broadcasting organizations Section 31D of the Copyright Act, 1957 titled “Statutory license for broadcasting of literary and musical works and sound recording” was inserted vide the 2012 Copyright Amendment Act. The Section mainly lays down certain mandatory compliances for the broadcasting organizations…

October 21, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property 0Comment 641Views 0Like

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Star Wars Maker sues Lightsaber Academy over Trademark Violations

One cannot deny the fact that in the past few decades people around the globe, especially in America, have grown following the Star Wars series and the endearment for the same has only escalated with time. The franchise began in 1977 with the release of the film Star Wars by 20th Century Fox which became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon and the rest as they say is history. Since its inception Star Wars has turned into an eminent brand and…

October 20, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 692Views 0Like

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Patent News

Hello Readers!! There has been a lot that has been brewing over the past few weeks with respect to Patents. We have decided to recapitulate the patent news which have recently hit the headlines in our segment, Weekly Trends. Let us take a quick look at what happened in the past weeks, with this weekly update. Indian Patent office to hold meetings to make Patent examination process more user friendly The Indian Patent office has decided to hold meetings…

October 18, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 744Views 0Like

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The Indian Singers Rights Association v. Chapter 25 Bar and Restaurant

The Indian Singers Rights Association v. Chapter 25 Bar and Restaurant Citation:CS (OS) 2068/2015 & IA No. 14261/2015 Facts The Defendant in this case, Chapter 25 Bar and Restaurant during the month of April 2015 had been illegally communicating to the public numerous songs containing performances of various member singers of the Plaintiff copyright society, Indian Singers Rights Association (ISRA), without obtaining appropriate clearance from ISRA and paying the requisite royalty fee. ISRA had issued a legal notice against the Defendant…