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Essential Agreements for every Movie Producer

Production of a Cinematographic film demands a lot of time and resources. Since, all of the financial resources are invested by the Producer, copyright law has recognized the Producer as the author of the cinematographic film, even though a cinematographic film is an amalgamation of several works that are entitled for independent copyright protection. The fact that a cinematographic film is created by the combination of several independently copyrightable works, makes it all the more important for a Producer to…

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Hollywood Copyrights and Bollywood Copy(right!?)

‘Plagiarism’ is not a foreign word to the entertainment industry. It is not uncommon in Bollywood to dress ‘plagiarism’ as ‘inspiration’. Studies show that nearly eight out of every ten Bollywood movies produced is “inspired” by one or more Hollywood films. Bollywood has time and again faced criticism for its “blatant copying” of Hollywood storylines and for having taken undue advantage of the unfamiliarity of the Indian audiences with respect to international films. Although very few western studios attempted to…

November 9, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property 0Comment 1991Views 0Like

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Simple Strategies to Fight your Filing Blues

We all know one can never enjoy something that one does not have. It is literally true in case of patents. Patent rights are territorial in nature and can only be enjoyed in countries where one has filed an application for patent protection. The most common question that floods any patent applicants mind is whether they should file for patent protection outside the native country. If the answer is yes, how should they do it and where should they do…

November 6, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 626Views 0Like

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Innovation Driven Automobile Industry

The Indian auto and affiliated industries have seen unprecedented progress and growth in the last ten years. India has gone from an economy which used to replicate innovation and products from industrialized nations to becoming one of the preferred destinations for research and development, as well as manufacturing. To compete globally however, it is essential for organizations to invest in, develop and capitalize on their intellectual property (IP). But how to go about this is something that most Indian companies…

November 6, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 730Views 0Like

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Erotic Patents – Sex Patents II

Following the earlier post in the series - Sex Patents 1, we bring to our readers a series of patents applied and granted, primarily in USA, with respect to love making, sex and eroticism. Please do not try them without appropriate research. All patents are not necessarily workable without due experimentation. Sex, Consent, Patents Consent is everything in sex. Here is a patent that enables one to capture consent before having sex. A device to record evidence of consent given by…

November 6, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1275Views 0Like

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The times, they are a-changin’

In a previous post, we informed our readers about the new, draft patent rules that have been proposed by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Government of India. The preceding post by Ms. Nisha Kurian presented an analysis of the proposed rules and sought to answer the question, if all measures to accelerate the patent registration process had been explored by the DIPP through these rules. While the proposed draft patent rules are likely to become effective from…

November 6, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 614Views 0Like

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DIPP Draft Patent Rules

There has been a lot of commotion and discussion regarding the recent DIPP proposed amendment to the Patent Rules, 2003. To any agonized patent applicant, these suggested amendments are a relief from the tardy process of awaiting examination and grant for an application which in toto approximately takes 6-7 years. The entire process delays the enjoyment of the monopolistic right offered by a patent. Thus, the number of years that an applicant enjoys his patent right gets significantly reduced and…

November 6, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 681Views 0Like

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DIPP Draft Patent Rules – Salient Features

The DIPP recently issued new draft rules in a notification dated 26th October, 2015. The new draft rules propose several amendments to the ‘The Patents Rule, 2003’. Some of the key changes proposed are summarized herein. Changes related to communication with the Patent office: The Indian Patent Office as of date accepts patent applications filed physically and any communications made to the Patent office through postal or courier services. However, according to the new proposed draft rules the words…

November 6, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 767Views 0Like

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Finding Ideas, Inventions and Creations- IP Audits I

Intellectual Assets such as ideas, inventions and creations are important tools in today's business environment. A good idea can make or break a business. When seen from the intellectual property perspective, ideas are normally classified as abstract or concrete. Abstract ideas are those that are in the mind and those that cannot be implemented, worked or reduced to practice. For example, a plan to write a book or a solution that can make one vanish. The first idea is still…

November 6, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP Audits 0Comment 703Views 0Like

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Automobile Patents: Moment-cancelling Four Stroke Engine

In the world of super cars and super bikes, we often sideline the numerous components which go into making these ‘mean machines’. One such component is the internal combustion engine (ICE). An ICE is a heat engine where the combustion of fuel occurs with an oxidizer, in a combustion chamber, that is essential to the working fluid flow circuit. Internal combustion Engines are in general subjected to torsional vibrations due to the moment produced by the reciprocating pistons connected to…

November 5, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1120Views 0Like

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Essential Agreements for every Movie Producer

Hollywood Copyrights and Bollywood Copy(right!?)

Simple Strategies to Fight your Filing Blues

Innovation Driven Automobile Industry

The times, they are a-changin’

DIPP Draft Patent Rules

DIPP Draft Patent Rules – Salient Features

Finding Ideas, Inventions and Creations- IP Audits I

Automobile Patents: Moment-cancelling Four Stroke Engine

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