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IP Career in India – Choices and Opportunities

Intellectual Property (IP) opens doors to a plethora of career opportunities and choices. The options to work in IP are not only numerous, but also dynamic, and covering all of them in one article is close to impossible. In this post, we have covered some obvious career opportunities open for an aspiring IP professional. Inter-Disciplinary Field With very few exceptions, IP as a field is inter-disciplinary, and multi-disciplinary expertise is an essential element for success in the field. From science…

September 16, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 2681Views 0Like

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Flipkart sends legal notice to blogger

Flipkart was again in the news recently. The e-commerce company sent a legal notice to a Hyderabad based blogger, Amit Bhawani, for the infringement of it trademark/logo and cyber squatting. Seems like a garden variety case of trademark infringement right? Not quite. Mr Bhawani who is technology blogger with sites like ‘Phone Radar’ and ‘Android Advices’, also ran a website called ‘amazonvsflipkart.com’. As the name suggests the website hosted a ‘customer satisfaction poll’ pitting Flipkart and Amazon against each other,…

September 15, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 897Views 0Like

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And the lawsuit goes to….

Recently the Internet domain registrar, GoDaddy had its Oscar-worthy moment, winning against the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (‘Academy’ for brevity). The Academy had accused the Scottsdale, Arizona based company of cyber squatting. Originally filed in 2010, the lawsuit was filed by the Academy, stating that GoDaddy was allowing its customers "to “park” their pages and share in the revenue" collected from the advertisements on the said pages. Further the Academy stated that the internet domain registrar had…

September 14, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 8Views 0Like

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TiVo and Patent Infringement

The makers of the famous TiVo DVR systems, TiVo Inc. are taking Samsung to court over the alleged patent infringement of four of their patents. Deja vu? Feels like we’ve heard this story before, haven’t we? Well, TiVo loves the litigation game and has taken several big companies, such as EchoStar/Dish, AT&T, Motorola, Verizon and Cisco, to court for infringing its patents, winning almost a whopping $1.6 billion in damages. So why is TiVo suing Samsung this time? According to…

September 11, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 762Views 0Like

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Ericsson has a (i)Ball at the Court

On 2nd September, 2015, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Manmohan Singh of the Delhi High Court, issued an interim injunction, restraining the Mumbai-based company, iBall from importing any allegedly infringing devices until the next hearing in the case, I.A No. 17351/2015 in CS(OS) 2501/2015. The Swedish major Ericsson, which provides services, software and infrastructure in the information and communications technology space, had filed a suit for permanent injunction restraining infringement of patents, damages, rendition of accounts, delivery up etc. against the Indian…

September 10, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 903Views 0Like

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Tequila’s Indian Cousin

For all our readers who are alcohol connoisseurs here is some great news. A food scientist from Andra Pradesh has filed for a patent for the Indian version of tequila. It’s a well known fact that tequila originates from Mexico, where the Agave Americana plant is used in the manufacturing of tequila. However, the possibility of an Indian variant seemed a little far-fetched. Mr Sangati Chennakesava Reddy a food scientist who had previously researched on Opuntia (a plant from the…

September 10, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 946Views 0Like

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Pfizer files for Patent on Known Substance

This is in furtherance of Gaurav's post with respect to refusal of Pfizer Patent by the Indian Patent Office. I do not wish to repeat the facts or reiterate the order. However, I would like to bring forth one aspect of the order that seems to contradict the Novartis decision of the Supreme Court. In the Novartis case, the Supreme Court clearly laid down that assessment of subject matter and novelty/inventive step cannot be merged, and they are two segregate…

September 9, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 780Views 0Like

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Pfizer falls prey to Section 3(d)

India's patent office had rejected Pfizer's application to patent 'Tofacitinib' in 2011, but was ordered to reconsider the decision by the Intellectual Property Appellate Board, after Pfizer appealed. On 3rd September, 2015, the Controller of Patents issued a decision again in respect of Pfizer’s application number, 991/MUMNP/2003 which sought to patent an invention titled “CHIRAL SALT RESOLUTION”. Pfizer’s patent application claimed “a pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing a disorder or condition selected from organ transplant rejection, xeno transplantation or…

September 8, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 754Views 0Like

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The featured image is of the Lion Capital which consists of the Ashoka Chakra, with a horse and bull on either sides, and an hoisted Indian flag below it. The Lion Capital is the national emblem of India. The image is related to the post as it is a part of the Sinapse Series"Intellectual Property (IP) in India: A Decade of Progress". To read the post click here.

Intellectual Property (IP) in India: A Decade of Progress Part 13

India being predominantly an agricultural country, it is not surprising that one-fourth of the registered GIs are agricultural products, including food stuffs. The GI tag helps protecting exclusive products specific to a geographic location. A GI registration can pave the way for local food and agricultural products to get better branding and marketing in domestic and international markets. Earlier this year in March, nine organic and exotic agricultural products from Northeast India were accorded Geographical Indication (GI) registration. Geographical Indication (GI)…

September 8, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 1125Views 0Like

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Working of Patents – A Workable Proposition?

The Working of the Patent System The patent system promotes the progress of science and technology by granting exclusive rights to inventors for a limited period of time. On expiry of the limited period, the inventions enter the public domain and add to the pool of knowledge base for further inventive activity. It is believed that the exclusive rights granted by the patent system provide incentives to invent, invest, disclose and design, which push the limits of science and technology.…

September 7, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 3025Views 0Like

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IP Career in India – Choices and Opportunities

Flipkart sends legal notice to blogger

And the lawsuit goes to….

TiVo and Patent Infringement

Ericsson has a (i)Ball at the Court

Tequila’s Indian Cousin

Pfizer files for Patent on Known Substance

Pfizer falls prey to Section 3(d)

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Working of Patents – A Workable Proposition?

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