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SXSW 2020 to be Launched on Amazon Prime Video, WMG and Spotify Sign New Deal

Selena Gomez files infringement lawsuit against FHL, District Court Upholds Social Media Terms of Use, SXSW 2020 to be Launched on Amazon Prime Video, Warner Music Group and Spotify Sign New Deal. SXSW 2020 to be Launched on Amazon Prime Video The South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival, which is held in Austin, Texas, every year, has now been cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The festival organisers have decided to hold the SXSW virtually this year, by launching it on…

April 7, 2020 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 807Views 0Like

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416 patent applications published, 406 grants and 312 FERs issued by IPO last week

This week’s Patent & Design data has been compiled from the Official Journal of the Patents and Designs Office published by the patent office on the 3rd of April 2020. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Intellectual Property Firm. INDIAN PATENT STATISTICS A total of 416 patent applications have been published in the 14th issue of the Patent Journal, 2020. Out of the 416 applications published in…

April 6, 2020 BananaIP Reporter Industrial Designs, Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 715Views 0Like

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US District Court Rules in Favour of Videogame Developer,School Lessons on Harry Potter in Britain, Kickstarter Campaign Infringes Nintendo’s Copyright and more

US District Court Rules in Favour of Videogame Developer, School Lessons on Harry Potter in Britain, Kickstarter Campaign Infringes Nintendo’s Copyright, Supreme Court Upholds Sovereign Immunity of States and more. US District Court Rules in Favour of Videogame Developer In a recent judgment the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that the unlicensed use or depiction of tattoos of the NBA (National Basketball Association) players in their videogame avatar did not amount to copyright infringement. A…

April 1, 2020 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 853Views 0Like

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Amidst National Lock-down, Trademark Registry comes to a Standstill

3499 trademark applications filed this week. 43% decrease in total number of registrations granted. These statistics have been compiled from the official journal of the trademark office published weekly on Mondays. INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS The Indian Trademark Registry has come to a standstill with the offices being shut till 15th April 2020. We can see that new applications are still being filed, thanks to the online filing process being still available. There has been a decrease of forty three percent (43%)…

April 1, 2020 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 592Views 0Like

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Steelbird wins design infringement suit, Proposal to create special patent pool for COVID-19 related patents and more

In this week’s Patent News – CGPDTM extends deadline to register for Patent Agent Examination 2020; Offices under the control of the CGPDTM to remain closed for 21 days with effect from 25th March 2020; Costa Rican government asks WHO to create special patent pool for COVID-19 products; USPTO launches platform to encourage diversity in Patent Applications; Steelbird wins design infringement suit, awarded 96 lakhs and other news updates. INDIA PATENT NEWS IPO updates public notice, cancels all…

March 31, 2020 BananaIP Reporter Industrial Designs, Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 925Views 0Like

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Amidst national lock-down, IPO comes to a grinding halt

This week’s Patent & Design data has been compiled from the Official Journal of the Patents and Designs Office published by the patent office on the 27th of March 2020. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Intellectual Property Firm. INDIAN PATENT STATISTICS A total of 382 patent applications have been published in the 13th issue of the Patent Journal, 2020. Out of the 382 applications published in…

March 30, 2020 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 614Views 0Like

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Extension Granted by IP Office, Trademark Opposition Hearings Cancelled, and more

Extension Granted by IP Office, Instagram Beat its Domain Infringer, Goan Coconut Vinegar Loses GI Battle and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsel. INDIAN TRADEMARK UPDATES Trademark Battle between Mattress Giants Peps Industries, a popular mattress manufacturer filed an application in the Delhi High Court for an interim injunction against Kurlon for the use of the trademark ‘NO TURN’. Peps is the registered trademark owner of the mark ‘NO TURN’ claiming its use since 2008…

March 26, 2020 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 774Views 0Like

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61% Decrease in the Trademark Examinations this Week

61% decrease in the total trademark applications examined this week, a decrease of 5937 in the total number of applications disposed through show cause hearings and more. These statistics have been compiled from the official journal of the trademark office published weekly on Mondays. INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS The effects of the Corona virus can be seen on the Indian Trademark Office as well. The total number of trademark applications examined has decreased by sixty one percent (61%). Similarly, there has been…

March 26, 2020 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 975Views 0Like

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Indian Trademark Judgments – 2020

Marico Limited vs Abhijeet Bhansali (Notice of Motion No. 1094 of 2019 In COMIP No. 596 of 2019) Decided On: 15.01.2020 Court: Bombay High Court Marico Ltd., one of India’s leading FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) company, had recently filed an application at the Bombay High Court, seeking an interim injunction against Abhijeet Bhansali, a YouTuber/V-Blogger who operates the YouTube channel “Bearded Chokra”. It was alleged by Marico that Abhijeet Bhansali in his video, made comments disparaging or denigrating Marico’s Parachute Coconut…

March 23, 2020 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 4094Views 0Like

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All hearings at Patent Office cancelled amid COVID19 outbreak, EUIPO extends deadlines and more

In this week’s Patent News – All hearings at Patent Office cancelled amid COVID19 outbreak, All in-person hearings to be held via Video Conferencing (VC) till April 15th, Hearing of Design applications scheduled on 27th March 2020 now adjourned to 22nd April 2020, IPO adjourns hearing of all Design applications scheduled between 18th March 2020 and 3rd April 2020, USITC to begin investigation against Apple and others for alleged patent infringement; Sharp Corporation institutes patent infringement lawsuit against Tesla Inc.,…

March 23, 2020 BananaIP Reporter Industrial Designs, Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 700Views 0Like

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SXSW 2020 to be Launched on Amazon Prime Video, WMG and Spotify Sign New Deal

416 patent applications published, 406 grants and 312 FERs issued by IPO last week

US District Court Rules in Favour of Videogame Developer,School Lessons on Harry Potter in Britain, Kickstarter Campaign Infringes Nintendo’s Copyright and more

Amidst National Lock-down, Trademark Registry comes to a Standstill

Steelbird wins design infringement suit, Proposal to create special patent pool for COVID-19 related patents and more

Amidst national lock-down, IPO comes to a grinding halt

Extension Granted by IP Office, Trademark Opposition Hearings Cancelled, and more

61% Decrease in the Trademark Examinations this Week

Indian Trademark Judgments – 2020

All hearings at Patent Office cancelled amid COVID19 outbreak, EUIPO extends deadlines and more

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