Decrease of 60 percent recorded in the total applications disposed through Show Cause Hearings, decrease of 1832 in the number of applications published in the Trademark Journal this week and more. These statistics have been compiled from the official journal of the trademark office published weekly on Mondays.
TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"A brand is nothing but an expression of the consumer’s loyalty and trust." - Phil Dusenberry
INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS
Last week, the Indian Trademark Office had an overall decrease…
Building an Intellectual Property Framework for your Organization
There is no doubt in the minds of business leaders that intellectual property (IP) provides great business and competitive advantage. However, deriving value from their IP creations and investments is for most companies an unsolved puzzle. With the increase in emphasis on IP in various business transactions ranging from selling products to providing services, organizations in India are now focusing on building IP portfolios that provide direct business value and competitive…
COPYRIGHT STATISTICS
There is an increase of 22% in the total number of copyright applications filed for the month of October as compared to the month of September. A total of 1636 applications were filed in the month of September, 2019. The majority of applications were filed for literary works and artistic works.
Sl. No
Type of Work
Number of Applications Filed in the Month of September 2019
Number of Applications Filed in the Month of October 2019
Change
Percentage
Change
1
Literary/ Dramatic Work
845
969
124
Increase of 14%
2
Artistic Work
586
394
192
Decrease of…
In this week’s Patent News - Rama Devi Women’s University, Bhubaneswar inaugurates IPR Cell, Canon Inc. wins infringement lawsuit against V4INK Inc., TSMC and GlobalFoundries settle patent infringement battle, Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor end 12-year patent infringement dispute, GNOME receives aid from Open Invention Network in its battle against patent troll, USPTO publishes SUCCESS Act Report 2019, EPO hosts 29th Annual Patent Information Conference in Bucharest, Japan launches new economic team to keep IP violation in check.
INDIA PATENT…
The Patent and Design Statistics illustrated below have been compiled from the Official Journal of the Patents and Designs Office published by the patent office on Fridays, every week. 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 842 patent applications have been published in the 44th issue of the Patent Journal, 2019. Out of the 842 applications published in the journal, 112 applications…
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Premier League weary of Illegal Streaming of Football Matches
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INDIAN TRADEMARK UPDATES
Flipkart Declared a Well-Known Trademark
Flipkart, the famed e-commerce company, filed for a permanent trademark injunction to restrain Somasundaram Ramkumar from using the trademark FLIPPINGKART and the domain www.flippingkart.com. Flipkart argued that they are the registered owners of the trademark FLIPKART which…
Decrease of 53 percent recorded in the total applications disposed through Show Cause Hearings, 407 more applications published in the Trademark Journal this week and more. These statistics have been compiled from the official journal of the trademark office published weekly on Mondays.
INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS
Last week, the Indian Trademark Office has had a mixed week. The total number of applications disposed through show cause hearings has decreased by fifty three percent (53%). Similarly, the total hearing notices issued has…