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Blix Sues Apple for Infringement and Antitrust Violations, Tencent Suspends NBA Pre-season Broadcast, Cryptocurrency Class Action, CJEU Rules Against Intermediaries,and more

BlueMail Maker Sues Apple for Infringement and Antitrust Violations; CCTV, Tencent Suspend NBA Pre-season Broadcast over Freedom Tweet; Premier League Warned of Revenue Drain by Piracy; HC Seeks Govt Views in PIL to Ban Telegram; Twitter Admits to Using Data for Ads; Class Action Against Tether and Bitfinex; CJEU: Facebook May be Ordered to Remove Identical / Equivalent Illegal Content; Twitter and Facebook May Face Fines from Ireland DPC; CMA Finds Fender Guitars Breached Competition Law and more. BlueMail Maker Sues…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP and Antitrust/Competition, Privacy / Data Protection October 11, 2019 800Views 0Like

Thomas Cook Resurfaces with a Franchise Outlet, Facebook’s Domain Dispute Win, GrabOn Wins over GrabOnRent, and More

GrabOn Wins over GrabOnRent, Powerpuff Girls in New Avatar, Facebook’s Domain Dispute Win and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsel. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK "A great brand starts with a hero product" - Andy Dunn INDIAN TRADEMARK UPDATES GrabOn Shuts Up GrabOnRent GrabOn, Hyderabad based coupons and daily deals start-up had filed a trademark infringement suit against the Bangalore based rental platform GrabOnRent, for misusing its goodwill and causing confusion by the use of a…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks October 9, 2019 610Views 0Like

Trademark Office Has Had a Slow Work Pace this Week

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 decrease in its work pace. The total number of hearing notices issued has decreased by sixty percent (60%). Similarly, the total renewals notices issued has decreased by sixty three percent (63%). However, there has been an increase of twelve percent (12%) in the total registrations granted. Weekly Indian Trademark Statistics Particulars Last Week This Week Change…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks October 9, 2019 586Views 0Like

Huge increase in examination of patent applications this week

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 1224 patent applications have been published in the 40th issue of the Patent Journal, 2019. Out of the 1224 applications published in the journal, 13 applications…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents October 7, 2019 590Views 0Like

Patent office publishes list of withdrawn applications, EA games, Sketchers and Apple face lawsuit and more

In this week’s patent news - Punjab University organizes Patent Search and Filing Workshop, MSME Development Institute at Dimapur holds awareness program on IP Rights, Indian Patent Office releases list of Withdrawn Patent Applications, WIPO Academy opens Registration for – General Course on Intellectual Property Rights: DL 101, BlueMail sues Apple Inc. for Patent Infringement, Nike institutes design patent law suit for infringement of its design patent against Sketchers, Electronic Arts faces patent infringement suit, Amazon launches Intellectual Property Accelerator,…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents October 7, 2019 811Views 0Like

Disney Bags 8 Major Advertisers for Star Wars Finale, LVMH Looks for Revenue from Virtual Fashion, Universal Unveils New Trolls Tour Line-Ups and more

Flutter-TSG to Form Largest Online Betting Company; Disney Bags 8 Major Advertisers for Star Wars Finale; LVMH Looks for Revenue from Virtual Fashion; Matrubharti Raises INR 3.24 Crore in Angel Funding; Universal Unveils New Trolls Tour Line-Ups; Plastic Ban Spells Trouble for eCommerce Companies; Udaan Raises USD 585 Million in Series D; Simon Group Invests in Rue Gilt and more. Licensing News Flutter-TSG to Form Largest Online Betting Company UK betting giant, Flutter Entertainment, is all set to buy Canadian online gaming…

BananaIP Reporter e-Commerce Law, Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing October 4, 2019 762Views 0Like

Meghan Markle Sues Newspaper, Google Refuses to Pay French Publishers, Tech Giants to Face Another Antitrust Inquiry and more

Meghan Markle Sues Newspaper; Google Refuses to Pay French Publishers; Telegram Facing PIL to Ban App; FPIs Oppose Localisation Norms for Data Protection; Tech Giants to Face Another Antitrust Inquiry, Comcast Accuses Google; Malaysia Fines Grab for Abuse of Dominance; 'Fake News' Law Goes into Effect in Singapore and more. Meghan Markle Sues Newspaper American actress and now Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, has initiated legal proceedings against the publisher of the UK daily newspaper the Mail on Sunday and its…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP and Antitrust/Competition, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Privacy / Data Protection, Publicity Rights/ Celebrity Rights October 4, 2019 823Views 0Like

Copyright Statistics

COPYRIGHT STATISTICS There is a decrease of 3% in the total number of copyright applications filed for the month of September as compared to the month of August. A total of 1621 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 August 2019 Number of Applications Filed in the Month of September 2019 Change Percentage Change 1 Literary/ Dramatic Work 1024 845 179 Decrease of 17% 2 Artistic Work 511 586 75 Increase of…

BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property October 4, 2019 762Views 0Like

Script Writer Sues Paramount, Jerry Seinfeld Wins Over Time Barred Infringement Claims, Facebook Blocks Links to The Pirate Bay and more

Script Writer Sues Paramount; Travis Scott Settles Infringement Suit for USD 20 Million; Jerry Seinfeld Wins Over Time Barred Infringement Claims; Facebook Blocks Links to The Pirate Bay; Iranian Music Streaming Site Blurs Out Images of Female Artists; Delhi HC Orders Facebook and Google to Remove MeToo Posts; Bombay HC Provides Relief to IMPAA and more. International News Script Writer Sues Paramount Joe Carlini, a script writer has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in a California court against major production house Paramount…

BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law, Social Media Law October 4, 2019 795Views 0Like

Apple in Trouble over Memoji, Srivilliputtur Palkova Gets GI Tag, MTR Badam Drink’s Hot Win Against Counterfeiters, and more

MTR Badam Drink’s Hot Win Against Counterfeiters, Srivilliputtur Palkova Gets GI Tag, Apple in Trouble over Memoji and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsel. INDIAN TRADEMARK UPDATES MTR Badam Drink’s Hot Win Against Counterfeiters MTR Foods, a well-known FMCG in India since 1924, is the registered trademark owners of the brand name “MTR”. Among its several products, Badam Drink Mix is one of the most popular. Recently it was brought to MTR’s notice that several…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks October 2, 2019 769Views 0Like

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