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Ideas, Concepts, Scripts & Stories – Protecting Ideas in the Entertainment Industry Part I

This post was first published on 23rd April, 2014. An idea may be defined as a thought, which cannot be seen, touched or heard. In other words, an idea is entirely intangible in nature. Ideas can be kept secret or commercially exploited, but to gain protection, they need to satisfy the threshold of originality and novelty. Even though ideas act as catalysts for various Intellectual Property protections, by themselves, they are not qualified to obtain protection. Since an idea, taken at face value, does not fulfill the requirements…

BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property July 23, 2019 1075Views 0Like

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Christmas deLIGHT

This post was first published on 23rd December, 2011. It's December! The month of the Holy festival of Christmas. The whole world has geared up for the big celebrations. Christmas is celebrated as traditional birthday of Jesus Christ, the central figure of Christianity. Christmas trees, Christmas lights, Christmas Carol, Christmas cakes and so on are some inherent parts of Christmas celebration. The focus of my blog is on Christmas lights. The tradition of Christmas lights was started by the people…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents July 23, 2019 759Views 0Like

Gawker Media Sued By Dr. Phil; U.S. ‘Six-Strikes’ Policy Company loses its Status; and more

This post was first published on 20th May, 2013 Gawker media gets sued by Dr. Phil for copyright infringement Dr. Phil sued Gawker media for copyright infringement when a part of his exclusive interview with Ronaiah Tuiasosopo was shown in another show by Gawker media. Claiming to have misappropriated and stolen a part of the show, the aggrieved Peteski productions of Dr. Phil sued Gawker media for infringement. Read More The company that supervises the US 'Six-Strikes' Policy loses its status as a…

BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law July 23, 2019 678Views 0Like

Cooling cricketers for hot Indian weather

This post was first published on 26th February, 2011 14 participants, 3 hosts and 49 matches. Biggest and most awaited cricket tournament ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 edition kick started in style on 19th February 2011 in Sher-e-Bangla national stadium, Bangladesh. The cricket fans all over the world are celebrating the event. With a strong Line Up, Indians are the clear favorites. Moreover this is said to be the last world cup of many cricket maestros along with the…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents July 23, 2019 1012Views 0Like

How Wise is it to TRIP Over Food?

This post was first published on September 8th, 2014. Every country tries its best to ensure that there is no dearth of food. Ensuring that food is of good quality is also important. As much as I'd love to go on talking about food, I will refrain from talking about food per se and concentrate on the legal obligations related to food. This post will concentrate on the relationship between IP and food which is governed by successful research efforts…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Plant Varieties July 23, 2019 974Views 0Like

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Salient Features of the Copyright Amendment Bill 2012 and its Impact on Entertainment Industry

This post was first published on May 30, 2012 . As we have previously reported, both the Houses of the Parliament passed the Copyright Amendment Bill 2012 in quick succession with overwhelming support from the opposition. The Bill is now awaiting the President’s assent and a gazette notification to become a law. The Bill has undergone many changes based on the recommendations of the Standing Committee and offers a scheme of provisions different from its previous version (the Bill…

BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property July 23, 2019 4312Views 0Like

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An In-Depth Look at the Trademark Registration Process – Part IV

This post was first published on July 10, 2014. Now that we have had a look at the trademark filing process in the previous post, we will move on to discuss the trademark examination process. The process followed in the trademark registration process may be seen in the flow chart below (please click on image to view clearly): Continue Reading An In-Depth Look at the Trademark Registration Process – Part IV

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks July 22, 2019 701Views 0Like

GII index to be released, Patent office’s Annual Report for the year 2017-2018 and more

“Patent News Bulletin: Indian Patent Statistics, Indian Industrial Design Statistics, Interesting Inventions, Global Innovation Index (GII) to be launched on 24th July, 2019 in New Delhi, CII’s is all set to take an exclusive IP delegation to Japan, in the month of August, The Office of CGPDTM and GI, India published the Annual Report for the year 2017-2018 and other news updates”, presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Patent Firm. Indian Patent…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents July 22, 2019 4010Views 0Like

Patent Term Extension, Dog ate my Homework Act

This post was first published on 12th April, 2011. Guest Post by Ms. Vinita Radhakrishnan In future, 'Dog ate my homework' may be a perfectly accepted excuse for missing a deadline at United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for Patent term extension (PTE) request. Recently, I stumbled upon an article authored by Dianna Goldenson titled “A day late and a few million dollars short". The article mainly refers to the deadline calculation for the Patent term extension request to…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents July 22, 2019 776Views 0Like

Patent Application for Acupuncture Needle

This post was first published on 5th April, 2011. On 6th November 1995, Tae. W Yoo of Seol from Korea filed a patent application (US 5624460) titled “Needle for Acupuncture”. Acupuncture is used as an alternative medicine, adapted from Chinese medical practices in which specific body areas are pierced with fine needles for therapeutic purposes. It can be used to treat or prevent disease. Acupuncture incorporates traditional Chinese medicine as an integral part of practice and theory. …

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents July 22, 2019 945Views 1Like

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Ideas, Concepts, Scripts & Stories – Protecting Ideas in the Entertainment Industry Part I

Christmas deLIGHT

Gawker Media Sued By Dr. Phil; U.S. ‘Six-Strikes’ Policy Company loses its Status; and more

Cooling cricketers for hot Indian weather

How Wise is it to TRIP Over Food?

Salient Features of the Copyright Amendment Bill 2012 and its Impact on Entertainment Industry

An In-Depth Look at the Trademark Registration Process – Part IV

GII index to be released, Patent office’s Annual Report for the year 2017-2018 and more

Patent Term Extension, Dog ate my Homework Act

Patent Application for Acupuncture Needle

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