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Why the Name BananaIP? Why Not?

"Are you the Bananas?" the client asked, laughing loudly when we entered. "Yes, we are," I said, laughing with her. Almost every one laughs when we introduce ourselves for the first time. "Hi, I am from BananaIP." "Where did you say you are from? Ha Ha Ha" They can't help laughing. One even went to the extent of proclaiming, "Who in the right frame of mind calls an IP firm Banana!" "Me," I said instantly, summoning all my energies to…

Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing September 7, 2017 7263Views 1Like

Bumblebee Trade Mark Infringement, Rashad Jennings’ Signature Trade Mark, Nokia Trade Mark Infringement, DIPP’s ‘#LetsTalkIP’ Campaign

Indian Trade Mark Statistics for September 2017 (First Week), Rashad Jennings Files Trade Mark for his Signature, Nokia Trade Mark Infringement, Hasbro and DC Comics in a Legal Battle over Bumblebee, TI Cycles to Bring Schwinn Brand of Children’s Bicycles to India, and more brought to you by Trade Mark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADE MARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Every interaction in any form is branding” --Seth Godin INDIAN TRADE MARK STATISTICS The productivity of the Indian Trade Mark…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks September 6, 2017 969Views 0Like

Military patents, Iron man suit, Glove patents, Unique seminar on patents, MSF vs Pfizer, Dr. Reddy’s patents, Nintendo vs. iLife, Hytera vs. Motorola, Innovation patents, Portfolio Pruning, Patent Tip of the Week and more.

“Varanasi man makes iron man suit a reality, keyboard and mouse functions embedded in hand gloves, Unique seminar on patents, MSF to legally challenge Pfizer’s patent on pneumonia vaccine, Dr. Reddy’s wins patent infringement suit in US, Vivus, Inc. and Dr. Reddy’s settle patent issues, Nintendo to pay 10 million dollars in patent infringement case, Hytera sues Motorola, Australia to abolish innovation patents, Patent portfolio pruning, patent tip of the week and more weekly news updates,” presented by the Patent…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents September 4, 2017 962Views 0Like

‘Keh Doon Tumhe’ cannot be part of Baadshao, Fight of the Century and piracy, MPPA wins infringement suit in China, Viacom and CIPAM joint efforts and more ..

‘Keh Doon Tumhe’ cannot be part of Baadshao, Fight of the Century pirated over 2.9 million times, Viacom and CIPAM join hands to create awareness against piracy, Amazon Prime to now offer original reality shows, and more is presented by the Copyright and Entertainment Law Attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm COPYRIGHT QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Privacy as a fundamental right allows a person to prohibit, regulate, and take other actions against any actual and/or foreseeable intrusions into his…

BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Media and Entertainment Law September 1, 2017 758Views 0Like

Privacy and Intellectual Property: Are we trying to kill the snake with a log?

The Right to Privacy is now unquestionably a constitutionally protected fundamental right. The Supreme Court's order puts it as follows: " ... 2 The reference is disposed of in the following terms: (i) The decision in M P Sharma which holds that the right to privacy is not protected by the Constitution stands over-ruled; (ii) The decision in Kharak Singh to the extent that it holds that the right to privacy is not protected by the Constitution stands over-ruled; (iii) The right to privacy…

Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala Intellectual Property, Privacy / Data Protection August 31, 2017 2821Views 0Like

Emoji Burger Trade Mark, Puma Trade Mark Infringement, Paytm and India Post in a legal tiff and more

Indian Trade Mark Statistics for August 2017 (Fourth Week), Emoji Burger Trade Mark, Puma Trade Mark Infringement, India Post and Paytm in a legal tiff over the use of the word ‘Postcard’, Gobindhobog Rice of West Bengal gets GI registration, and more brought to you by Trade Mark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADE MARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK “A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well.” …

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks August 30, 2017 881Views 0Like

Clock patents, Pizza and Paratha patents, Food patents, Solar wall paper, Terrorism / safety patents, Unique seminar on patents, Haier v. Samsung and LG, Caterpillar patent infringement, Request for examination, Patent Tip of the Week and more.

“World’s ‘first analogue world clock’, a patent on Pizza and Paratha!, Solar wall papers, technology to deter suicide bombers, BIP’s unique seminar on patents, Haier sues Samsung and LG, US ITC to probe Caterpillar for patent infringement, filing a Request for examination along with a patent application, patent tip of the week and more weekly news updates,” presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age Patent Firm. Patent Fact of the Week In 1955,…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents August 28, 2017 896Views 0Like

Right to Privacy and Entertainment, Copyrights and Terrorism, Corruption in IPO, Geronimo Stilton Merchandise and More

"Right to Privacy and Entertainment Industry in India, Copyrights and terrorism- are they linked?, IPO Official gets 1 year rigorous imprisonment, Temporary Storage of Digital Content Permitted, Geronimo Stilton merchandise in India courtesy Bran Monk" and more is presented by the Copyright and Entertainment Law Attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm We wish our readers a Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!!! COPYRIGHT QUOTE OF THE WEEK "Privacy is the very essence of human existence. One wonders why the Indian Supreme…

BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Media and Entertainment Law August 25, 2017 741Views 0Like

Laxmi Brooms and Trade Marks, Attari v. Nestlé , Ferrari’s Trade Mark Use, Saffron GI and more.

“Trade Marks over Names of People and Deities, Atari sues Nestlé, Genuine Use of Ferrari's Trade Mark Testarossa, McDonald's Franchises and more” brought to you by Trade Mark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADE MARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK "Value of a Trade Mark is directly proportional to your Aggression and Risk Ratio." - Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, Renowned IP Attorney, Professor and Novelist. INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS The productivity of the Indian Trade Mark Office has been low compared to the previous…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks August 23, 2017 1022Views 0Like

Braille Patents, Self-repairing phone patents, Cloaking device patents, Harmful designs, WIPO training program, IPR MoU, unique seminar on patents, Zydus v. Aptalis, Ericsson v. Wiko, Trade secret theft, Free patent search, Patent Tip of the Week and more.

“Dynamic Braille Board, self-healing screen for smartphones, Toyota’s patent on method for making an object appear transparent, Spikes for Bird and Pigeons, 2 weeks WIPO-India Training program, MoU between India and Sweden on IPR, Unique seminar on patents, Zydus v. Aptalis, Ericsson v. Wiko, U.S to investigate China for Forcing Trade Secrets, Conducting a free patent search, Patent Tip of the Week and more weekly news updates,” presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents August 21, 2017 760Views 0Like

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