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Delhi High Court, Upcoming events, Xiaomi patents and more.

Delhi High Court, Patent Infringement, Upcoming events, Xiaomi patents, Patent licensing, Patent tips and more, presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm. Patent quote of the week "Indian Patent Office is transforming fast, but it has a long way to go with respect to transparency, efficiency and congeniality." - Nisha Kurian, Head of Patent Portfolio Management, BananaIP Counsels Patent Stats from the Indian Patents and Designs Office Patent Applications published…

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Sound Recording, Literary & Musical Works and Right to Royalty – Part 2

As discussed in Part 1 of this post Section 13(4) of the Copyright Act[1] recognizes that there is separate copyright in the underlying musical and literary works which are embodied in a cinematographic film or sound recording[2]. Therefore, underlying works do not lose their existence upon a sound recording being made but remain exclusively mutual[3]. But this question becomes pertinent because the Act grants both authors of the musical & literary work and authors of sound recording the right to…

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DU copyright case – latest development, Pirate Bay, Creative Commons, Batman, Pink Panther and more

  DU copyright case latest update, Pirate Bay, Creative Commons, Batman, Hello Kitty, Pink Panther, Pokémon and more, presented by the Media & entertainment law attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm. Quote of the Week "We live in a world where value of creativity is measured by commercial success, and copyrights are mere instruments of financial benefit, not creative progress." - Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, Renowned IP Attorney, Author and Professor. Copyright Cases Three international publishers decide not to pursue copyright case…

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ISIC vs ISID, Trademark Rules 2017, Hike in Trademark fees, Star Bucks vs Cake Bucks, Ferraro partners with Global Icon, Pakistan’s Geographical Indication Protection Bill and more

ISIC vs ISID, Trademark Rules 2017, Hike in Trademark fees, Star Bucks vs Cake Bucks, Ferraro partners with Global Icon, Pakistan’s Geographical Indication Protection Bill and more, presented by the Trademark attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm. Trademark quote of the week "Every Trade Mark you Build adds to the financial value of your business, much more than your tangible assets." - Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala Trademark Stats from the Indian Trademark office (28th  February 2017…

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Happy Women’s Day – Women, Patents and Attorneys!

  Women, Patents and Attorneys "Happy Women's Day. We Wish all Women a Very Happy, Inventive and Progressive Year." Has patents always been a men's game? One study reports that less than twenty percent of patents list women inventors in the US. We mined patent data through very crude methods and arrived at the following, interesting results at the Indian Patent Office. Women and Patents A search with the term "Women" in the title section of published patent database yielded fifty…

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Trademark Rules 2017

The Trademark Rules, 2017 have come into force from today, 6th March, 2017. The new Rules published by the Department of Industrial Promotion and Policy(DIPP) today afternoon would replace the Trademark Rules, 2002.  The amended Rules aim at simplifying the registration procedure, with fewer forms and improved online filing process. A few key highlights of the Trademark Rules, 2017 are listed below: Official Fees: The new Rules have substantially hiked the trademark registration costs in India. The revised costs…

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Contributory Infringement, Arctic Cat, Blu-Ray Discs, Driverless Car and more

Google patents, IPO patent stats, Contributory Infringement, Arctic Cat, Blu-Ray Discs, Driverless Car and more, presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India's Premier New Age IP Firm. Patent quote of the Week "We love patents, but not unconditionally; We believe in patents, but not mindlessly; We value patents, but not at the cost of our core values; and We are serious about patents, but saving life always comes first." - Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala Patent Stats from the Indian Patents and…

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IP life cycle management: A primer on IP Portfolio Management

  The following article is brought to you by the IP Portfolio experts of BananaIP (BIP)Counsels, India's leading new age IP firm. This post will help you understand the meaning of intellectual property portfolio management, the value that it brings to businesses and the strategies to be adopted for effective IP Portfolio management. The value that Intellectual Property brings to business is well established. The steady growth of Intellectual Property filings and the increase in IP centric business transactions over the past decade is a…

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Star Wars’ New Trademark, Timeless Copyright Law Suit, Garfield merchandise and more

  This weekly update on Copyrights, Media and Entertainment Law is brought to you by the Entertainment Law attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India's Premier New Age IP Firm. In this post we bring to you the latest entertainment law news and updates such as the Star Wars franchise's new trademark filing, Garfield merchandise, Shemaroo and Hathway tie-up and more. Quote of the week “There is a Pirate in every one of us.” - Kalyan C. Kankanala, IP attorney & author of the acclaimed copyright…

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Patentability Requirements – A Presentation by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at BMS College, Bangalore

The following presentation titled "Patentability Requirements" was delivered at BMS College by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, Chief IP Attorney at BananaIP Counsels. The presentation covers the following topics: Patentable subject matter Product or Process patents - Section 2(1)(j) Exclusions under Section 3 of the Patents Act Section 3(d) & it's explanation Section 3(j) - explanation and examples Section 3(k) - explanation and examples Section 3(i) - explanation and examples Industrial Applicability Novelty Anticipation of…

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