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The featured image shows a picture of Phyllis Schlafly . The post is about the latest trademark dispute between Phyllis Schlafly and her nephew Tom Schlafly . To know more please click here.

Activist Phyllis Schlafly Loses Trademark Dispute against nephew’s Brewery

Phyllis Schlafly is a famous American Conservative activist, author, former Constitutional lawyer and founder of Eagle Forum which primarily focuses on social issues. She is also known for her bold social and political views and for her successful campaign against the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. She recently lost a fight against her nephew's brewery, St. Louis Brewery, in a trademark battle which was pending in the court for four years. Her nephew ,Tom Schlafly had applied for…

BananaIP Reporter Trademarks August 10, 2016 753Views 0Like

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Mohenjo Daro triumphs infringement battle

Another film met the fate of being brought before the court in the 11th hour for plagiarism. The film Mohenjo Daro, directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar is scheduled for release on 12th August 2016. The movie was brought before the Bombay High Court with a claim that it was a product of plagiarism. But the film triumphed its first ever legal battle. The Plaintiff, Mr. Akshayaditya Harishchandra Lama ("Lama") claimed that the 1st Defendant, Mr. Ashutosh Gowarikar directed film Mohenjo Daro…

BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law August 8, 2016 793Views 0Like

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Intellectual Property : Sipping on IP

Well I am guessing the title of this post may have piqued your interest. ‘Sipping on IP’ is an initiative taken by BananaIP Counsels, where everyone gathers over coffee and lets ideas, discussions and conversations about intellectual property brew. There are no ground rules and the conversation can be about varied topics from more current pressing issues to any IP related concept. It is a great way to connect, take a break and learn from your peers. Date: 02/08/2016 Topics discussed Anchita,…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property August 8, 2016 849Views 0Like

The featured image shows a picture of the actor Hrithik Roshan. The post is about the latest copyright infringement dispute regarding the film Mohenjo Daro. To know more, please click here.

Mohenjo Daro clears copyright infringement case

The makers of the movie 'Mohenjo Daro' heaved a sigh of relief when the Bombay HC on August 2nd,2016 (Tuesday) dismissed a plea for an interim relief by the plaintiff who had alleged that the director of the movie had supposedly infringed his copyright in the script. The plaintiff, Akashaditya Lama had sent a legal notice to the producers of the movie Mohenjo Daro,director Ashutosh Gowariker and Hrithik Roshan, seeking a stay on the film’s production and release. He alleged…

BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property August 5, 2016 933Views 0Like

Trademark backlog to be finally reduced?

Recently, while giving a written reply to one of the matters in Lok Sabha, the Commerce and Industry Minister of the incumbent government, Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, emphasized that the government has taken steps to reduce the increasing backlog of the Trademarks Registry of India. She stated this while addressing the concern mounting over the daunting backlog of the Trademarks Registry. She also asserted that 21,706 applications have been abandoned or rejected during the period of 2015-16 due to the…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks August 3, 2016 681Views 0Like

“Don’t Use my Name”, “Okay, Cool”

Fashion houses rarely stay out of the news, especially when it comes to IP related matters. Recently the English luxury fashion house Burberry sued rapper and music producer Burberry Perry (real name Perry Moise). Can anyone take the hint, why Mr. Perry was sued? Yes, it’s a no-brainer, for trademark infringement and dilution. Besides using the name of the fashion label as a part of his stage name, the rapper also used Burberry’s trademark check print and the equestrian logo…

BananaIP Reporter Media and Entertainment Law August 1, 2016 725Views 0Like

The featured image shows the seal of the USPTO. ( United States Patent and Trademark Office). The post is about the Post -Prosecution Pilot program announced by the USPTO. To know more, please click here.

USPTO Announces Post-Prosecution Pilot Program (P3)

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently announced a new Post-Prosecution Pilot (P3) program to intensify prosecution during the time period after a final rejection and prior to the filing of a notice of appeal. This is a new alternative to the existing options that are available for responding to the final rejections. The P3 program was announced in a Federal Register Notice which was published on July 11, 2016.The main aim of this program is to reduce the number…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents July 29, 2016 669Views 0Like

TM Registry Issues New Public Notice Regarding Abandoned TM Applications

The Trade Marks Registry has recently released a notification on July 15, 2016 stating that no reply has been received for 9578 Examination Reports out of 13,062 Examination Reports which were dispatched during the month of March and April, 2016. These staggering figures released by the Indian Trade Marks Registry highlights some important issues. After applying for a trademark, there are chances that the particular trademark for which registration is sought for may face objections from the Examiner of the…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks July 27, 2016 843Views 0Like

The featured image shows the symbol of copyright in purple colour on a white background.The post is about the recent allegation of copyright infringement against the short movie 'kriti'. To know more, please click here.

Kriti vs Bob

The latest development in the copyright dispute between the makers of short films 'Kriti' and 'Bob' is discussed in this post. To know more about this copyright dispute which was published in an earlier post, please click here. The turbulence between Shirish Kunder’s 'Kriti' and Aneel Neupane’s 'Bob' finally seems to have reached its climax with the comeback of KRITI on YouTube. Neupane’s allegations of copyright infringement had infuriated Kunder, who claimed that there was no scope for any such copy…

BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property July 22, 2016 979Views 0Like

Patanjali mired in controversy once again

The brand Emami is a well known name in the FMCG(Fast Moving Consumer Goods) sector in India. Recently, Emami had levelled accusations against Patanjali Ayurved Limited of copying the design as well as the trademark of its ‘Kesh King’ brand of hair tonic. Emami had launched the product 'Kesh King' in the year 2015. This product was developed by Sanjeev Kumar Juneja of SBS Biotech in the year 2008. The product was being sold and marketed through SBS Biotech of…

BananaIP Reporter Industrial Designs, Intellectual Property, Trademarks July 21, 2016 1309Views 0Like

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