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Disney Sues Venezuelan Company

Disney has always been extremely protective of its intellectual property. The company has been aggressively pursuing infringers who have tried to use its IP assets without authorization. The number of suit against these infringers has increased in the recent times, with the expansion of its IP portfolio due to its acquisition of Marvel Entertainment. There have been several instances of infringement concerning Disney films, such as 'Frozen', 'Star Wars' and the Marvel movies, which it pursued aggressively. Last week, Disney…

BananaIP Reporter Copyrights December 5, 2015 849Views 0Like

World’s Best IP Blogs – IPWatchdog

In our previous post, we featured a superhero ‘Kat’ fondly known in the IP world as “The IPKat”. In this post we would like to introduce you to a watchdog. Beware! It’s no ordinary watchdog, it’s one among the best there is, in fact it is one of its kind in the world of IP. The blog we are talking of today is IPWatchdog. IPWatchdog was launched in the year 1999, and since then has become a trusted resource on intellectual…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property December 4, 2015 817Views 0Like

Comments and suggestions on the Draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2015

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion ("DIPP") issued a notification on October 26, 2015 publishing the draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2015 ("Draft Rules") seeking to further amend the Patent Rules, 2003 ("Patent Rules"). The notification dated 26 October 2015, published on IP India invited comments on Draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2015. We have submitted our recommendations and suggestions to the Ministry and are awaiting to see positive changes in the proposed rules. In our…

BananaIP Reporter Patents December 2, 2015 715Views 0Like

World’s Best IP Blogs – IPKat

First things first, the previous month was a rather crazy one for us at BananaIP. In a span of 20 days we featured 84 posts, all of which were extremely well received. On this note, I would like to take the opportunity to thank all our readers for making the Blogathon a raging success. We also thank the readers for their continued support which encourages us to continuously strive towards excellence. The primary objective of BananaIP has been to bring…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property December 1, 2015 1183Views 0Like

‘Bound by Law: Tales from the Public Domain’

(Trapped in a struggle she didn’t understand; By day a filmmaker....by night she fought for fair use!) Could you ever imagine there being a graphic novel on Fair Use? Surprise, surprise! Some law scholars actually thought it to be a feasible idea and created this unusual piece of work. James Boyle, Jennifer Jenkins and Keith Aoki, from the Duke Centre for the Study of the Public Domain, being passionate copyright enthusiasts as well as keen artists published a graphic novel…

BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property December 1, 2015 1148Views 0Like

Types of Patent Applications

This post lucidly explains the different types of application which can be filed before Indian Patent Office. Provisional Application Non Provisional Application/Complete Application Conventional Application PCT- International Application PCT-National Application Application for Patent of Addition Divisional Application Provisional Application is a non-final, preliminary application which is filed before the patent office to claim priority. This application is usually filed when an invention requires additional time to improve upon. This is beneficial because the…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents November 27, 2015 6324Views 0Like

How to get a Global Patent Protection?

“If I file a patent, will I have a global protection?” – This is a question that all patent attorneys are asked too very often. The answer is a pretty simple ‘NO’. The next question that is asked is “How do I protect my invention in more than one country?” The answer to this will be discussed in this post. As a first lesson, the applicant must know that there are three different types of applications: Ordinary…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents November 27, 2015 922Views 0Like

Patented Anti Rape Inventions – Sex Patents V

With the increase in the number of sexual abuse and rape cases over the years, women and men have devised creative ways of protecting themselves against these heinous crimes. From innovative clothes to inventive devices, several patents have been filed to fend off, and also, teach a lesson to rapists. We list a few patents here. Condom to stop rapists in their tracks- WO 2013142882 This is really a unique invention. It not only helps in preventing rape, but also…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents November 27, 2015 1158Views 0Like

Prosecution History Estoppel

Patent prosecution is an iterative process and it is during this process that the applicant often changes the language of their proposed claims. The doctrine of prosecution history estoppel, formerly known as file wrapper estoppel has been defined as an equitable tool for determining the scope of patent claims. This occurs when an inventor amends the patent application by narrowing the claims during the course of patent prosecution to overcome a rejection. It has received a great deal of attention…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents November 27, 2015 2636Views 0Like

Finding Ideas, Inventions and Creations – IP Audits II

Discovering ideas in a company is an important, but a very difficult task to accomplish. Three basic factors, among others, make the process of discovery very complex and arduous. They are: Internal biases; External environment; and knowledge and process issues. R & D and engineering divisions of many companies in India have an inherent bias against IP protection, and often take up IP activities only due to pressure from the senior management, and not because they believe…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP Audits November 27, 2015 678Views 0Like

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Disney Sues Venezuelan Company

World’s Best IP Blogs – IPWatchdog

Comments and suggestions on the Draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2015

World’s Best IP Blogs – IPKat

‘Bound by Law: Tales from the Public Domain’

Types of Patent Applications

How to get a Global Patent Protection?

Patented Anti Rape Inventions – Sex Patents V

Prosecution History Estoppel

Finding Ideas, Inventions and Creations – IP Audits II

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