The IP dispute discussed in this post pertains to the property of the most beloved superhero. United States Court of Appeals was asked to decide over the copyright and trademark infringement action brought by DC Comics against a maker of Batmobile replicas.
DC Comics, copyright owner of the Batman comic books, brought a law suit against Defendant Mark Towle who was accused of producing replicas of “Batman’s sidekick” Batmobile as it appeared in both the 1966 television show and the…
This presentation was delivered by Sarthak Saran as a part of the course for senior management and IP Officers in the automobile industry. The presentation covers:
Industrial Design definition
Industrial design registration process in India
Industrial design infringement relating to automobile industry
Industrial design protection strategy relating to automobile industry
Industrial design registration survey report related to automobile industry
Through this presentation, Mr. Sarthak Saran introduced the participants to the concept of designs in the automobile industry. He discussed the…
This presentation was delivered by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at NLSIU, India, as a part of the Patent law course offered for PGDIP students. The presentation covers:
Types of Arguments - Ignorance, Denial, Balancing and Advantage;
Class exercise on argumentation;
Patent Philosophy;
Patent Life Cycle;
Patent incentives - invent, invest, disclose, design around;
Patent Domain V. Public Domain;
Rationale for Patent Protection - Social, Economic, Utilitarian and Tragedy of Commons;
Progress of…
This presentation was delivered by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at NLSIU, Bangalore, India, as a part of the Patent law course offered for PGDIP students. The presentation covers:
Introduction to Patentability Requirements and their role in the Patent System in India;
The Patent Filter Model;
Patentable Subject Matter - Eligible Subjects and Ineligible Subjects;
Inventions and Non-Patentable Subject Matter;
Section 3 Exclusions with special reference to Section 3(d);
Novartis Case - New Form, Known…
Salman Khan starrer Bajrangi Bhaijaan is making news again. But this time it isn’t because it’s breaking any box office records. The film is now facing a Rs. 50 crore copyright infringement suit.
The story goes something like this, Mahim Joshi, a writer, director and TV producer registered his story with the Indian Film and Television Producers Council and the Association of Motion Pictures and TV Programme Producers, in July of 2007. After which he approached Suresh Oberoi and son…
This presentation was delivered by Nitin Nair and Naveen KM as a part of the course for senior management and IP Officers in the automobile industry. The presentation covers:
Disclosure of Invention
Inventor information
Title of invention
Background Information
Date/proof of conception
Disclosure(s)
Brought to practice
Collaboration
Description
Figure(s)
Invention information
The presentation given here covers details about Invention Disclosure Form (IDF), and the way to fill an IDF. An inventor needs to provide various legal as well as…
This presentation was delivered by Aishwarya Narayan as a part of the course for senior management and IP Officers in the Automobile Industry. The presentation covers:
Concept of Patent prosecution
Activities until grant of application-search, drafting, filing, amendment, responses etc
Patent prosecution process
Requirements for grant of a patent
Machine or Transformation test
Bilski v. Kappos
Concept of Novelty
Concept of Non-obviousness
Specification support
Requirements for prosecuting a patent…
This presentation was delivered by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala as a part of the course for senior management and IP Officers in the Automobile Industry. The presentation covers:
Patent Infringement Basics;
Freedom To Operate Analysis for Automotive Sector - Issues and Challenges;
Literal Infringement and Doctrine of Equivalence in India;
Claim Construction, Analysis and Element Mapping;
All Elements Rule;
Pith and Substance, Substantial Equivalence;
Example of Jack Holder;
Example of Flipable Seat;…
This presentation was delivered by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala as a part of the course for senior management and IP officers in the automobile industry. The presentation covers:
Introduction to Patent Law;
Patentability Requirements;
Patentability Analysis;
Patentable Subject Matter and Automobile inventions;
Applicability of Section 3 to Automotive inventions;
Industrial Applicability and Futuristic Automobile Technology;
Novelty, Prior Art and Prior Knowledge in Automotive Sector;
Non-Obviousness and Inventive Step, Predictability, Maturity of the…
This presentation was delivered by Ms. Sharada Kalamadi at GNLU as a part of the entertainment law course offered to LLB and LLM students. The presentation covers:
Subject matter of disputes in the entertainment industry
Fair Dealing/Fair Use
Section 52, Copyright Act, 1957
Concept of Fair Use
Fair use defense
Copyright infringement
"Abstraction-filtration-comparison” test.
Quantitative & Qualitative Test
Extrinsic- Intrinsic Test
Kroff Test
R.G. Anand vs M/S. Delux Films…