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Essential Agreements for every Movie Producer

Production of a Cinematographic film demands a lot of time and resources. Since, all of the financial resources are invested by the Producer, copyright law has recognized the Producer as the author of the cinematographic film, even though a cinematographic film is an amalgamation of several works that are entitled for independent copyright protection. The fact that a cinematographic film is created by the combination of several independently copyrightable works, makes it all the more important for a Producer to…

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Hollywood Copyrights and Bollywood Copy(right!?)

‘Plagiarism’ is not a foreign word to the entertainment industry. It is not uncommon in Bollywood to dress ‘plagiarism’ as ‘inspiration’. Studies show that nearly eight out of every ten Bollywood movies produced is “inspired” by one or more Hollywood films. Bollywood has time and again faced criticism for its “blatant copying” of Hollywood storylines and for having taken undue advantage of the unfamiliarity of the Indian audiences with respect to international films. Although very few western studios attempted to…

BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property November 9, 2015 2113Views 0Like

Performer’s Rights under Indian Copyright Law

In last week’s post, we explored the concept of performer’s rights, which was recognized only in 1994, under the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, after a long delay. The basis for recognition of performer’s rights stems from the need for recognition of rights of performers as well as the need for sharing of the proceeds from the commercial exploitation of the visual or acoustic performances of actors, musicians, singers or dancers. This week, we shall be discussing the judicial approach in…

BananaIP Reporter Copyrights November 9, 2015 3427Views 0Like

VPATAPP – An Android based app for patent professionals

An android based mobile application called “VPATAPP” was launched in the third week of October. The app aggregates patent-related information and can be downloaded free of cost from the Android Playstore About the app: VPATAPP is a simple tool, which acts as a repository of all patents-related links and information, from around the world. Currently the app has only patent related resources. However, subsequent version may feature other forms of IP. This app has been designed primarily for patent professionals,…

BananaIP Reporter Patents November 7, 2015 856Views 0Like

Simple Strategies to Fight your Filing Blues

We all know one can never enjoy something that one does not have. It is literally true in case of patents. Patent rights are territorial in nature and can only be enjoyed in countries where one has filed an application for patent protection. The most common question that floods any patent applicants mind is whether they should file for patent protection outside the native country. If the answer is yes, how should they do it and where should they do…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents November 6, 2015 689Views 0Like

Innovation Driven Automobile Industry

The Indian auto and affiliated industries have seen unprecedented progress and growth in the last ten years. India has gone from an economy which used to replicate innovation and products from industrialized nations to becoming one of the preferred destinations for research and development, as well as manufacturing. To compete globally however, it is essential for organizations to invest in, develop and capitalize on their intellectual property (IP). But how to go about this is something that most Indian companies…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property November 6, 2015 789Views 0Like

Erotic Patents – Sex Patents II

Following the earlier post in the series - Sex Patents 1, we bring to our readers a series of patents applied and granted, primarily in USA, with respect to love making, sex and eroticism. Please do not try them without appropriate research. All patents are not necessarily workable without due experimentation. Sex, Consent, Patents Consent is everything in sex. Here is a patent that enables one to capture consent before having sex. A device to record evidence of consent given by…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents November 6, 2015 1463Views 0Like

The times, they are a-changin’

In a previous post, we informed our readers about the new, draft patent rules that have been proposed by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Government of India. The preceding post by Ms. Nisha Kurian presented an analysis of the proposed rules and sought to answer the question, if all measures to accelerate the patent registration process had been explored by the DIPP through these rules. While the proposed draft patent rules are likely to become effective from…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents November 6, 2015 673Views 0Like

DIPP Draft Patent Rules

There has been a lot of commotion and discussion regarding the recent DIPP proposed amendment to the Patent Rules, 2003. To any agonized patent applicant, these suggested amendments are a relief from the tardy process of awaiting examination and grant for an application which in toto approximately takes 6-7 years. The entire process delays the enjoyment of the monopolistic right offered by a patent. Thus, the number of years that an applicant enjoys his patent right gets significantly reduced and…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents November 6, 2015 777Views 0Like

DIPP Draft Patent Rules – Salient Features

The DIPP recently issued new draft rules in a notification dated 26th October, 2015. The new draft rules propose several amendments to the ‘The Patents Rule, 2003’. Some of the key changes proposed are summarized herein. Changes related to communication with the Patent office: The Indian Patent Office as of date accepts patent applications filed physically and any communications made to the Patent office through postal or courier services. However, according to the new proposed draft rules the words…

BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents November 6, 2015 867Views 0Like

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Essential Agreements for every Movie Producer

Hollywood Copyrights and Bollywood Copy(right!?)

Performer’s Rights under Indian Copyright Law

Simple Strategies to Fight your Filing Blues

Innovation Driven Automobile Industry

The times, they are a-changin’

DIPP Draft Patent Rules

DIPP Draft Patent Rules – Salient Features

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