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…
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:
Film related Agreements
Artists Agreements
Author Agreements
Rights and obligations of parties
Future Formats
Usage of third party IP/In film branding
Licensing
Types of Licenses
Ms. Kalamadi used various industry examples, cases, multi-media to give insights into various facets of Contracts in the Entertainment Industry.…
The multinational technology corporation Apple Inc. is known for coming up with some of the most fascinating technologies. Not too long ago, Apple filed a patent for a smart ring. The company is said to be developing a new wearable device with touchscreen and voice-control capabilities. The patent is titled “Devices and Methods for a Ring Computing Device” and was published by the US Patent and Trademark Office on October 1st 2015.
The device contains a ring mounted touch screen,…
This post exhibits the statistics of IP litigation in India in the past decade.
The following table displays the statistics that were arrived at after conducting a search on Manupatra . It tabulates the estimated number of decisions passed by the Supreme Court and High Courts with respect to patents, trademarks and copyrights in the past decade.
IP Decisions Passed by SC and HCs from 2004 – 2014
Year
Number of Decided Cases for Patent
Number of Decided Cases for Trademark
Number of…
Furlenco is a business that rents furniture, beds, etc. Their website claims quick setup, free home delivery, and affordable furniture. The business has been advertising extensively on radio and other forums.
On hearing the advertisement, you cannot help, but associate the voices that form part of the advertisements with personalities like Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi, Arnab Goswami , renowned news reporter, and Amitabh Bachchan, a leading film star. There is no doubt that these personalities are celebrities in…
This presentation was delivered by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at GNLU as a part of the entertainment law course offered for LLB students. The presentation covers:
Introduction to trade mark law;
Trade Mark protection ladder;
Trade Marks and Movie Titles;
Protection of trade marks in series;
Merchandizing and trade mark protection;
Famous films and trade mark protection;
Disparagement and trade mark use;
Names, Registrations and Actions;
Basics of Publicity Rights and…
This presentation was delivered by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at GNLU as a part of the entertainment law course offered for LLB students. The presentation covers:
• Introduction to copyright law and philosophy of copyright law;
• Copyrightability - Idea/Expression Dichotomy, Ideas and Expressions, Originality, Modicum of Creativity - tests;
• Abstraction of expressions from ideas, public domain works, facts, common scenes, concepts, themes, etc;
• Copyrightable Subject Matter - Works protected;
• Rights granted to each type of work, and differences in rights;
•…
This presentation was delivered by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at GNLU as a part of the entertainment law course offered for LLB students. The presentation covers:
Meaning of intellectual property;
Nature of protection offered by IP;
Different species of Intellectual Property, and their relevance to entertainment industry:
Role of Patents in Entertainment Business;
Copyrights and Entertainment;
Trade Marks and their relevance to entertainment industry;
Industrial Designs/Design Patents and their role in licensing and merchandizing;
Geographical Indications and their role in entertainment;
Trade Secrets in the Entertainment Industry;
Confidential Information…
The Delhi High Court has restrained Glenmark from making and marketing generic versions of Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD)'s popular antidiabetic drug “Januvia” (sitagliptin) and “Janumet” (combination of sitagliptin and metformin) in its latest order dated October 7, 2015. The order restrains Glenmark from making, using, selling, distributing, advertising, exporting, offering for sale or dealing in Sitagliptin Phosphate Monohydrate or any other salt of Sitagliptin in any form, alone or in combination with one or more other drugs or from…