Date: August 30, 2023
The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks has released a formal public notice with the objective of soliciting suggestions and comments for the revision of current manuals and guidelines. This also includes the issuance of new guidelines for Patents, Designs, Trade Marks, Geographical Indications, and Copyrights.
Who May Participate
The invitation for input extends to all interested parties, including patent and trademark holders, designers, legal experts, academics, and professionals in industries governed by…
The President of India on fourth of April 2021 promulgated “The Tribunals Reforms (Rationalization and Conditions of Service) Ordinance 2021”. This Ordinance abolishes the various tribunals set up under the following acts:
THE CINEMATOGRAPH ACT, 1952
THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957
THE CUSTOMS ACT, 1962
THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA ACT, 1994
THE TRADE MARKS ACT, 1999
THE GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS OF GOODS (REGISTRATION…
The President of India on the 4th of April 2021 promulgated the “THE TRIBUNALS REFORMS (RATIONALISATION AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE) ORDINANCE, 2021”. With the passing of this ordinance, Tribunals set up under the Cinematograph Act, 1952, the Customs Act, 1962, the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994, the Trade Marks Act, 1999 and the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001 and certain other Acts have now effectively been rendered defunct with immediate effect.
Provided below…
The President of India on the 4th of April 2021 promulgated the “THE TRIBUNALS REFORMS (RATIONALISATION AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE) ORDINANCE, 2021 ”. With the passing of this ordinance, Tribunals set up under the Cinematograph Act, 1952, the Customs Act, 1962, the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994, the Trade Marks Act, 1999 and the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001 and certain other Acts have now effectively been rendered defunct with immediate effect. The ordinance has…
For many, 2019 appeared to be a tumultuous year, legally and politically, while for others it was a year of radical but welcome changes. The view remains divided. Intellectual Property in India however, appears to have had a reasonably good year saving some deeply tragic losses such as that of IP luminary, Prof. Shamnad Basheer.
In this post, we bring to you a recap of the patent statistics from 2019 and a comparison of these numbers with the statistics…
This post was first published on 19th September 2011.
Tea Board, India v. I.T.C. Limited
Decided by CALCUTTA HIGH COURT on 24th August, 2011
Facts
The plaintiff is an autonomous, non-profit statutory body and was established by the Government of India for the purpose of controlling the Indian Tea Industry. This establishment is engaged in production, cultivation, marketing, sale and export of tea, encouraging research, and other numerous statutory duties and functions under the Tea Act. In order to preserve the integrity of tea…
The following presentation titled "Fundamentals of Intellectual Property" is part of the Patent Law and Practice Program being taught by the BananaIP Team to the B.tech-LLB Students of UPES School of Law, Dehradun.
The presentation covers the following topics:
Introduction to Intellectual Property
Species of IP
Patents
Copyrights
Brand Value
Trademarks
Industrial Designs
Trade Secrets
Geographical Indications
Traditional Knowledge
Dr. Kalyan’s Latest IP thriller - The Dravidian
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This weekly update on Trademarks and Geographical Indications (GI) is brought to you by the Trademark experts of BananaIP (BIP) Counsels.
TRADEMARK THOUGHT OF THE WEEK
“A great trademark is appropriate, dynamic, distinctive, memorable and unique” - Primo Angeli
TRADEMARK STATS FROM THE INDIAN TRADEMARK OFFICE, BETWEEN 16th FEBRUARY 2017 TO 21st FEBRUARY 2017
The Trademark office has been very busy during the last week. They have taken several actions with respect to the trademark process.
Total Trademark applications examined by the Trademark Office: 8399
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This weekly update on Trademarks and Geographical Indications (GI) is brought to you by the Trademark experts of BananaIP (BIP) Counsels.
Trademark thought of the week:
"Trademark is a studiously crafted personality profile of an individual, institution, corporation, product or service."- Daniel J. Boorstin
Trademark Stats from the Indian Trademark Office, between 8th February 2017 to 15th February 2017 :
Total Trademark applications examined by Trademark Office: 11095
Total applications disposed through show cause hearings: 1237
Total applications published in the…
The boom of ecommerce has brought a major change in how commercial transactions are carried out today. Ecommerce platforms are blooming and everyone is embracing this approach because of its smart and widespread reach to consumers. The Government does not want to lag behind and in its attempt to catch up with the ongoing trend; is considering going the ecommerce way to sell authentic Geographical Indication (GI) products.
GI registration gives the registered proprietor and its authorized users, the right…