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Autodesk, Inc. & Another v. Mr. Prashant Deshmukh & Others

This post was first published on June 25, 2011. Facts: Autodesk Inc. is a U.S. based design software and digital content company which provides design software to professionals. It is also the owner of various Trademarks in India including AUTODESK and AutoCAD. Microsoft Corporation is the owner of various well known computer software like Microsoft Office and Microsoft Windows, having a subsidiary company in India. In May, 2003, Microsoft received information from Mr. Devesh Tiwari, a Service Engineer for computers of…

February 15, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 1894Views 0Like

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Weekly Trademark News - BananaIP Counsels

Solid 21 Inc in Legal Battle, Kamala Harris Trademark, Bonjour Collaborates with Hush Puppies and Other News

Indian Trademark Statistics for February (Second Week), Kamala Harris Trademark, 3.85 Crores Awarded to Whatman in Damages, Solid 21 Inc in Legal Battle, Harmal Chilli GI and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK Every interaction in any form, is branding-Seth Godin INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS In the last week, the Indian Trademark Office has had a slow week. The total number of applications published in the trademark journal has decreased by four…

February 13, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 859Views 0Like

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Cricket – 3D Optimised Advertising

This post was first published on April 3, 2011. India is a land of diversity and not many things are common among all Indians. But cricket is surely a factor that binds the whole of India. Cricket is considered a religion in India and is followed with unquestionable reverence. Indians are emotionally attached to cricket and this attachment encouraged advertising companies to use cricket as a platform for promoting their products. And with India winning the biggest spectacle in the cricket…

February 11, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1116Views 0Like

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Kindle eBooks and Amazon Marketplace – The Non-Compliance Continues

Amazon's Kindle eBooks need no introduction. Everyone is aware of them, and since the launch of the Kindle eBook store in India, Amazon claims that its publisher and customer base is growing fast. In 2018, Amazon also launched Audible, its audio book store in India. So far, I have used the term Amazon loosely to refer to several of its entities. For purposes of this post, two entities of Amazon are relevant. One, Amazon Asia Pacific Holdings Private Limited (Amazon…

February 11, 2019 Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala Copyrights, General, Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing 0Comment 1908Views 0Like

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Facebook to Share Chats with Police, Artist Sues Ariana Grande, ‘Fiji Water Girl’ Suit, and more

Facebook to Provide User Chat Details for Sensitive Cases to Delhi Police, MEITy Invites Counter Comments on Draft Intermediary Rules, Vegas Artist Sues Ariana Grande for Using Art in Music Video, Creators of Netflix’s ‘Wild Wild Country’ Sued for Copyright Infringement, ‘Fiji Water Girl’ Sues Fiji Water for Unauthorised Use of Images, Spotify in Talks to Acquire Gimlet, TikTok and Sony Collaborate to Promote Thriller ‘Escape Room’ Copyright Quote The Copyright Bargain is a balance between protection for the artist and rights for the consumer. Robin Gross Copyright Statistics…

February 8, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law, Privacy / Data Protection, Publicity Rights/ Celebrity Rights, Social Media Law 0Comment 862Views 0Like

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Cricket Pitch Patent

This post was fist published on March 26, 2011. Cricket is a sport which originated in England and slowly spread across the world. At present more than 100 countries play cricket as per ICC rules. This gentlemen's game is most popular among commonwealth nations but it still has to gain popularity in other parts of the world like sports such as football, tennis, etc. Cricket lovers keep organizing cricket matches at different venues to promote the game. In Aug 2009, some…

February 8, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents, Sports Law 0Comment 1391Views 0Like

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Doctrine of unclean hands- Now a defense in trademark infringement!

This post was first published on March 22, 2011. The Indian Courts, in the recent past have continuously surprised us by pulling one trick after the other when it comes to dealing with Intellectual Property cases. This time around it is the Bombay High Court while dealing with a trademark infringement matter in the recent case of M/S.J.K. Sons vs M/S.Parksons Games & Sports (decided on March 18, 2011).The facts involve M/S Parksons Games & Sports (respondents) being the owners of…

February 7, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 1833Views 0Like

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Is GPL so Viral? – The New Phase of OSS License Enforcement and Compliance

This post was first published on 20th March, 2011. General Public License (GPL) is one of the most stringent open source licenses. Being a license created by Free Software Foundation, it may be termed as a strong copyleft license. One of the primary objectives of the license is to spread the philosophy of free software foundation to make source code available for copying, use, modification and distribution. Any derivative work of a software governed by GPL will also be governed by…

February 6, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Open Source Licensing 0Comment 1510Views 0Like

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Pharma Patent Search – A Challenging Task

This post was first published on 15th March 2011. It is beyond contention that prior art search is an absolutely critical step in acquiring a patent, irrespective of the technology domain the invention relates to. Although considerable amount of time and effort needs to be spent for conducting a comprehensive patent search or any invention, in case of inventions pertaining to the pharmaceutical technology, the time and efforts triplicate. Here is why. The technology space in the pharmaceutical sector is extremely crowded…

February 5, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 957Views 0Like

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Patent Publication In India

This post was first published on 14th March, 2011. In India, just like in other jurisdiction once an application for filing the patent has been made, the application shall be published for public inspection by 18 months from date of filing or priority date. Indian Patent Act 1970 makes it mandatory to publish the patent applications for Public inspection in the official gazette. Such publications in official gazette shall be issued every Friday by patent office. Indian Patent office provides publication of…

February 5, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 4305Views 0Like

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Autodesk, Inc. & Another v. Mr. Prashant Deshmukh & Others

Solid 21 Inc in Legal Battle, Kamala Harris Trademark, Bonjour Collaborates with Hush Puppies and Other News

Cricket – 3D Optimised Advertising

Kindle eBooks and Amazon Marketplace – The Non-Compliance Continues

Cricket Pitch Patent

Doctrine of unclean hands- Now a defense in trademark infringement!

Is GPL so Viral? – The New Phase of OSS License Enforcement and Compliance

Pharma Patent Search – A Challenging Task

Patent Publication In India

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