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The featured image shows a book kept on a photocopying machine. The post is about the recent judgement delivered by the Delhi High Court in the Rameshwari Photocopying case. To know more, please click here.

The Delhi High Court Delivers Judgement in a Copyright Infringement Suit

The much awaited decision of the Delhi High Court in The Chancellor, Masters & Scholars Of The University Of Oxford & Ors.versus Rameshwari Photocopy Services & Anr has been delivered yesterday. Case Citation The Chancellor, Masters & Scholars Of The University Of Oxford & Ors. v. Rameshwari Photocopy Services & Anr. CS(OS) No.2439/2012 Date of decision: 16th September, 2016. Deductions Some quick deductions from a first reading of the decision are provided hereunder for the reader's reference. In this case,…

September 17, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property 0Comment 1042Views 0Like

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The featured image shows the words thank you written on a small piece of paper. The psot is about the recent trademark dispute between Citigroup and AT&T with respect to the use of the word ''Thank you''. To know more, please click here.

“Thank You” AT&T and CitiGroup

We have come across a lot of bizarre Intellectual Property litigations in the past and the recent trademark dispute involving the banking giant Citigroup and the technology giant AT&T is no different from being considered as one such litigation. It is to be noted that Citigroup had earlier applied for the trademark "THANKYOU". Surprisingly they were able to get this phrase trademarked to use it in relation to their goods and services. However, AT&T allegedly used the mark "Thanks" in…

August 24, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 710Views 0Like

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The featured image shows the five rings of olympics. The post is about the rules regarding use of the word 'Rio 2016 ' in social websites , issued by the Olympics Committee. To know more, please click here.

RIO 2016 and Trademarks

The Rio Olympics, 2016 are in full swing and this news might serve as a warning to large number of brands throughout the globe. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) have warned both the athletes and the businesses who are not official sponsors of the Olympics, against using the Olympic trademarks in their marketing campaigns or on any other kind of forums, particularly social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. This might be understood…

August 17, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 789Views 0Like

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The featured image shows the image of singer Ed Sheeran . The post is about the recent copyright allegation against Ed Sheeran. To know more, please click here.

Ed Sheeran sued for ‘Thinking out loud’

Singer and song writer Ed Sheeran is currently facing a copyright lawsuit with reference to his music ‘Thinking out loud’. The heirs of of singer, songwriter and producer Ed Townsend, who co-wrote Marvin Gaye's 1973 soul staple "Let's Get It On'',filed a suit against Ed Sheeran on Tuesday in the Federal court in the Southern District of New York. Ed Townsend and Marvin Gaye co-wrote the song. Townsend's heirs are now suing Sheeran and they are claiming that Ed Sheeran has…

August 12, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing 0Comment 664Views 0Like

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The featured image shows a picture of the actor Hrithik Roshan. The post is about the recent copyright infringement action initiated against the film 'Mohenjo Daro'. To know more, please click here.

Mohenjo Daro triumphs infringement battle

Another film met the fate of being brought before the court in the 11th hour for plagiarism. The film Mohenjo Daro, directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar is scheduled for release on 12th August 2016. The movie was brought before the Bombay High Court with a claim that it was a product of plagiarism. But the film triumphed its first ever legal battle. The Plaintiff, Mr. Akshayaditya Harishchandra Lama ("Lama") claimed that the 1st Defendant, Mr. Ashutosh Gowarikar directed film Mohenjo Daro…

August 8, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 792Views 0Like

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The featured image shows a picture of the actor Hrithik Roshan. The post is about the latest copyright infringement dispute regarding the film Mohenjo Daro. To know more, please click here.

Mohenjo Daro clears copyright infringement case

The makers of the movie 'Mohenjo Daro' heaved a sigh of relief when the Bombay HC on August 2nd,2016 (Tuesday) dismissed a plea for an interim relief by the plaintiff who had alleged that the director of the movie had supposedly infringed his copyright in the script. The plaintiff, Akashaditya Lama had sent a legal notice to the producers of the movie Mohenjo Daro,director Ashutosh Gowariker and Hrithik Roshan, seeking a stay on the film’s production and release. He alleged…

August 5, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property 0Comment 930Views 0Like

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Trademark backlog to be finally reduced?

Recently, while giving a written reply to one of the matters in Lok Sabha, the Commerce and Industry Minister of the incumbent government, Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, emphasized that the government has taken steps to reduce the increasing backlog of the Trademarks Registry of India. She stated this while addressing the concern mounting over the daunting backlog of the Trademarks Registry. She also asserted that 21,706 applications have been abandoned or rejected during the period of 2015-16 due to the…

August 3, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 680Views 0Like

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TM Registry Issues New Public Notice Regarding Abandoned TM Applications

The Trade Marks Registry has recently released a notification on July 15, 2016 stating that no reply has been received for 9578 Examination Reports out of 13,062 Examination Reports which were dispatched during the month of March and April, 2016. These staggering figures released by the Indian Trade Marks Registry highlights some important issues. After applying for a trademark, there are chances that the particular trademark for which registration is sought for may face objections from the Examiner of the…

July 27, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 841Views 0Like

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The featured image shows the symbol of copyright in purple colour on a white background.The post is about the recent allegation of copyright infringement against the short movie 'kriti'. To know more, please click here.

Kriti vs Bob

The latest development in the copyright dispute between the makers of short films 'Kriti' and 'Bob' is discussed in this post. To know more about this copyright dispute which was published in an earlier post, please click here. The turbulence between Shirish Kunder’s 'Kriti' and Aneel Neupane’s 'Bob' finally seems to have reached its climax with the comeback of KRITI on YouTube. Neupane’s allegations of copyright infringement had infuriated Kunder, who claimed that there was no scope for any such copy…

July 22, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property 0Comment 968Views 0Like

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Patanjali mired in controversy once again

The brand Emami is a well known name in the FMCG(Fast Moving Consumer Goods) sector in India. Recently, Emami had levelled accusations against Patanjali Ayurved Limited of copying the design as well as the trademark of its ‘Kesh King’ brand of hair tonic. Emami had launched the product 'Kesh King' in the year 2015. This product was developed by Sanjeev Kumar Juneja of SBS Biotech in the year 2008. The product was being sold and marketed through SBS Biotech of…