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Patent Law-Basics of Specification Drafting- A PPT by Somashekar Ramakrishna at NLSIU

The following presentation was delivered by Mr. Somashekar Ramakrishna, Partner BananaIP Counsels, at National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU), as a part of the Patent law course offered for PGDIP students. The presentation titled “Basic of Specification Drafting”covers the following topics: Object of Patent Law Form of Application- Patent Application, Priority Date In the Indian Patent Act- Section 7, Section 10 Specification Contents Examples of Invention Title Preamble Technical Field…

January 12, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 2288Views 0Like

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The featured image is of the trademark symbols- tm, r . The post is abouT change in the name of Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) to European Union Intellectual Property Office. please click here to read more.

The First Amendment strikes again

The Slants, an Asian-American rock band, founded by Simon Tam, had applied for the registration of their band name as a trademark. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) however, refused to grant THE SLANTS trademark registration under §2(a), which bars registration for marks “[c]onsist[ing] of or compris[ing] … matter which may disparage … persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt, or disrepute.” It stated that the mark was denied registration for being…

January 5, 2016 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 870Views 0Like

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Best Intellectual Property Blogs – IP Iustitia

As we draw to the end of the year, we would like to draw this series of Intellectual Property updates to a close as well. I would like to take this opportunity to firstly thank all our readers for their continued interest and support, Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala for his guidance and most valuable comments on the featured Intellectual Property (IP) blogs and most importantly the founders/ the authors of the featured IP blogs for providing relevant details with respect…

December 31, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 1578Views 0Like

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World’s Best IP Blogs – Written Description

Hello there dear readers, long story cut short, the blog that we bring to you today is called “Written Description”. Written description is primarily a Patent & IP blog which discusses recent news and scholarship on patents, IP theory and innovation. The weblog is very different from the ones that we have featured in our earlier posts. While there are several patent law blogs that report and analyze the latest patent news, there are extremely few blogs that discuss or…

December 31, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 916Views 0Like

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World’s Best IP Blogs – Kluwer Copyright Blog

Continuing from the previous post on the blogs from Kluwer Law International, this post features the second blog from Kluwer known as “Kluwer Copyright Blog.” Kluwer Copyright Blog is once again a publication of Kluwer Law International which provides information and news with respect to the European copyright law. The intention of the copyright blog is to provide short columns on European copyright law and occasionally US law where there is a cross border interest. The blog was founded in…

December 30, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 1222Views 0Like

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Merry Patents and Merry Christmas

Christmas, the annual festival celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. People around the world have been observing this day with traditions and practices that are both religious and secular in nature. It is celebrated worldwide with few traditions like feasts, symbolic decorations, giving gifts and social gatherings. On this special day, we bring to you information on a few patents related to Christmas. An invention as disclosed in US 7132139B2 discloses a structure of an assembled type Christmas tree. The…

December 25, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 2102Views 0Like

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Can Supreme Court be the pain reliever?

Recently the two popular pain relieving ointment brands Zandu Balm and Moov have been in the news . The manufactures of Moov have filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against the decision of the Kolkata High Court, in a disparagement suit. It is all started with the TV commercial launched for the promotion of the product “MOOV”. In the course of the advertisement, ‘2X’ flashed on the screen with a voice over claiming that Moov had double the number…

December 23, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 884Views 0Like

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Trouble in Mohenjo Daro Paradise!

Hrithik Roshan starrer “Mohenjo Daro”, slated for release in August 2016 has been the centre of a lot of speculation and controversies since the date it was announced. Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, the movie is in the last leg of shooting. Akashaditya Lama, the director of the movie ‘Cigarette ki Tarah’ and the writer of popular TV shows Kumkum, Kkusum and Hamari Betiyon ka Vivah, has sent a legal notice to UTV Films and Disney India, director Gowariker and Hrithik…

December 22, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 859Views 0Like

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World’s Best IP Blogs – China IPR

Hello there readers, hope you’ve all had a great weekend. Continuing with our series on the world’s best IP blogs, the weblog that we bring to you today is called “China IPR.” The blog covers Intellectual Property news from China. This blog was launched in mid-November 2011 and has garnered a huge following within a short span of 4 years. The blog is run by Mark Allen Cohen, who has over 25 years of private, public sector, in house and…

December 21, 2015 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 1089Views 0Like

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The featured image shows the words patent patent application. The post is about the key points that one must keep in mind while applying for a patent. To read more click here.

Tips and Tricks for filing a Patent

A person or an entity can safeguard their invention or idea by applying for a patent against the same idea or invention. This gives the applicant a kind of virtual ownership over the invention or the idea for a specified period of time. Although the basic procedure for applying for a patent is not that complicated, there are certain things that an applicant should bear in mind while applying for a patent. In this article we shall take a look…