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Review of Organisational Structure of CGPDTM

This post was first published on 9th October, 2011. DIPP has published a discussion paper on ‘Review of Organizational structure of the office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs, Trademarks and Geographical Indication’. This is 12th discussion paper in the consultation series and third paper dealing with issues relating to IPR. This Discussion Paper deals with the scope and options for reorganizing the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM), to make it…

July 9, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 879Views 0Like

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Compulsory License for “Not working”

This post was first posted on 8th April, 2011. In a recent development, non-compliance with regard to the requirement of local working of patent, required under patent law, may lead to issue of compulsory licenses to generics for seven top selling drugs. The RTI query sought by SpicyIP (Way to go Spicy IP!) seeking information regarding Form 27 filings by Innovators for the top selling drugs Tarceva (Roche and OSI Pharms), Stutent (Pfizer), Nexavar (Bayer), Sprycel; Dasatinib (BMS), Pegasys (Roche), Viraferonpeg…

July 8, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 985Views 0Like

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Man Tried To Patent Godly Powers!

This post was first published on 8th September, 2011. Christopher Anthony Roller filed a patent application (11/161,345) entitled “Godly Powers" on July 29th, 2005; he wanted the USPTO to grant him a patent for the same. Chris Roller wanted an exclusive right to the ethical use and financial gain in the use of godly powers on planet Earth. The Abstract of this invention is as mentioned below. “Christopher Anthony Roller is a godly entity. ‘Granters’ had been given my powers…

July 8, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1517Views 0Like

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American Broadcasting vs. Aereo – Landmark Copyright Infringement case

This post was first published on Jun 27, 2014 On June 25th, 2014, the prolonged legal battle between Aereo, Inc. (Defendant) and the American Broadcasting Companies Inc. (Plaintiffs) - ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox, came to a screeching end. The US Supreme Court decided against the legitimacy of Aereo's service on the grounds of Copyright Infringement. This is a landmark judgment in the Copyrights world since, if decided otherwise, there could have been a drastic impact on the market…

July 7, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property 0Comment 1059Views 0Like

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Nature of Business and IP

This post was first published on 6th August, 2013. In the last column, addressing the relevance of IP to business, I pointed out that assessing the value of IP to a business requires a multi-factorial approach. Among others, the nature of business forms one of the fundamental factors for the said analysis. Businesses are of different types, and so are forms of Intellectual Property. Therefore, integrating the two, not surprisingly, requires the right mix and match to maximize value. For an…

July 6, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP for Start Ups 0Comment 1013Views 0Like

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Simple Steps to Plug IP Drainout

This post was first published on 6th August, 2013. Start-ups and SMEs are often focused on building business and staying afloat in the competitive market that more often than not they miss out on taking simple measures that can go a long way in protecting their IP that forms the crux of their business, from people who deal with it every day. Signing of appropriate employment agreements is one among many such simple steps in safeguarding IP and is extremely important for…

July 6, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, IP for Start Ups 0Comment 734Views 0Like

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Swiss Supreme Court Finally Approves Registration of the Sign “APPLE”, Xiaomi Introduces Mimoji Similar to that of Apple’s Memoji, Federal Court Holds Amazon Liable for Defective Third-Party Goods, and more

Xclusive-Lee Responds to Gigi Hadid’s Fair Use Defence; Swiss Supreme Court Finally Approves Registration of the Sign “APPLE”; Xiaomi Introduces Mimoji Similar to that of Apple’s Memoji; Federal Court Holds Amazon Liable for Defective Third-Party Goods; Apple Music has Crossed 60 Million Subscribers; A&M Studio and OneLoop Collaborate to Expand Digital Music Distribution; Court Rules in Favor of Andy Warhol in a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit; Top Chinese E-Commerce Platform Shein Shuts Down Partially, and more. COPYRIGHT QUOTE "You may be in…

July 5, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, e-Commerce Law, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law, Privacy / Data Protection, Publicity Rights/ Celebrity Rights 0Comment 986Views 0Like

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An Effective Method Towards the Protection of IP

This post was first published on 5th July, 2012. John Doe orders are generally issued against someone whose identity is unknown. This is usually served to online service providers and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to obtain the identity of the author of an anonymous post. In the current instance John Doe orders were obtained by 'Reliance Big Entertainment Pvt' to block websites containing file sharing links, such as 'Pirate Bay' and 'Vimeo'. Recently, the producers of the Tamil films “3” and “Dammu”…

July 5, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property 0Comment 746Views 0Like

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From Dress Pin to Safety Pin

This post was first published on 2nd September, 2014. Inventive step / Non-Obviousness is one of the most important patentability criteria in almost all patent jurisdictions. Non-obviousness is the term used by the USPTO and is codified in 35 USC § 103. The requirement is that the claimed invention being patented should not be obvious, meaning that a "person having ordinary skill in the art" should not be able to easily guess or put two or more things together to arrive at the invention seeking a…

July 2, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1745Views 0Like

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Intellectual Property, Open Source and Intelligent Automobiles

iscover how open source software and intellectual property intersect in the realm of intelligent automobiles. This post delves into the IP risks and challenges faced by the automotive industry in adopting AI-driven open source projects. Continue Reading Intellectual Property, Open Source and Intelligent Automobiles

July 2, 2019 Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala Intellectual Property, Open Source Licensing 0Comment 3322Views 0Like

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Review of Organisational Structure of CGPDTM

Compulsory License for “Not working”

Man Tried To Patent Godly Powers!

American Broadcasting vs. Aereo – Landmark Copyright Infringement case

Nature of Business and IP

Simple Steps to Plug IP Drainout

Swiss Supreme Court Finally Approves Registration of the Sign “APPLE”, Xiaomi Introduces Mimoji Similar to that of Apple’s Memoji, Federal Court Holds Amazon Liable for Defective Third-Party Goods, and more

An Effective Method Towards the Protection of IP

From Dress Pin to Safety Pin

Intellectual Property, Open Source and Intelligent Automobiles

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