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Delhi High Court issues injunctions for fraudulently using IP Law Firm’s Trademark and Partner’s Name

The Delhi High Court issued an interim injunction in favor of Anand And Anand, safeguarding its trademark against fraudulent impersonation in emails. The court also ordered the blacklisting of email addresses used by cybercriminals and instructed service providers to disclose their identities. Continue Reading Delhi High Court issues injunctions for fraudulently using IP Law Firm’s Trademark and Partner’s Name

September 13, 2024 BananaIP Reporter Case Reviews, Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 410Views 2Likes

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Relevance of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

This post was first published on November 18, 2014. Here is the first post in the series of Student Blog Contest. This post is authored by Pallavi Singh. Intellectual Property Rights are legally recognized exclusive rights to protect creations of the mind. Along with human creativity and inventiveness, IPR is all around us. Almost every product or service that we use in our daily lives is the result of a long chain of big or small innovation, such as changes…

September 7, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property 0Comment 2703Views 0Like

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Intellectual Property Protection for Computer Programs – Part III

This post was published on September 01, 2014. In continuation to the previous post in this series, we will today be looking into copyright protection of computer software. As discussed in the previous post, Copyright Law came as an answer to the protection of computer programs at a time when the importance of Trade Secret Law for the same was dwindling. A computer program, being composed of source codes can be brought under the ambit of literary works in Copyright Law. The…

August 15, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 741Views 0Like

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Intellectual Property Protection for Computer Programs – Part I

This post was first published on 28th August, 2014. A computer program is an intellectual creation and can be protected by Intellectual Property (IP) Law, particularly by Copyright and Patent Laws. The manner of IP protection for computer programs is a hot topic of debate, primarily due to the fact that current IP regimes are not effective in dealing with their protection comprehensively. There is a lot of ambiguity with regard to their protection because of the technical complexities in computer programs and the difficulty…

July 28, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 824Views 0Like

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Intellectual Property Protection for Computer Programs – Part IV

This post was first published on 15th October, 2014. In the final post of this series, we shall be looking into the concept of software patents and examining the extent to which patent law is effective in protecting computer programs. As mentioned earlier, protection of computer programs under the Copyright Law is limited to the protection of the literal elements of a computer program, i.e., the source code and the object code, and does not extend to the underlying idea and…

July 25, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 804Views 0Like

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Indian IP Laws to Protect Traditional Culture and Folklore

This post was first published on 8th November, 2014. Most places in the world, where traditional knowledge and folklore exist, face the challenge of multiculturalism and cultural diversity because they have both indigenous and immigrant communities. A balance has to be struck between the protection and preservation of cultural experience and traditional. Efficient cultural policies are required to meet the above challenges and free exchange of cultural experiences is required to make policies for effective protection of the same. A further…

July 25, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Traditional Knowledge 0Comment 1667Views 0Like

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Intellectual Property Protection for Computer Programs – Part II

This post was first published on 1st September, 2014. In continuation to the previous post in the series, we shall now be looking into the system of IP protection for computer programs that existed prior to the adoption of Copyright and Patent Laws. Though it can be said that Copyright and Patent Laws are the more popular systems of IP protection for computer programs, it was Trade Secret Law that was initially resorted to for the protection of software, primarily because, previously, computer programs bundled…

July 25, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 874Views 0Like

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Patent Filing Requirements in India

This post was first published on 14th January, 2011. Filing of a Patent application in India has been simplified by the option of E-filing software. With the use of digital signature an authorized patent agent or applicant can directly file a patent application in the E-filing software. Normally, a patent application can be filed by the true and first inventors or the assignee having acquired the authority from the true and first inventors. The following documents/forms are required at…

July 24, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 4565Views 0Like

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A Progressive Step Towards Regulating The eCommerce Sector – In response to Professor Arul’s 101 Article on Decimating Digital Competition

I write in response to Professor Arul George Scaria's article in Bloomberg where he argues that the Draft National eCommerce Policy ("eCommerce Policy") will decimate digital competition. Arul bases his arguments on issues in the policy with respect to data ownership/sharing and intellectual property protection, and states in strong words that the policy is discriminatory, anticompetitive, protectionist, and violative of individual rights. While I agree with Arul's comments relating to anti-piracy measures and open access, I find several of his…

March 22, 2019 Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala Intellectual Property, Privacy / Data Protection 0Comment 881Views 0Like

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Be Wise in Choosing Your IP Service Provider

This post was first published on 2nd February, 2011. Intellectual Property Services is not a business of a few anymore. With the development of the IT and other R&D based business, there are any number of IP Service providers mushrooming around the IT and BP hubs. Therefore, there is a huge number to choose from and a person in need of such services is obviously sceptical about making the choice. We are currently in the age of information and it…

January 25, 2019 BananaIP Reporter Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks 0Comment 907Views 0Like

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Delhi High Court issues injunctions for fraudulently using IP Law Firm’s Trademark and Partner’s Name

Relevance of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

Intellectual Property Protection for Computer Programs – Part III

Intellectual Property Protection for Computer Programs – Part I

Intellectual Property Protection for Computer Programs – Part IV

Indian IP Laws to Protect Traditional Culture and Folklore

Intellectual Property Protection for Computer Programs – Part II

Patent Filing Requirements in India

A Progressive Step Towards Regulating The eCommerce Sector – In response to Professor Arul’s 101 Article on Decimating Digital Competition

Be Wise in Choosing Your IP Service Provider

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