law News Madras HC says NO to Claim Over Monopoly over the words “Magic”, “Magical” and Masala” in ITC vs. Nestle case On the 10th of June 2020, the Madras HC pronounced its order in the case of ITC v. Nestle India stating that the word “Magic” is laudatory. Justice C. Saravanan in his judgment stated that, “. . …
law News KRBL Limited granted INR 50,000 as cost of proceedings by Patiala House Court and injunction against “SUN GATE” December 3, 2020admin In this blog, we take a look back at the decision given by the Delhi Court in the year 2019 wherein it granted ex-parte injunction in favor of India Gate Basmati Rice. The Patiala …
IPR law Doctrine of “work for hire” under the copyright law: a critical survey of U.K., US and Indian cases July 23, 2021admin Introduction Copyright is a type of intellectual property that grants the owner of a creative work the exclusive right to create copies of it for a set period of time. The creative work …
law News In-film Branding, Product Placements and Co-Branding Arrangements July 26, 2021admin What is in film branding or co-branding? It is a mode of advertising through which various branded products are being placed in the movies or TV shows (without blurring it out). It is also known as covert branding and it has become a medium of …
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law News Trade dress protection-comparative study of US and Indian position July 28, 2021admin Introduction Trade dress refers to aspects of a product’s visual or sensuous appeal, such as its packaging, shape, or color combination, that can be registered and protected from being exploited by competitors in connection with their business and services. Their shape (3-dimensional), …
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IPR law Traditional knowledge and patent issues: with reference to Basmati, Neem, Turmeric, and Golden rice August 2, 2021admin Introduction Non-physical property that is the result of original thought is referred to as intellectual property.Tradition-based literal, artistic, or scientific works; performances; scientific discoveries; designs; marks, names, and symbols; undisclosed information; and all other tradition-based innovations and …
law News The Effectiveness Of The Remedies For Copyright Infringement, A Global Concern August 10, 2021sangam tiwari When is infringement said to have occurred? The rapid growth of the internet has become worrying for the copyright owners. People can now copy large amounts of protected work instantly. The Internet has made this possible. The effect of this ease …
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IPR law International developments relating to protection of Traditional knowledge August 10, 2021sangam tiwari INTRODUCTION Traditional knowledge can be described as “a body of information accumulated through centuries by a group of people living in close proximity to nature.” Since the establishment of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1992, the preservation of traditional and indigenous …
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IPR law News Traditional Knowledge Protection Through The Existing Copyright Regime-Experience In Us, Australia And India August 11, 2021admin Introduction Tradition-based literary, artistic, or scientific works; performances; inventions; scientific discoveries; designs; marks, names, and symbols; undisclosed information; and all other tradition-based innovations and creations resulting from intellectual activity in the industrial, scientific, literary, or artistic fields are …
IPR law News Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives under the copyright law August 11, 2021admin Introduction The Copyright law’s principal goal is to strike a balance between the interests of authors and other right holders on the one hand, and the interests of society on the other. The author’s stake is in his exclusive right …
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