Editorial Staff
Breaking the fourth wall – Virtual Property and Intellectual Property Rights in India
The Big Bang theory fans, would remember the episode where Sheldon’s Ostrich from the game World of Warcraft was stolen and Penny and the boys had to go and get it from the person who stole it. Cutting the long story short, in this age of virtual reality what we create online is something that we…
IP Office appoints Facilitators under SIPP - Startups to get pro-bono services
With the Government’s recent proactive steps in improving Intellectual Property protection with a focus on Startups through the “STARTUP INDIA” drive, Selvam and Selvam is pleased to announce the appointment of the Managing Attorney, Raja Selvam, as a “Facilitator” under the “Scheme for…
A ray of hope for the abandoned trademark applications in India
If you have been following our blogs lately, you might remember the one dated April 1, 2016, reporting the rampant abandonment of marks by the Indian Trademarks Registry, and the events that followed on April 4, 2016 where the Trademark Office issued a public notice in order to bring order to the…
Will the auctioning of trademarks bring back the good times for Kingfisher?
The abandonment of trademarks by the Registry and the events that ensued did steal the spotlight from another trademark issue that has come out at the same time. Right after the (for the lack of a better word) flight of Kingfisher’s Vijay Mallya, the banks have been in a fix trying to recover the…
Indian Trademark Office strikes back - Sets 25 day countdown to reinstate 1,66,771 abandoned applications
In furtherance to the recent commotion caused by the Trade Marks Office abandoning more than 1,60,000 trademark applications overnight, the Office of the Controller General Patents, Designs and Trademarks has issued a Public Notice dated April 04, 2016 to apparently tranquilize the situation. As…
Indian Trademark Office abandons 1,66,771 Trademark Applications
Note: At the outset, please note that this is not an April Fool's joke! This is very real, though the timing of it is unfortunate. The end of the financial year in India, generally has companies on edge. Accounts teams rushing to make sure all amounts are tallied, outstanding bills are sought after…
Trans-border reputation spills over to India
Reputation of a trademark implies to the knowledge and awareness of such trademark among the public and is the means by which a trademark is recognized. With globalization of trade and commerce, products are widely available in every nook and corner of the world irrespective of their place of…
IPR and Blogging - A blog for the bloggers
If you like then you should’a write blog on it, that’s not how the song goes, but I guess you get the drift. Today, blogging hasn’t just become a hobby but also a profession. There are so many amateur bloggers that have become professionals within a few years and some have even acquired celebrity…
If the Indian Govt has its way, trademark fees to increase by 100%
In continuation of our previous post on the draft Trade Marks (Amendment Rules) 2015 issued by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry on November 19, 2015, here’s the latest update on the proposed amendments. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, the Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of…
Freedom of Panorama
The concept of “Freedom of Panorama” is a copyright exception wherein the law permits taking photographs, video footage and creating other images (such as paintings) of buildings, sculptures and other art works which are permanently located in a public place, without infringing any copyright that…