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What to do when an Injunction is not enough to stop the infringement

The Latin term ‘Ubi Jus Ibi Remedium’ means; where there is a right there is a remedy. In this context, there is a remedy when there is a breach of a courts order to stop a person from dishonoring the order of the court. One of the remedies available for an infringement of an Intellectual Property…


Taxes and Intellectual Property - Royalty payments in India

Intellectual Property Rights are one of the most valuable assets of organizations. To maintain a fine balance between promoting research and development and economic growth, various countries have different strategies regarding granting of intellectual property rights as well as other rights and…


Software Piracy raids on Startups - Know your rights

So you’ve just set up your company, and working at acquiring clients, you pounce on the phone as soon as it rings/ rush to the door at the prospect of a new client walking through the doors. Not all calls and visits may be pleasant. I’ve listed out two situations below which just might fall under…


Disability Exceptions in Copyright

Copyright law, which protects literary, dramatic, musical, artistic and affiliated works, mandates that in order to copy or use a copyrighted work one has to get permission from its owner or the author and this has been one of the major reasons for the visually impaired and otherwise print disabled…


The Case of the Early Bird and Trademark Squatting

Let’s take a huge scoop of hypothesis and say that, Ben and Jerry ice-creams forgot to register their trademark in India, and in 2016 when they tried to come into the Indian market they see that there has already been a trademark registered for Ben and Jerry in India, by one Mr. X. What Mr. X did…


Guidelines for computer related inventions makes IT India happy

On the 19th of February Office of Controller General of Patents, Trademarks and Designs released new Guidelines for the examination of computer related inventions. These new guidelines were welcomed by the people who protested against the guidelines that were issued in 2015 and kept in abeyance due…


Doing research with a patented product? Research Exemption under Patent Law

The Patents Act, 1970 was framed keeping in mind the vulnerable position of an inventor but exemptions are as important as granting exclusive rights to the inventor. Both granting of exclusive rights and exemptions play a significant role in the progress of science and technology; while the former…


Patentability of 3D Printed Human Organs

We would have all come across the concept of organ transplants which has actually become a common phenomenon given the tremendous evolution in science and technology; hold on to that thought, and couple it with the invention of 3D printing, a booming technology that can be used to manufacture…


Post-mortem rights of publicity in India. A matter of grave importance

Once a person becomes famous, then they are constantly in the eyes of the public. In the age of the internet they have become more of a product for mass consumption than an individual. This is where the right of publicity comes into play, right of publicity or personality rights is the right of a…


SPORTS – Intellectual Property has got your back!

Gone are those days where sports were played as a result of passion and recreation. No one considered sports as a profession or a career. Today, it has become a huge business opportunity where people can mint money. The number of people who make a life out of sport has increased manifold in recent…