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Recording your Intellectual Property with Customs in India
So you’ve filed and registered your trademark, and have been using it consistently. Life goes on as merrily as possible until you realize that there are counterfeit products with your trademark in the market. The first thing you would have to do is conduct an investigation into where the products…
The Politics of Indian Intellectual Property
For those of you who decided to read the article based on the title, expecting some hard hitting piece of English prose on India and US talks on IP based on the issue of pharma patents and the like; I’m sorry to disappoint. I started off this post with a very simple question in mind as to whether…
Start-up Tips - Integrated Circuit Layout Designs Simplified
Tech start-ups seem to be the flavour of the day in most entrepreneur meets but amidst the wide array of software companies there is an oft neglected team of people who work exclusively on building hardware. The silent workers who have it more difficult in terms of securing funding, gaining…
Old tactics but New game – Trademark Bullying
From the newspapers to our daily lives and our secret fears – it’s all about being intimidated by the big guy. Most of us believe (or is it just me?) that they can be overpowering because they are they and we are we. I can’t begin to fathom how it must be out there for the new entrepreneurs in the…
The Five Commandments of Networking for Indian Lawyers
It all starts in the womb. I don’t mean anything euphemistic or metaphorical, but literally; I was recently told that to get into premier schools in India, parents have to apply for admission immediately after conception. One parent, was incredibly upset that he missed out because his child was…
How Smart would Dumb Starbucks be in India?
Dumb Starbucks impressed and gathered quite a lot of customers for free coffee on the day of their opening in Los Angeles last week. They ran out of coffee eventually but the publicity continued! Oh, they aren't associated with the REAL Starbucks and even admit that they consider them as models.…
Cyber Crimes and Domain Hosts - Where does the liability lie?
Domain hosts are the providers of domain names, for instance, if you want to buy abcxyz.in, you will approach the .IN registry or any of registrars accredited (godaddy.com, name.com, rediff.com etc.) by them in order to secure a domain name. Likewise, you can find a number of registrars if you want…
Trademark Dispute : A Man of Average Intelligence and Imperfect Recollection
Name: Man of Average Intelligence and Imperfect Recollection AKA: An Unwary Purchaser of Average Intelligence; Ordinary Man; a Customer of Average Intelligence; Age: ~ 56 years [1958 possible year of birth] Origin: Possibly the United Kingdom – Aquamatic Case First Appearance in India: 1960 Known…
Aural and olfactory marks – I heard that it smells good
On a beautiful Sunday morning you are jogging down the street. After covering few kilometers, you decide to break for a breather. As you rest your legs, you hear the distant sound of a TV commercial from a house nearby. The sound isn’t clear and you are not able to figure out what the people might…
Yoga and IP: Stretched too far?
Yoga is one of the oldest physical and spiritual exercises known to mankind. It is collective knowledge and has been believed to be in existence from around 2500 B.C. Come to think of it, there should be no intellectual property battle over it – it is India’s traditional knowledge and no single…