Raja Selvam
Things are looking “rosy” for Gulaab Gang... for now
It seems to have become a norm in India these days to rake up some controversy before a film’s release. It is almost always either intellectual property (copyright or trademark) violation or defamation. This time apparently it is both! Gulaab Gang is a Hindi film which apparently deals with social…
Copyright Office – Still in the game!
I just looked back on our posts and noticed that we have been bringing to you many posts about the changes in the Trademark, Patent and Designs Office but haven’t been giving due attention to the Copyright Office (not that much has happened in a while) To be perfectly honest, I always felt that the…
After fee hike for Patent filings in India, Design Office to follow suit
The Indian Intellectual Property Office invited comments today for the recently published draft amendment rules (“draft rules”) for Design filings in India. The draft rules can be found here. What’s new? Taking a leaf out of the Patent Office’s book, the draft rules propose separate fee for natural…
Official fees for Patent Filing in India goes up by 60 – 100%!
Last Friday, the Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2014 (the “Rules”) came into effect. The public notice issued by the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks summarises that the Rules basically deal with a revised official fee structure and the inclusion of a new category of applicants…
Update! More facilities through Trademark E-filing system
Following my earlier post, I am incredibly excited about the recent launch of yet some more forms being made available online. With this launch, the Trademarks Office has made a total of 57 forms available online. We now have forms for requesting changes post-registration online which means we can…
Expedited Examination of Trademarks in India – How fast is fast?
To all who read this, my aim here is to share something that I have been brooding about...It may even be something “you” have been brooding about.. Hopefully someone or maybe even the Indian Trademark Office will come up with a satisfying answer? All IP Attorneys in India (and even from other…
Indian Trademarks Office goes the paperless way!
For those of you who use (and love, maybe?) the e-filing system (“system”) of the Trademarks Office, things just got lovelier. Until the evening of February 05, 2014, the Trademark Office’s system allowed trademark applications (under various forms) along with a couple of requests such as…
Importance of O-3 Notice – Trademark renewal reminder
We bring to you a guest post by Nemish Zaveri, a fourth year law student from Institute of Law, Nirma University with a keen interest in intellectual property laws. In this article, he presents his views on the requirement to serve the O-3 notice. An O-3 notice is a reminder sent to the registered…
Selvam & Selvam wins the 2014 Corporate Intl Magazine Global Award "IP Trademarks Law Firm of the Year in India"
The New Year starts with a bang! A big THANKS to all our clients and associates who have placed their trust in us and given us the opportunity to work with them and for them. This past year with all its ups and downs has certainly been very rewarding in terms of our aspirations and in retrospect,…
Trademark Application Status - "Sent back to EDP" or "Formality check pass/fail" in India - Explained
This is a very simple and preliminary stage wherein the Trademark Office asserts that all the formalities required to be observed while filing a trademark application have successfully been observed by the applicant and the application would soon proceed to the next level. The formalities here…