Intellectual Property Rights
Protection of Plant varieties in India: lack of choices?
India has adopted a sui generis system for protection of plant varieties and enacted a legislation that explicitly provides for plant breeders' rights along with farmers’ rights and community rights. Previously we had discussed the rights of plant breeders over commercial production and marketing…
Protecting your brand/trademark with the Amazon Brand Registry
In spite of being a developing country, India has shown immense growth in the e-commerce sector. Amazon is one such e-commerce site which is widely known and as any other e-commerce business, it allows sellers to sell their products on their website. Since there are thousands of sellers on Amazon,…
Why Startups need to protect their Intellectual Property before disclosing it
Intellectual Property – Creations of your Mind ‘A hundred and one wonders our mind holds, And out of it rarely a creation unfolds!’ Isn’t that true? Imagine you have created something ingenious, what we formally call “Intellectual Property” or simply IP, like a truly mind-blowing…
New initiatives from the copyright office for registration of copyrights in India
Digital technology is drastically changing our ways of life, whether it's home or office and the Copyright office is no exception to it. In its attempt to use the technology and to enhance transparency in Copyright prosecution in India, the Copyright Office recently issued a Public Notice wherein…
Last Opportunity by the Indian Trademark Office to file Response to Examination Report not attended to
The Indian Trademark Office yet again released a default notice against several thousands of trademark applications that were examined before March 31, 2017, however, no response to the examination report has been filed yet. In order to avoid the infamous drama surrounding the Indian Trademark…
Sole Proprietorship or incorporate my LLP/Pvt Ltd company in India
Starting your own business requires passion, zeal and aptitude for that business. But once you have decided to start on your own, there are a hundred and one questions zooming through your mind. This article aims at answering, at the least some of your questions. What is my organization going to…
What You Need to Think About When Crafting a Non-Disclosure Agreement
Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) protect sensitive information in business deals. Depending on the structure and specific language of the deal, NDAs have long-term effects on the recipient of the agreement. Make sure you know what is in any non-disclosure agreement you are a part of and be certain…
A Dig into Cakes – the IP Perspective
Cakes. What instantly comes to our minds is the creamy, delicious taste on our palettes. But yet here I am, connecting it with the most unlikely subject, Intellectual Property Rights. I’m sure ‘cakes’ always make us think of ‘chocolate,’ ‘red velvet’ (I do know a bit about them) etc and hardly…
Confidentiality or Restraint of Trade
Coming across Employee Confidentiality Agreements or inclusion of the Confidential Information clause in an employment agreement is a common part and parcel of the professional front. However, there have been instances wherein under the disguise of protecting confidential information, such…
The Intellectual Property Games – RIO 2016
The Olympics Games Rio 2016 officially concluded over a week ago yet the controversies it propagated are still in action. The US Olympic Committee claimed that non-sponsors could not tweet about the Olympic Games in Rio and in furtherance sent warning letters to numerous businesses tweeting with…