Intellectual Property Rights
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…
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…
Ambush Marketing: Infringement in Disguise
Ambush marketing is the hottest-trending market strategy used by companies to advertise and promote their brands in covert ways. The concept is more prevalent and popular among sporting events where companies capitalize to advertise themselves on the events, in which they are not an official…
Plant Breeder’s Rights and Intellectual Property!
Intellectual Property Rights are basically assumed to protect everything from original plays and novels to inventions and company trademarks. So the concept of Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) might seem a little strange. The main reason is that Intellectual Property rights were not originally extended…
Outer Space and Intellectual Property Rights
Intellectual Property Rights as understood legally refers to those rights given to persons for their intellectual creations of mind, by way of copyright, trademark, design or patent protection. Just like any other property rights, they confer up on the owner or the creator the rights to benefit…
IP Office joins Startup India Campaign – Launches Scheme and Facilitators
Of late there has been a humongous upsurge in the number of Startups being launched in India, and alongside catching up pace, is the awareness about importance of protecting the intellectual property rights. The early stages in a new business is nothing short of a whirlwind for novice entrepreneurs…
Protecting business processes as Intellectual Property in India
Business processes: Very often people hear about how intellectual property protects all creations of the mind and immediately think their ideas have monetary value. Often times, when talking to people about patents, and their requirement for novelty, they usually believe that they do business…
Announcing A.A.Selvam - IDIA Scholarship
If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants — Isaac Newton Men who inspire us are rare and few. Especially those who have managed to leave an impression in our hearts that continues to shape us, long after they have passed on from this world to the next. When…
