Delusion over Indian Performance Rights Society being a part of Copyright Society
December 22, 2017Intellectual Property Rights,CopyrightsLicensing,Copyright Infringement,Copyright Societies,Royalties
In India, PRS is embodied through the Indian Performing Right Society Ltd. (IPRS), which was registered as a copyright society under Section 33 of Copyrights Act, 1957, but post amendment of the said Act in 2012, the IPRS lost its registration.
How Toyota turned the table for Trans-Border Reputation in India
December 21, 2017Intellectual Property Rights,TrademarksInfringement,Passing off,Trans-Border Reputation
Trans-Border reputation is a concept that has been well founded in the Indian legal system since the landmark Whirlpool decision in 1996. This doctrine allows unregistered trademarks in India to maintain an action for passing off without the requirement of having commercial use in India.
TN govt re-christens video piracy cell to IP Right Enforcement Cell
November 1, 2017Intellectual Property Rights,Trademarks,CopyrightsPiracy,Copyright Infringement
The new policy is clearly informed by conservative pro-Intellectual Property (IP) ideology; yes, we are talking about the Tamil Nadu Government’s recent development on re-designating Video Piracy Cell as “Intellectual Property(IP) Right Enforcement Cell”.
Protection of Plant varieties in India: lack of choices?
October 6, 2017Intellectual Property RightsProtection of Plant Varieties,Registration of Plant Varieties
Any person as described under Sec.16 of the Act can apply for the registration of a new variety of plant with the Office of the Registrar, Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority.
Protecting your brand/trademark with the Amazon Brand Registry
September 27, 2017Intellectual Property Rights,TrademarksRegistration,Startup,Amazon
Amazon started something called Amazon Brand Registry, an exclusive program designed for the sellers so that they can manage their brand, products, product details on their website through their brand name/trademark.
Why Startups need to protect their Intellectual Property before disclosing it
September 26, 2017Intellectual Property Rights,Trademarks,Patents,Industrial Designs,CopyrightsProtection,Startup
your Start-up would revolve around your IP in one way or the other and managing and protecting the same might actually decide the ground for you.
New initiatives from the copyright office for registration of copyrights in India
September 22, 2017Intellectual Property Rights,CopyrightsIP India,Registration
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 stating that the Copyright Office going forward shall publish on its website a list of all applications received by it for copyright registration. The said list shall be published on the first Friday…
Last Opportunity by the Indian Trademark Office to file Response to Examination Report not attended to
September 2, 2017Intellectual Property Rights
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.
Trademark Opposition proceeding in India
Opposition proceeding in India, though very long, is very interesting and fun. Before diving into the procedure of Opposition proceedingopposition proceeding, a quick run through of the general procedure of filing until registration would be helpful. After filing an application for a new mark, the Registry examines the application to determine the distinctiveness of the mark. If the Examiner is satisfied that the mark is distinctive enough and if there are no similar marks, it will be published…