Impact of Brand Protection and Market Fairness: Lessons from the Girnar Case
Understanding Deceptive Similarity in Trademark Law This legal framework extends beyond being merely similar in appearance-it indeed encompasses only phonetic, structural or conceptual similarity that might potentially deceive an average consumer suffering from imperfect memory. This is the reasoning that finds courts consistently holding that in deceptive similarity cases, the test is one of probability … Continue reading Impact of Brand Protection and Market Fairness: Lessons from the Girnar Case
Read more »Sustainable Success: The Power of Integrating IP Strategy with Green Business Practices
Sustainable development entails meeting present needs without jeopardizing the ability of future generations to do the same. Achieving this balance requires harmonizing resource use, investment, technology, and societal needs. To actualize sustainable development, businesses and organizations must adopt a Sustainability Action Plan. This plan outlines a systematic approach to incorporate sustainable practices into daily operations, … Continue reading Sustainable Success: The Power of Integrating IP Strategy with Green Business Practices
Read more »Inspiration vs. Imitation: Understanding copyright infringement
Right from the moment a child is born to the moment of a human’s last breath, harmonies, symphonies, rhythm, and tempos are a constant. Music plays an integral role in everybody’s life, its influences being subtle. It affects us in more ways than we can acknowledge. Knowing this, let’s delve into the idea of ownership … Continue reading Inspiration vs. Imitation: Understanding copyright infringement
Read more »Legal Qualms in IP Licensing During Insolvency: A Cross-Border Analysis
Introduction: Insolvency processes present different legal and practical issues, predominantly involving intellectual property (IP) licenses. The treatment of intellectual property licensing can disturb economic relationships and imperil crucial IP rights for enterprises in financial difficulties. A fragmented legal landscape forces players to navigate, making issues more complicated by the absence of a uniform global framework … Continue reading Legal Qualms in IP Licensing During Insolvency: A Cross-Border Analysis
Read more »Section 3(k) of the Indian Patents Act: Navigating Software Patents and Innovation
The Committee observes that the importance and value of innovative technologies like AI and machine learning will grow exponentially in the current world, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic, in which digital applications will play a critical role in reacting to the crises. Furthermore, the enormous advantages of AI and its uses in Indias income generation … Continue reading Section 3(k) of the Indian Patents Act: Navigating Software Patents and Innovation
Read more »Interrelation between TRIPS Agreement and Compulsory Licensing
THE TRIPS AGREEMENT & COMPULSORY LICENSING The TRIPS Agreement, signed parallel to the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1994, tried to create an international intellectual property rights regime that would harmonize legislative standards among WTO member countries. Before the TRIPS Agreement, many countries did not allow pharmaceutical products to be patented to … Continue reading Interrelation between TRIPS Agreement and Compulsory Licensing
Read more »Protecting Melodies – Music and Intellectual property rights
Human Mind can be described as one of the marvels of the world owing to its intellectual ability. From the scientific and technological breakdowns to development of art, Human Mind has brought the world on a whole different level. These original ideas, designs, creations, innovations done by human ability are called as Intellectual Properties. They … Continue reading Protecting Melodies – Music and Intellectual property rights
Read more »Navigating Form 27 for Patentees and Licensees: Insights into the Post 2024 Amendments
Understanding Form 27 Form 27 is a very important document in the Indian patent system, through which details regarding the commercial working of a patented invention are given. Under the old system, the patentees had to file Form 27 every year, relating to whether the invention was worked in India, the manner of its working, … Continue reading Navigating Form 27 for Patentees and Licensees: Insights into the Post 2024 Amendments
Read more »Registration Process for Copyright in India
INTRODUCTION In India, the pathway to register a copyright is simply laid out, but it contains a number of steps to follow. The fact that copyright protection is automatically granted upon the creation of a piece of work does not mean that formal registration isn’t important; it maintains a legal record of ownership and may … Continue reading Registration Process for Copyright in India
Read more »Digital Assets and Gameplay – Ipr in Esports
INTRODUCTION Esports appear to be a rapidly growing industry, and its market is likely to reach $2.11 billion in 2024 with their CAGR being 20.05% through 2029.[1] These include increased live streaming, higher viewership, and increased investment in respect to infrastructure and events. Despite the advancements in esports, IP is the foundation for protecting the … Continue reading Digital Assets and Gameplay – Ipr in Esports
Read more »