Author: Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India

What is The Cost for Copyright – A Creative Work in India?

Copyright is the exclusive legal right that is guaranteed to the owner of an artistic work, literary work, musical work and cinematograph films.  An artistic work may be in the form of a photograph, a poem, a novel, a song, and even computer software. The

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Trade Mark Search in India

TRADE MARK SEARCH IN INDIA Introduction A trade mark is generally known as a brand name which helps to identify the goods and services of a particular business house. A trade mark helps to distinguish the goods and services of one business from another. A

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What are the Types of Intellectual Property Rights

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Mc Donald’s fails to keep its trademark “Big Mac”

US based global giant, Mc Donald’s recently lost a legal battle with the Irish food giant, Supermac’s over the “Big Mac” and Mc trademarks. Supermac’s filed a petition before the EUIPO for cancellation of the use of the trademark by Mc Donald’s. The EUIPO said

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NCTA’S “10G” TRADEMARK: IS IT A REALITY?

NCTA- The Internet & Television Association is partnering with CableLabs and Cable Europe and has come with the new news about the broadband services and has begun with its technology crusade for 10 gigabits per second – to provide their service to U.S consumer and

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Disney Faces Backlash Over Its “Hakuna Matata” Trademark

Following the dissatisfaction shown by the Fijian people with the trademark “Bula,” their national greeting, which was registered by a coffee shop in Florida, the Kenyan people are expressing their displeasure with Walt Disney’s trademark “Hakuna Matata,” which was registered for Lion King merchandise. The

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Cadbury Loses Trademark Battle over its Purple Colour

Cadbury has hit yet another snag in its decades-long fight to own the right to brand purple, which it has used on its chocolate bars since 1905. Cadbury was unsuccessful in its attempt to patent a purple color, according to the Court of Appeal. “The

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Levi’s tab in a battle with YSL products

Levi Strauss & Co.’s trademark red, blue or white tab has led it to bring a legal action against Yves Saint Laurent America, the America segment of the Parisian fashion house. According to the court documents, the tab has become a distinctive feature that distinguishes

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High Court employs ‘intention to target’ approach to determine online trademark infringement

In a judgment of Easygroup Ltd v Easy Fly Express Ltd & Anor , the High Court of England and Wales implemented the ‘intention to target’ test to determine infringement of an online trade mark. The claimant ‘Easy Group’ is the proprietor of the word mark

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Posting Video of Cricket Match Lands Fan in Copyright Trouble

Monika Shail, a Chandigarh-based woman has approached the court after Facebook deactivated her account for posting a video that infringes BCCI’s copyright. The video that Shail shared on social media had her blowing a ‘flying kiss’ during the India-Sri Lanka second ODI played at Punjab

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