Author: Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India

Restoration of Lapsed Patent

November 11, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 9:37 am

Section 60 provides that where a patent has ceased to have effect by reason of failure to pay any renewal fee within the period prescribed under section 53 or within the period as may be allowed under section 142(4), the patentee or his legal representative

Are all inventions patentable?

November 4, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 8:35 am

Patent means a grant of some privilege or authority made by the Government to one or more individuals. The term ‘Patent’ acquired statutory meaning in India, when the Patent Act, 1970 was promulgated. Patent under the Act is granted from the Government to the inventor

Intellectual Property in Packaging Industry

September 14, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 6:47 am

Intellectual property is the creation of the mind. Such creations may vary from literary and artistic works, inventions to symbols, names and images used for commercial purposes. Intellectual property can be classified into (a) Industrial Property such as Patents, Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indication;

What, Why and How of Patents!

August 31, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 1:39 pm

Introduction In the past 60 years, innovation and technology have made great strides. Inventions in any field require a huge amount of capital for R &D. Without patents, it is estimated R&D outlays would be reduced by 64%, jeopardizing the well-being of the future innovation

Can a Title of a Book be Registered as Trade Mark?

August 29, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 7:32 am

People often wonder that how to protect the name of their individual work, be it a book, song, software composition, or anything else? Protecting names can be challenging as copyright does not cover protections of names, titles, or short phrases. This leaves us with remedies

Revolutionary Judgment

August 23, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 1:58 pm

India is one of a handful of countries where a Muslim man can divorce his wife in minutes by saying the word talaq (divorce) three times. The landmark court decision came in response to petitions challenging the so-called “triple talaq” custom. The cases were filed

Purely Plant-Based Products Cannot Be Called Milk, Cream, Butter!

August 19, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 10:23 am

Plant products cannot be marketed as “dairy,” was stated by the European Court of Justice. TofuTown which is a German Company, produces and distributes vegetarian and vegan foods. In particular, it promotes and distributes purely plant-based products under the designations ‘Soyatoo Tofu butter’, ‘Plant cheese’, ‘Veggie

ANOTHER TAJ

July 4, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 1:10 pm

It is a moment of pride for Mumbai as well as India, that the 114 year old Taj Mahal Palace Hotel which is an inseparable part of Mumbai’s skyline has added another feather to its cap by becoming the first trademarked building in India. The

‘COVFEFE’ – THE NEW WORD.

July 4, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 12:01 pm

Covfefe –2days back we haven’t heard about this word, but today suddenly it became the most searched word in the internet. The 45th American President Donald Trump tweeted “Despite the constant negative press covfefe,”. So, what is the meaning of the word covfefe? Is it

The windy flag

July 1, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 11:29 am

With the growth of digital economy, the most important guard of it – the intellectual property law is also developing. The trademark law which protects the brand of the products sold online from unfair use, tends to be at the cutting edge of such developments

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