Author: Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India

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

LOGO- NOT FOR GO

July 1, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 11:21 am

In the car industry, it is still a disputed question of intellectual property -Whether using a registered trade mark logo of a company by a third party in any service connected with that goods is legitimate or not. There is no specific answer given in

BATTLE OVER THE RED SHOE

July 1, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 10:53 am

The issue of whether a color is to be regarded as a shape is a long-standing question. Various directives under the trade mark laws are not in favor of registration of any sign which gives substantial value to the goods. After observing the plethora of

Judy Hopps & Nick Wilde Yet to Solve Another Mystery!

June 12, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 11:03 am

Having won an Oscar for the Best Animated Feature this year, no one can believe the fact that Disney’s Zootopia has been slapped with copyright infringement by veteran Hollywood screenwriter and producer Gary L. Goldman. He claims that he had pitched The Walt Disney’s Company

Reincarnation is the New Copyright Saga!

June 9, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 8:39 am

Copyright infringement cases have been on the rise in the recent past. However, the plaintiffs in the respective cases always wait for the eleventh hour i.e. a few days before the release of the movies to file a copyright infringement case against the defendants. The

The Battle for the Patent

June 9, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 5:54 am

As the years have passed, India has established itself as one of the major producers of affordable generic drugs and it is also a leader in research and development of new drugs. Criticism and concern about the effect of pharmaceutical patents on domestic drug prices

KUDOS to Cello!

June 6, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 1:51 pm

Cello Household Products (plaintiffs) sued Modware India (defendants) in the Bombay High Court seeking an injunction for passing off and infringement of design. In May 2016, the plaintiffs had created a plastic bottle named PURO. The bottle was registered with the Indian Designs Office as

Govinda’s trouble

June 3, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 11:26 am

Sarkar 3 was recently released on May 12 2017, despite certain legal issues between the two parties namely Narendra Hirawat & Co. (NH) (“Appellant”), and Alumbra Entertainment and Ors., including K Sera Sera (KSS), Z Picture Company (ZPC) and RGV Film Factory (RGV) (“Respondents”). The

Star-lost stripes!

June 3, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 11:22 am

The two parties belong to the cheerleading apparel industry and are rivals to one another. In the industry, Varsity is the older company and is one of the giants. Mostly all the cheerleading uniforms and the dance attire is manufactured by this company. Star Athletica

Michael ‘dunked’ yet again

June 3, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 11:12 am

Basketball is a sport played by all. It is a very popular sport all over the world and perhaps the most famous basketball player known to the world is Michael Jordan. Over the years he has played brilliantly and is owner of

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