Author: Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India

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

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

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