Category: Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property

Trademark Attorney in India

Trademark Attorney in India

EMERGING NUMBER OF TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS IN INDIA There is a significant increase in the number of people starting different businesses and start-ups in India. Due to this enhancing numbers, trademarks have gained an important position in the Indian economy. By adding distinctive character or by

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3D Food

3D Food

INTRODUCTION On 23rd April 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a ruling in theinterpretation Article 4(1)(e)(ii) and (iii) of Directive 2015/2436. The ruling concerned proceedingsbetween Gömböc Ktf and the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) regarding the refusal ofregistration of a

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3D Printing and IPR

3D Printing and IPR

3D printing is a breakthrough concept, but it is not a modern invention by any stretch, since it was first developed in the 1990s. Technology is rapidly becoming more affordable and available. It is a boon to some that the historic licencing barriers have been

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International Conference on Intellectual Property Rights

International Conference on Intellectual Property Rights

An international conference on Intellectual Property rights and Innovation Management was organised by Satyabhama Institute of Science and Technology where all national and international prominent figures and association in the field of IPR were invited. Many retired chairpersons of IPAB and many renowned personalities of

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Amazon sued over “Prime”

Amazon sued over “Prime”

A Missouri based trucking company, Prime Inc., has filed a suit against Amazon in the US Federal Court alleging Amazon’s Prime logo on tractor-trailers is “confusingly similar” to its own trademark. The Prime Inc. has built up “substantial value and goodwill” with its name and

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Girl Scouts of USA sues Boy Scouts over trademark

Girl Scouts of USA sues Boy Scouts over trademark

The Girl Scouts of USA, founded in 1912, has filed a suit for trademark infringement against the Boy Scouts of America. The suit was file dafter the latter decided to drop “Boy” from its namesake program and started welcoming older girls. The Boy Scouts accepts

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Motorola Patents Method to Track People Who Switch Phones Frequently

Motorola Patents Method to Track People Who Switch Phones Frequently

A Motorola Solutions patent application published on July 4 lays out a strange method of tracking and identifying customers who regularly change their mobile devices. The application was initially filed by the company in 2016. According to Motorola, people who change switch phones frequently could

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Gigi Hadid attempts to redefine copyright law

Gigi Hadid attempts to redefine copyright law

Earlier this year model Gigi Hadid was sued by an agency, Xclusive Lee, for posting an image of herself on her Instagram account. The agency was the author of the image and Hadid’s use of the picture violated its copyright. Recently, Hadid had filed a

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Trademark Genericide and What Brands Can Do To Avoid It

Trademark Genericide and What Brands Can Do To Avoid It

A trademark distinguishes the goods and services of one seller from that of another. A trademark exclusively identifies a product as belonging to a specific company and recognizes the company’s ownership of the brand. It serves as an identity for the product and can be extremely helpful

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Software and Intellectual Property

Software and Intellectual Property

Software and Intellectual Property (IP) are two sides of the same coin. In the software industry, IP relates to a host of ownership rights relating to software. Under the law, there are different methods of protecting these ownership rights. When it comes to software, IP

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