Category: Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property

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

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

Programme on Intellectual Property with CWEI

January 6, 2017 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 11:03 am

On the 16th of December, 2016, the Consortium of Women Entrepreneurs of India (CWEI), a Delhi based organization involved in various social work, organized a programme on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) at Jamuna Banquet in the city of Kolkata. Many distinguished guests enumerated various aspects

Sephora “Drunk Elephant” caught in up a Trademark infringement case

November 29, 2016 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 11:14 am

A trademark infringement suit has been filed by the Green Heart Labs in US District Court on November 4th, claiming that Drunk Elephant Brand of Sephora (online and in stores) is infringing the mark ‘Aha! Moment’. According to the lawsuit, even after the notice was

Trade Mark Registration in Bangladesh

August 20, 2016 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 4:55 pm

In Bangladesh, the laws related to trademark are governed by the Trade Marks Act 2009 and the Trade Marks Rules, 1963 and is obtained through the Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT). The pre-required essentials for filling of Trademark Application are Name of the

Bio-piracy and Traditional Knowledge.

July 12, 2016 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 6:33 am

Bio-piracy may be understood as the commercialisation of genetic or traditional knowledge of rural and indigenous people. There have been many attempts to patent traditional knowledge or ancient wisdom of indigenous communities. In 1995 such an attempt was made, when two Indian scientists tried to

The BREXIT Effect

July 11, 2016 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 10:04 am

With the masses of United Kingdom choosing to leave the European Union, it has raised many questions about its affects on various arenas of Trade and Law that the EU system had self sustained itself in. One of the major concerns is regarding Intellectual Property

The Role of Patent Attorney in India

February 16, 2016 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 11:52 am

For registering a Patent in India it is necessary to take the initiative very professionally to prepare and submit all the relevant documents before the Patent Office, Government of India. To ensure the patentability of a specific invention would be protected by the patent laws

Patent Registration in India – Procedures & Aspects

February 5, 2016 Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India Post time: 10:45 am

In India, according to the Patent Act of 1970, an application for a patent can be filed by the true inventor for the protection of the invention, or an assignee or a legal representative. The person, who first applies for a patent, is entitled to