Category: Blogs
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
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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
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‘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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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