Category: Blogs
All you want to know about Registration of Copyright
September 9, 2022
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 4:00 pm
Copyright has been referred to as the creation of a statute under the private property of law that has its subsistence in the various types of works. The law governing the regime of copyright in India is the Copyright Act of 1957.
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Copyright Search
September 6, 2022
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 3:57 pm
The copyright search forms the basic step of copyright registration. The copyright search is conducted by the applicant or his legal representative, to check if the same work has been published or has been made available to the public at large. However, the person can
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Can a website be patented?
August 27, 2022
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 12:41 pm
A website is an essential asset to any form of business today as it forms a part of the business identity. However, it is possible that someone else would want to exploit this asset and reap benefits from it. Is the protection of patent available
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Effect of acquiescence in Trade Marks
August 25, 2022
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 1:13 pm
Most of us know that Registering a Trade Mark or even using it for enough time, so as to develop a secondary meaning, gives us legal rights. But what happens when we don’t act on these rights? To know, read further.
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Copyleft: Is it against Copyright?
August 22, 2022
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 5:38 pm
Be it in music, literature, movies, or even software that our lives would be incomplete without, most of us are aware of the concept of copyrights. But, did you know that there exists a practice of ‘copyleft’ too? To know more about it, read further.
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The case of ISKCON Bangalore and ISKCON Mumbai
August 20, 2022
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 4:31 pm
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) was established in 1966 in New York and is a religious organization with an international presence. The organization has registered its name, abbreviation thereof (ISKCON) and device under various classes including Class 25 i.e., clothing, footwear and headwear.
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TCE protection in India
August 16, 2022
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 6:26 pm
In our previous blogs, we have discussed the need for protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions (TCE) as well as the formulation of policies and institutions for the same. This would be incomplete without pointing out the systems that we already have in place in India
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Structuring Legal and Institutional Initiatives for TCE Protection
August 13, 2022
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 5:13 pm
In furtherance of our previous blog which recognised the need for protection of the Intellectual Property (IP) involved in Traditional Cultural expressions (TCE), this article discusses the Legal and Institutional Initiatives that Nations or bodies may use to pave a way for their protection.
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The need for the protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions
August 12, 2022
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 7:12 pm
Traditional Cultural Expressions may be defined as productions that consist of characteristic elements of traditional artistic heritage developed and maintained by a community or individuals reflecting the values of that community. This may include verbal expressions, such as poetry, folk tales, words or signs;
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How to satisfy the ‘novelty’ condition while registering a design?
August 11, 2022
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 6:30 pm
Designs are the visual features of objects, something that is solely perceived by the eye. It could be the shape, color, arrangement of lines, surface patterns, or any combination thereof. In India, Designs are protected under the Designs Act, 2000.
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