Category: Blogs
Patentability in India
November 21, 2022
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 6:36 pm
A patent is an exclusive right granted to the owner of an invention, that allows him to prevent others from making, using, or selling the invention without the consent of the owner. The patent law in India is governed by The Patent Act, 1999 (hereinafter
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IPR In Automobile Industry
September 14, 2022
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 6:51 pm
The Indian automobile industry has been the fastest and instant growing industry in the world and has also acquired a global position among some superpowers of the world. It is the industry that contributes about 5 percent of the total gross domestic product to the
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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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