Category: Recent News
Trademarking Colours
November 1, 2023
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 4:28 pm
The commencement of the Spring/Summer Fashion Week 2024 has seen luxury brands display their designs on the ramp again. Apart from designer clothes, this year also saw the debut of new signature colours of two beloved luxury brands-Burberry and Gucci. Alongside Hermes’s ‘Orange H’, Valentino’s
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Rejection Of Virtual Image
October 25, 2023
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 7:36 pm
In February 2022, Colt CZ Group SE (Colt) a Czech holding company filed an application to register a mark depicting an assault rifle as a European Union Trademark (EUTM)containing the word elements “CZ BERN 2”. The class applied for was under Classes 9, 35
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Large Language Models
October 11, 2023
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 7:18 pm
In the patent and innovation industry it is important to be updated on the same level with the emerging technologies and trends for both the companies and the innovators. Due to the large amounts of data involved this can become quite challenging and time
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New Designed Mask
October 4, 2023
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 5:32 pm
The Indian Navy has a rich history and has undergone significant developments in terms of research and inventions. With a great sense of pride, we announce that the Indian Navy has introduced a new design for a mask to be used in their course of
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Proposed Patents Rules
September 27, 2023
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 4:11 pm
August 22, 2023, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, proposed the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2023. The proposed amendment is an attempt at expediting the process of patent applications and regulation of the same, which are
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Sonos V. Google: Patent Wars
September 20, 2023
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 6:20 pm
Sonos and Google have finally ended their long patent infringement disputes. The primary contention here is that Google was accused of infringing Sonos’ patents covering their sound technology and smart speakers. Sonos, initially known as Rincon Audio, is an American company based in Santa
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Ed Sheeran in Copyright War
September 13, 2023
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 7:57 pm
Ed Sheeran is a world-renowned singer, songwriter, and composer. He has become a household name owing to hits like “Perfect”, “Shape of You”, “Castle on the Hill”, “Photograph” etc. His music is characterised by easy-to-understand lyrics and soft yet catchy tunes. Looking back, his career
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‘Taco Tuesday’ Tango
September 12, 2023
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 8:16 pm
The word expression ‘Taco Tuesday’ is of an unknown origin. But over the period of time, it has become a popular marketing tag line for the restaurants and bars to attract customers on a particular day of the week typically on Tuesday to sell the
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Kanteimundi Brinjal: A Wonder
September 6, 2023
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 4:29 pm
Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) is a popular and extensively cultivated vegetable in India. The Geographical Indication Registry, Government of India recently accepted “Nayagarh Kanteimundi Brinjal” for the registration of the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The “Nayagarh Kanteimundi Brinjal” originated from the Badabanapur and Ratanpur parts
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Feline defeats Jaguar
September 1, 2023
Biswajit Sarkar - IP Law Firm India
Post time: 9:12 pm
Legal disputes which Jaguar and Puma Energy are embroiled in have been widely followed for some time now. The proceedings were initiated by Jaguar against Puma Energy, the primary contention being that the logos of both these companies display similar optical representations of wild felines.
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