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Month: October 2020

Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2020

October 24, 2020 Tanya Sharma 0

The Draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2019 notified on 31st May 2019 has now come into force with effect from 19th October 2020. The Rules known […]

Whether to patent the vaccine or to protect it as a trade secret?

October 23, 2020 Gaurav Mishra 0

Mr. Noisy has a start up named M/s Susan Private Ltd. based out of Bangalore and the strart up is involved in medical innovation in […]

IP hot shorts in September 2020

October 21, 2020 Sushmita Ray 0

It has been a constant and collective effort of The IP Press Team to bring to its readers the most recent news in the field […]

IP Dialogue Writing on the issue of trademark infringement and passing off

October 19, 2020 Shashi Misra 0

Mr. Omar Hussain owns a company named Blindt Co. incorporated under Indian Companies Act, which is very well known in India for their cornflakes and […]

Back to Basics: Springboard Doctrine as a Trade Secret Protection Policy.

October 18, 2020 Rahil Raval 2

Indian Courts have upheld trade secret protection under principles of equity and contractual obligation. Section 27 of the Indian Contract Act,1872 makes this evident due […]

IP Dialogue Writing on the issue of copyright in uploading cover versions

October 15, 2020 Kunal Chandriani 0

Ms. Juliet Parker is a well-known YouTuber from India who runs the channel ‘Juliet Sings’. She puts up covers of her favorite songs and seldom […]

SISVEL International S.A.. v. Haier Deutschland GmbH, BGH, 05 May 2020 – KZR 36/17

October 8, 2020 Ysabelle Chan 0

Sisvel v Haier, is the first post-Huawei/ZTE ruling in Germany which tackles the issue of Standard Essential Patent (“SEP”) and fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (“FRAND”) […]

Results for IP Dialogue Writing Event

October 6, 2020 Neha Singh 1

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Results for DnD-ing the Patent Novelty Event

October 6, 2020 admin 0

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Results for Trademark Opposition Event

October 6, 2020 admin 0

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Results for Junior Inventor Event

October 6, 2020 Shuvam Bhattacharya 0

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Prior user right in patent law

October 6, 2020 Krishnam Goyal 10

No! Don’t confuse the title of this post “rights of a prior user” with the “prior user” of the Indian trademark law. Here we are […]

Is Kokilaben’s “rasode me kaun tha?” clip infringement of copyright or parody?

October 4, 2020 Kunal Chandriani 0

Needless to ask whether you have come across the viral clip of Koilaben’s “rasode me kaun tha?”. In the world of social networking, any media […]

Today’s Quiz

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The IP Press Quiz

Are you ready to test your IP knowledge?

Which Oscar winning movie was sued for copyright infringement?

Beyonce and Jay Z were recently sued for copyright infringement for which of their song?

The term "patent troll" was coined by the staff of which company?

Before the Copyright Act, 1957 (amended in 2012), which statute governed the copyright
laws in India?

The first legislation in India relating to patents was enacted in:
Prior art search includes:
Rights conferred by registration are subject to prior user rights under the Trademark Act of 1999
Law on_____ is not codified in India.

The letters 'ND' in the term 'FRAND' for SEP licensing mean:

"Computer program per se" is protectable under:

Which of these is a geographical indication?

Ariana Grande faced Copyright Infringement lawsuit in January 2020 for which of her song?

Which of the following is not patentable under the Patents Act of 1970?

The design should be___under the Indian Design Act, 2000

 

Can Disney sue a cakemaker for making an “Elsa” inspired cake?

The copyright over a photograph lasts for:

copyright protects the ____ elements of GUI

An improvement over a patented invention can be protected by:

Pre-grant opposition before the Indian Patent Office can be filed by:

Trade-secret is protected in India by:

Can tattoos be copyrighted in India?

Hint: Did you know Shahrukh Khan’s tattoo in Don2 was copyrighted?

A patentee has a right to claim damages for infringement from date of:

The Central Government reviews the Secrecy directions under Indian patent act at the intervals of:

 

 

The Trademark Act of 1999 provides for Absolute grounds of refusal:

The minimum term of patent protection required as per TRIPS is:

The 2017 movie Raabta was alleged to be a copy of the Telugu movie:

India is a member of:

A request for Foreign Filing License shall be disposed of by the Indian patent office within:

The time limit for filing PCT National phase application in India is:

In "quid-pro-quo", quo stands for:

Taylor Swift was sued for copyright infringement for which of her song?

The Protection of Plant Variety and Farmers Right Act, 2001 (PPVFR Act) received the assent of President on:

The popular symbol for copyright ‘©’ originated in which country?

This sound mark belongs to whom:

https://storage.googleapis.com/theippress/2020/06/0cfa0277-media.wav

Exceptions to copyright infringement in India also referred to as:

Economic rights to performers for their performances fixed in audio-visual fixations were given in which international agreement?

Can sand-sculptures be copyrighted?

Who is appointed as the WIPO's next Director-General on May 8, 2020, by the consensus of the member states of the (WIPO):

Number of classes of ‘works’ under Indian Copyright Law:

A "3-D shape" of a product can be protected under:

Which was the first country to have a full-fledged copyright statute?

What does a trademark protect?

The letters ‘FR’ in the term ‘FRAND’ for SEP licensing stands for:

Rights conferred by registration are subject to prior user rights under the Trademark Act of 1999

An important consideration for the grant of a patent of an invention is:

What is the period of protection of copyright granted in USA and UK?

Economic Rights under the Indian Copyright Act of 1957 are enumerated under:

'Prior art' in patent law includes

"Independent claim" is a term associated with:

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) was established in the year:

'IPC' in relation to Patents means:

Slogans/ Short phrases can be protected under:

The Indian Trademark Act of 1999 provides for Absolute grounds of refusal:

Singer Adele was sued for copyright infringement of which of her song?

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