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Month: June 2021

Geographical Indications: Goa notched up two more GI tags!

June 29, 2021 admin 0

Introduction:  Goa, the smallest state of India, sits on the southwestern coast along the Konkan belt. It is separated from the Deccan highlands by the […]

Ambush marketing and trademark law in India

June 27, 2021 admin 2

The word “Ambush Marketing” was first coined by marketing guru Jerry Welsh while he was working as a manager for American Express in the 1980s. […]

‘Better than revenge?’: Taylor Swift, Copyright Controversies and her ‘Fearless’ bounce back Strategy!!

June 25, 2021 Neha Singh 0

Taylor Swift’s December released album ‘Evermore’ returned to number 1 on Billboard 2021 charts after she announced that the vinyl version was out on 4 […]

Bollywood and talent management agency

June 23, 2021 Swagita Pandey Tewari 0

Bollywood and talent management agency The Hindi film industry popularly known as ‘Bollywood’ has experienced robust growth over the last few years and has become […]

Intellectual Property Protection for dancers in Nigeria

June 21, 2021 Seun Lari-Williams 0

Galala, Suo, Alanta, Azonto, Skelewu, Shoki, Shaka-shaku… It goes without saying that Nigerians are great at conceiving and creating dances, pattern of steps, movements and […]

DPS Belt or Gucci Belt: A Strip of Confusion; -a Trademark Infringement Perspective

June 18, 2021 Ritesh Kumar 1

It will not be an exaggeration if we say the world has shrunk due to social media. We never know what will grab people’s attention […]

PhonePe Vs. BharatPe: Anti Dissection vs Dominant Mark Test

June 16, 2021 Sonal Sinha 3

When it comes to the success of a particular brand, Trademarks play an essential role. Trademarks of a brand are its unique identification captured in […]

IP Hot Shorts May 2021

June 14, 2021 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 […]

‘Game of corruptions’ – An issue that the International Sports Law MUST conquer

June 12, 2021 Charu Srivastava 3

Corruption has been prevalent in the process of hosting a mega-event like the FIFA World Cup, Olympics and many more international sports. Bidding is a […]

Workshop on Giving wings to your flight to LL.M.

June 6, 2021 admin 0

Date and time 27th June 2021, 01:00 – 2:30 PM IST REGISTRATION LINK: https://pages.razorpay.com/pl_HJJc6FjiucHjDN/view Speakers: 1. Ms. Neha SinghLL.M.Graduate from University of Birmingham, UK 2. […]

‘Friends: The Reunion’ – Could there be any more infringement

June 5, 2021 Swagita Pandey Tewari 0

‘Friends’ is one of the most globally loved shows of all time. The characters and their personalities have stayed with fans even so many years […]

Patenting COVID-19 vaccine: Contrary to International obligations?

June 1, 2021 admin 0

Introduction The past year has not been easy for most of people across different nations. The novel coronavirus made 2020 difficult and tiring for most […]

Today’s Quiz

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Are you ready to test your IP knowledge?

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

The copyright over a photograph lasts for:

Slogans/ Short phrases can be protected under:

Prior art search includes:

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

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

Exceptions to copyright infringement in India also referred to as:

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

Can sand-sculptures be copyrighted?

This sound mark belongs to whom:

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

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

Law on_____ is not codified in India.

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

Trade-secret is protected in India by:

What does a trademark protect?

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

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

Rights conferred by registration are subject to prior user rights under the Trademark Act of 1999
The first legislation in India relating to patents was enacted in:

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

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

"Independent claim" is a term associated with:

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

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

"Computer program per se" is protectable under:

'IPC' in relation to Patents means:

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

 

 

Which Oscar winning movie was sued for copyright infringement?

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

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

copyright protects the ____ elements of GUI

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

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

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

India is a member of:

The design should be___under the Indian Design Act, 2000

 

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

Can tattoos be copyrighted in India?

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

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

Which of these is a geographical indication?

'Prior art' in patent law includes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An improvement over a patented invention can be protected by:

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