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Month: January 2022

The tales of hues and harmonies: Trademark Protection of single colour and sound marks

January 31, 2022 admin 1

Part 1B: Colour & Contrast in India Resuming our discussion on the golden bunny and legality of colours as trademarks, India is not oblivious to […]

JOURNEY OF McDonald’s- Reflection on the movie ‘The Founder’

January 29, 2022 admin 0

The movie ‘the Founder’ is delightful to understand what is meant by the term “founder”. Is it someone who conceives the idea, expresses it, and […]

BEAUTY LIES IN THE EYES OF BEHOLDER: L’OREAL’S VICTORY AGAINST INDEFINITE PATENTS

January 27, 2022 admin 0

INTRODUCTION: It all started when L’Oréal in 2010, launched its new range of skincare products which were termed the Youth Code line. This line was […]

20 YEARS OF THE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY ACT 2002: JOURNEY SO FAR AND THE WAY FORWARD

January 24, 2022 Bharti Jain 2

In 1992, a group of environmental enthusiasts across the globe came together at the Earth Summit to pave way for the conservation and preservation of […]

CASE COMMENT ON TRADEMARK CONFLICT OF ROOH AFZA VS. DIL AFZA

January 22, 2022 admin 4

INTRODUCTION: “A great trademark is appropriate, dynamic, distinctive, memorable and unique “ [1] A trademark is a form of intellectual property that typically consists of […]

Crash course on Patent Agent Preparation by The IP Press

January 15, 2022 admin 0

Paper I & II + Interview preparation15 February 2022 to 15 April 2022 Indian Patent Agent Examination is conducted by the Indian Patent Office (IPO) […]

PEPSICO’S PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION OVER FC5 POTATOES REVOKED

January 13, 2022 Anupriya Shyam 1

Farmers across India rejoiced the revocation of the protection granted to the multinational giant PepsiCo, over a potato variety grown exclusively for its Lay’s Potato […]

The tales of hues and harmonies: Trademark Protection of single colour and sound marks

January 11, 2022 admin 1

Part 1A: The Golden Hare and Monochromic affair On the day of July 29, 2021, the folks at Lindt & Sprüngli Group rejoiced, for Easter […]

CALL FOR CHAPTERS- GREEN CRIMINOLOGY AND CLIMATE JUSTICE A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE BY GNLU

January 10, 2022 admin 0

GNLU is inviting chapters for an edited book on “Green Criminology and Climate Justice: A Global Perspective”. With this edited book, we aim to provide a […]

International Conference on “MSMEs: Legislative and Regulatory Challenges” (UNCITRAL and Indian Perspective)

January 10, 2022 admin 0

The Conference invites proposals for presentations from interested students, academicians, practitioners, professionals, and experts. Themes for the Conference : MSMEs: Legislative and Regulatory Framework MSMEs […]

Do you know, your hard work for a perfect wing liner can be protected under copyright law?

January 9, 2022 Swagita Pandey Tewari 0

Over the past couple of years, it has been observed that the beauty industry is tussling with intellectual property issues every now and then. Instagram […]

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AS A NECESSARY TOOL FOR PROTECTING BUSINESSES IN NIGERIA’S FASHION INDUSTRY

January 7, 2022 admin 7

INTRODUCTION This article seeks to answer the questions of what legal protections are available to stakeholders in the Nigerian fashion industry and what challenges are […]

Significant Developments with regard to Well-Known marks under the Trademarks Rules 2017: A Critical Analysis

January 4, 2022 admin 0

Introduction: The Introduction of the Trademarks act brought in the concept of ‘well-known marks’[i] in India and defined protection criteria for the same. Later after […]

IP Hot Shorts October- November 2021

January 3, 2022 Tanya Sharma 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 […]

Today’s Quiz

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The IP Press Quiz

Are you ready to test your IP knowledge?

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

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

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

'IPC' in relation to Patents means:

"Independent claim" is a term associated with:

Law on_____ is not codified in India.

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

Trade-secret is protected in India by:

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

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

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

Exceptions to copyright infringement in India also referred to as:

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

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

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

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

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

Which Oscar winning movie was sued for copyright infringement?

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

Prior art search includes:

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

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

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

The copyright over a photograph lasts for:

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

An improvement over a patented invention can be protected by:

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:

Can sand-sculptures be copyrighted?

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

The first legislation in India relating to patents was enacted in:

"Computer program per se" is protectable under:

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

What does a trademark protect?

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

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

 

 

This sound mark belongs to whom:

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

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

Which of these is a geographical indication?

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

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

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

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

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

'Prior art' in patent law includes

Slogans/ Short phrases can be protected under:

India is a member of:

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?

The design should be___under the Indian Design Act, 2000

 

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

copyright protects the ____ elements of GUI

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

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

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