The tales of hues and harmonies: Trademark Protection of single colour and sound marks
Part 1B: Colour & Contrast in India Resuming our discussion on the golden bunny and legality of colours as trademarks, India is not oblivious to […]
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JOURNEY OF McDonald’s- Reflection on the movie ‘The Founder’
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
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 […]
CASE COMMENT ON TRADEMARK CONFLICT OF ROOH AFZA VS. DIL AFZA
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
Paper I & II + Interview preparation15 February 2022 to 15 April 2022 Indian Patent Agent Examination is conducted by the Indian Patent Office (IPO) […]
The tales of hues and harmonies: Trademark Protection of single colour and sound marks
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
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)
The Conference invites proposals for presentations from interested students, academicians, practitioners, professionals, and experts. Themes for the Conference : MSMEs: Legislative and Regulatory Framework MSMEs […]
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AS A NECESSARY TOOL FOR PROTECTING BUSINESSES IN NIGERIA’S FASHION INDUSTRY
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
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 […]
Copyrights for Culinary Creations
Introduction The question of whether recipes, or unique culinary creations can be protected by copyrights is a debate that’s rather recent, owing to the rise […]
THE SERVER RULE MIGHT FAIL TO EMBED IN THE US COURTS
In a Motion to Dismiss the Second Amended Complaint in the case of Nicklen v. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Justice Jed S. Rakoff, Senior U.S.D.J. […]
The Digital Era, Artificial Intelligence and the Inadequacy of Law
“I’m increasingly inclined to think that there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we […]
Analysing Salman Khan v. KRK: Legality of KRK’s criticism of “Radhe”
Freedom of speech and expression guaranteed in the Constitution of India is a pivotal part of Indian democracy. The freedom to form and express an […]
TESTING THE BOUNDARIES OF FASHION ‘INSPIRATION’ AND ‘IMITATION’
In today’s world, we find multitudinous celebrated fashion houses, globally renowned designers, and fast fashion brands showcase traditional artwork, textile, weaving techniques and styles in […]
ALGORITHMS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND WHISTLE BLOWING: THE SAGA CONTINUES
“Black Box”, when ever someone reads this term, s/he thinks of Airplanes! But, in the world of computers and algorithms it takes a completely different […]
Music Biz and the Copyright Law
Introduction to Copyright and Musical Works Copyright is an Intellectual property right which creators have over their original literary and artistic work. The Copyright Law […]
Official dates for the IInd Batch of Holistic Development GrowthCamp & LinkedIn Optimization Workshop are out. Enroll Now to get a Special Discount!
Ex NUJS Alumnus Sammanika Rawat, Founder, YLCC (Your Legal Career Coach) has announced the dates for upcoming batches of Five Days’ LinkedIn Optimization Workshop for […]
EFFECT OF PRIUS JUDGMENT ON TRANS BORDER REPUTATION OF TRADEMARKS
A Brief Background A trademark is accorded reputation through its prolonged use and goodwill it holds in the market where it operates. A trademark is […]
Practical Training on Filing of Intellectual Property in India- Galgotias University and The IP Press
Greetings from The IP Press! The Centre for IPR Studies (CIPRS), School of Law, GALGOTIAS UNIVERSITY in association with THE IP PRESS is organising a Practical Training on Filing […]