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Articles by Biswaroop Mukherjee

About Biswaroop Mukherjee
A practicing advocate, registered on the rolls of the Bar Council of West Bengal, Biswaroop is still learning the ropes of litigation. He harbours an interest in Intellectual Property laws generally, and Trademark and Copyright law in particular. He nurtures a keen interest in reading, writing, music and photography. Virtus et Scientia— the motto of his alma mater, Don Bosco Park Circus, is what he strives to abide by.

Trademark as a vehicle of social divide

May 21, 2020 Biswaroop Mukherjee 0

It was Shakespeare who, through Romeo, had thrown caution the wind, and questioned the significance of a name, for a Rose, called as anything but […]

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Can sand-sculptures be copyrighted?

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

Trade-secret is protected in India by:

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

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

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

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

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):

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

'Prior art' in patent law includes

'IPC' in relation to Patents means:

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

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

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

"Independent claim" is a term associated with:

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:

An improvement over a patented invention can be protected by:

What does a trademark protect?

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

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

 

 

The design should be___under the Indian Design Act, 2000

 

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

This sound mark belongs to whom:

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

Which of these is a geographical indication?

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

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

copyright protects the ____ elements of GUI

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

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

"Computer program per se" is protectable under:

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

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

Slogans/ Short phrases can be protected under:

Which Oscar winning movie was sued for copyright infringement?

Can tattoos be copyrighted in India?

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

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

India is a member of:

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

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

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

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

Prior art search includes:

Exceptions to copyright infringement in India also referred to as:

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

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

Rights conferred by registration are subject to prior user rights under the Trademark Act of 1999
Law on_____ is not codified in India.

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

The copyright over a photograph lasts for:

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

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

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