‘Game of corruptions’ – An issue that the International Sports Law MUST conquer
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 […]
Articles by Charu Srivastava
Trademarkability of “.com” marks with generic terms
We often argue that generic words can’t be trademarked because it tends to be used in the same industry by the other proprietors to refer […]
A case of a permanent injunction filed by one patentee against another patentee
What we usually discuss in patent classes is about enforcement of the patent rights by the patentee against any person under Section 48 of the […]
Copyright exception related to marriage procession: A clarification from the Copyright Office
A piecemeal Public notice from the Copyright Office, Government of India, Ministry of Commerce & Industry [DIPP] notified on August 27, 2019, though a little […]
Jharkhand, one of the States in India, gets its first GI tag on the Sohrai Khovar painting
The Sohrai Khovar painting an incredible piece of artistic work comprising of natural soils of different colours practiced by local tribal women during the harvest […]
Telangana gets its newest GI tag on one more handicraft Puttapaka Telia Rumal
Telangana, an Indian State, was the second geographical region to get GI tag on Pochampally Ikat on 31st December 2004 (access here) after West Bengal being first […]
A treaty for strengthening the rights of Performers and Actors: Beijing Treaty Enters into Force on April 28, 2020
The Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances (Beijing Treaty or BTAP) deals with the intellectual property rights of performers in audiovisual performances. Given the nature of […]
Unrecognizing the recognizable: Addressing the rapper’s dilemma in light of the German case law
*This article is going to be interesting because of three reasons. One, it talks about Sampling in the music industry; two, how European Union Directives […]