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Articles by Gaurav Mishra

About Gaurav Mishra
Gaurav is a patent attorney and works with a leading IP firm in India. He specializes in patent and design law and has about six years of experience in the field of IP. During most part of the day Gaurav is busy working on IP filing, prosecution, management and litigation matters. In his time away from work however, he is generally busy brewing coffee while catching up on news from across the world, watching documentaries or just penning down ideas.

WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DAY- The IP Press

April 26, 2021 Gaurav Mishra 0

This World IP day is unlike any other before. As we celebrate this world IP day with all humility, we at the IP press would […]

Whether to patent the vaccine or to protect it as a trade secret?

October 23, 2020 Gaurav Mishra 0

Mr. Noisy has a start up named M/s Susan Private Ltd. based out of Bangalore and the strart up is involved in medical innovation in […]

Why a utility model law is needed in India now more than ever!

August 25, 2020 Gaurav Mishra 0

Utility models are referred to by many names such as petty patents, minor patents, short-term inventions and innovation patents among others. Utility models are not […]

Failure to obtain foreign filing permit in India – illegality or irregularity?

July 10, 2020 Gaurav Mishra 2

A very interesting question was recently put across to a wide audience group. The questioner sought inputs on whether an applicant based out of India […]

Today’s Quiz

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Are you ready to test your IP knowledge?

'IPC' in relation to Patents means:

Which Oscar winning movie was sued for copyright infringement?

Exceptions to copyright infringement in India also referred to as:

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

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

Law on_____ is not codified in India.

"Computer program per se" is protectable under:

Can tattoos be copyrighted in India?

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

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

This sound mark belongs to whom:

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

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

Trade-secret is protected in India by:

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

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

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

The copyright over a photograph lasts for:

copyright protects the ____ elements of GUI

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

"Independent claim" is a term associated with:

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

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

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

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

Prior art search includes:

An improvement over a patented invention can be protected by:

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

What does a trademark protect?

Can sand-sculptures be copyrighted?

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

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

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

Slogans/ Short phrases can be protected under:

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

The design should be___under the Indian Design Act, 2000

 

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

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

 

 

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

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

'Prior art' in patent law includes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

India is a member of:

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

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

Which of these is a geographical indication?

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