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Articles by Maria Fischer

About Maria Fischer
I work as a Legal Counsel in a multinational e-commerce and supply company dealing with intellectual property and commercial matters. Besides work, I love adventures, nature, reading, and doing other various activities.

Brands in Metaverse: from the filing of trademarks to their enforcement

November 21, 2022 Maria Fischer 0

The term “Metaverse” broke into the public consciousness in October 2021 when Facebook renamed itself, Meta, a testament to its ambition in this new arena. […]

Brexit and Unitary patent in the EU: An analysis of what has happened so far.

June 23, 2020 Maria Fischer 1

Failure of the first attempt to establish a unitary patent system Since the conclusion of The European Patent Convention in 1973, there have been several […]

Nothing is new under the moon: second-medical-use and COVID-19 treatment

June 3, 2020 Maria Fischer 0

Under patent law, new uses of known substances can be protected by second medical use patents. It is known that the research in the field […]

What is common between the Apple/Samsung case and cases initiated by patent trolls? Both can be seen in the light of the excessive IPRs protection measures performed in the US by the International Trade Commission (ITC).

May 5, 2020 Maria Fischer 1

What is the ITC? Having great political influence, the United States has been repeatedly accused of harming developing countries in its attempts to push for […]

Today’s Quiz

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'Prior art' in patent law includes

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

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

This sound mark belongs to whom:

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

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?

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

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

Prior art search includes:

The copyright over a photograph lasts for:

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

copyright protects the ____ elements of GUI

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

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

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

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

Trade-secret is protected in India by:

The first legislation in India relating to patents was enacted in:
Which of these is a geographical indication?

The design should be___under the Indian Design Act, 2000

 

An improvement over a patented invention can be protected by:

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

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

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

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

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

'IPC' in relation to Patents means:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Can sand-sculptures be copyrighted?

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

"Computer program per se" is protectable under:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Slogans/ Short phrases can be protected under:

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

 

 

"Independent claim" is a term associated with:

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

Exceptions to copyright infringement in India also referred to as:

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

Law on_____ is not codified in India.

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

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

What does a trademark protect?

India is a member of:

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