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Articles by Pranav Gupta

About Pranav Gupta
I am Pranav Gupta. I have enrolled my self as an Advocate on the roll of Bar Council of Delhi in 2018 and also a member of Delhi High Court Bar Association. I am recently graduated from NYU School of Law wherein I was pursuing my LLM degree in Intellectual Property Law. Previously, I have worked as a Law-cum-Research Assistant in the Supreme Court of India. Moreover, I have obtained my Bachelor's degree in Law from Amity Law School, Noida with a specialization in IP.

A Battle between luxury mark and mark of a common-average man

August 9, 2020 Pranav Gupta 9

Analysis of BMW AG v. Om Balajee Automobile (India) Pvt Ltd What do you understand by the term ‘brand’? Is it a connotation to a […]

Death of a Distinctive mark by Genericide

July 26, 2020 Pranav Gupta 1

Discussion of Aktiebolaget Volvo & ors v. Mantis technologies pvt. Ltd. & ors.[29 June, 2020] A mark is an image or face of the goods […]

Doom’s Day- An End to 150 years of Good yearicism

July 2, 2020 Pranav Gupta 3

USPTO v. Booking.com[1]This post is in continuation to our previous posts covered here and here. The day has come and the SCOTUS (Supreme Court of […]

How the addition of “.com” to a generic word, can be protectable under US trademark law

June 28, 2020 Pranav Gupta 4

USPTO v. Booking.com B.V[1] As my colleague, in his article “Trademark Incapacity Doctrine or Primary significance test: Which favours Generic mark to be recognized as […]

Pitbull yells out a trademark for himself! How Trade marking sounds have come a long way.

June 14, 2020 Pranav Gupta 2

The jurisprudence of trademark laws, all around the world, has categorized a sound mark as a non-conventional trademark. It is usually seen as a trade […]

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

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

This sound mark belongs to whom:

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Which of these is a geographical indication?

Can tattoos be copyrighted in India?

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

The design should be___under the Indian Design Act, 2000

 

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

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

'Prior art' in patent law includes

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

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

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

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

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

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

copyright protects the ____ elements of GUI

Law on_____ is not codified in India.

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

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

Exceptions to copyright infringement in India also referred to as:

Slogans/ Short phrases can be protected under:

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

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

 

 

An improvement over a patented invention can be protected by:

India is a member of:

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

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

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

"Independent claim" is a term associated with:

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

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

Which Oscar winning movie was sued for copyright infringement?

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

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

What does a trademark protect?

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

Trade-secret is protected in India by:

Prior art search includes:

The copyright over a photograph lasts for:

'IPC' in relation to Patents means:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Can sand-sculptures be copyrighted?

"Computer program per se" is protectable under:

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

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

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