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Articles by Shashi Misra

About Shashi Misra
It is a bit odd that someone with an academic background in Political Science would later develop a keen interest in Intellectual Property Laws. Our grey cells work in mysterious ways, don't they? I am currently in the final year of my LL.B. course at Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi and love to discuss anything and everything related to trademarks. I am fascinated by how a trademark is the sole personification of an entire enterprise and I habitually look for the ™ & ® symbols in every advertisement that I come across. Also, I love watching crime fiction & absolutely detest paneer and peas in my dosa.

IP Dialogue Writing on the issue of trademark infringement and passing off

October 19, 2020 Shashi Misra 0

Mr. Omar Hussain owns a company named Blindt Co. incorporated under Indian Companies Act, which is very well known in India for their cornflakes and […]

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

Which of these is a geographical indication?

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

Can tattoos be copyrighted in India?

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

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

Prior art search includes:

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:

The design should be___under the Indian Design Act, 2000

 

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

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

What does a trademark protect?

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

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

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

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

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 first legislation in India relating to patents was enacted in:

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

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

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

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

The copyright over a photograph lasts for:

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

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

"Computer program per se" is protectable under:

Which Oscar winning movie was sued for copyright infringement?

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

Slogans/ Short phrases can be protected under:

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

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

Can sand-sculptures be copyrighted?

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

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

Law on_____ is not codified in India.

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

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

Trade-secret is protected in India by:

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

'IPC' in relation to Patents means:

Exceptions to copyright infringement in India also referred to as:

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

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

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

"Independent claim" is a term associated with:

copyright protects the ____ elements of GUI

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

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

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

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

'Prior art' in patent law includes

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

This sound mark belongs to whom:

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India is a member of:

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