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The ancient struggle of Thanjavur Netti and Arumbavur Wood carvings signs its victory with the reward as a GI Tag

May 23, 2020 Madhur Bhatnagar 1

The land of the oldest living language in the world, Tamil Nadu, a State in India, recently on 12th May 2020 was awarded with 2 […]

Trademark as a vehicle of social divide

May 21, 2020 Biswaroop Mukherjee 0

It was Shakespeare who, through Romeo, had thrown caution the wind, and questioned the significance of a name, for a Rose, called as anything but […]

Uttar Pradesh, one of the States in India, gets the newest GI tag on handicraft “Gorakhpur Terracotta”

May 20, 2020 Tanya Sharma 1

Uttar Pradesh, a State in India, proudly holds 27 GI tags, once again recently on 20th April 2020, a certificate for another GI Tag was […]

USPTO’s COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program

May 19, 2020 Krishnam Goyal 1

“Independent inventors and small businesses are often the difference-makers when it comes to cutting-edge innovation and the growth of our economy. They are also in […]

Revising Trademark Restrictions: The new wave of interpreting ‘Scandalous’ or ‘Immoral’ Words

May 17, 2020 Tanya Choudhary 4

In a recent U.S. Supreme Court judgment of Iancu v. Brunetti [1] the law which bans the registration of such trademarks, symbols or words that […]

Jharkhand, one of the States in India, gets its first GI tag on the Sohrai Khovar painting

May 15, 2020 Charu Srivastava 0

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 […]

Interpretation of Art. 53(b) of the European Patent Convention inches closer to the interpretation of Section 3(j) of the Indian patents act, 1970

May 15, 2020 Krishnam Goyal 0

On May 14, 2020, the Enlarged Board of Appeals of the European Patent Organisation (EPO) has issued an opinion [click to access] about the interpretation […]

Telangana gets its newest GI tag on one more handicraft Puttapaka Telia Rumal

May 14, 2020 Charu Srivastava 1

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 […]

Public health lawfully outlaws the patent rights: a story of March-in rights!

May 14, 2020 Krishnam Goyal 1

My previous posts on the open-source innovation read with Doha style compulsory licensing and revocation in the public interest were exhaustive on the access to […]

Blockchain as an instrument to conquer the difficulties in the music industry

May 12, 2020 Pritika Bhasin 20

The music industry has driven on smoke and mirrors and has been paradoxically remained the same for both domestic and International borders. On one side […]

Forever in our Memories, Legendary Gene Deitch (August 8, 1924 To April 16, 2020)

May 10, 2020 Urvashi Shahi 21

We’ll all die, the goal is not to live forever, The goal is to create something that will An Oscar Winning Illustrator, animator and Director […]

USPTO initiates an online platform for voluntary licensing

May 8, 2020 Krishnam Goyal 0

A new web-based intellectual property (IP) marketplace platform, Patents 4 Partnerships, is introduced by USPTO on May 4, 2020. It provides the searchable database of patents […]

An aromatic spice gets the GI tag: A major budge

May 8, 2020 Vaishali Singh 1

Kashmiri ‘kesar’ (saffron), known world over for its inimitable taste and rich colour, has got the much-awaited Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The recognition was officially published in […]

Missing Legal Protection for Traditional Cultural Expressions in India? : A brief write-up on issues concerning them at contemporary times.**

May 7, 2020 Amlan Chakraborty 2

The question of subjecting intangible cultural heritage to Intellectual property (hereafter IP) law protection has largely been elusive for scholars, policy makers, representatives of the […]

From the bolar provision to the issuance of the compulsory license and revocation in the public interest – Remdesivir drug of Gilead is a complete course on patent law

May 7, 2020 Krishnam Goyal 14

The time since the experts have suggested “Remdesivir” as a possible drug to fight against COVID-19, global debate over obtaining this drug is started. The […]

A treaty for strengthening the rights of Performers and Actors: Beijing Treaty Enters into Force on April 28, 2020

May 6, 2020 Charu Srivastava 1

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 […]

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 […]

Unrecognizing the recognizable: Addressing the rapper’s dilemma in light of the German case law

May 2, 2020 Charu Srivastava 39

*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 […]

Unified Patent Court: Was the German Constitutional Court’s decision the final blow to a big dream?

April 29, 2020 Eleftheria Stefanaki 7

Despite the fact that the COVID-19 crisis is in the epicentre of the media coverage and social media, on the 20th of March, the long-awaited […]

Does Indian Film Industry Share a ‘Parasitical’ Relationship with Foreign Film Industries or Vice Versa? A Take on the Recent Piracy Controversy Surrounding the Oscars, 2020 Show-Stealer Movie- Parasite

April 26, 2020 Neha Singh 29

Ever since the production houses in the west started to invest in the Indian film industry, the glare of Hollywood shifted towards the content of […]

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

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

Prior art search includes:

'IPC' in relation to Patents means:

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

Law on_____ is not codified in India.
Rights conferred by registration are subject to prior user rights under the Trademark Act of 1999

copyright protects the ____ elements of GUI

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

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

 

 

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

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

Can sand-sculptures be copyrighted?

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

Slogans/ Short phrases can be protected under:

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

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

This sound mark belongs to whom:

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

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

"Computer program per se" is protectable under:

Exceptions to copyright infringement in India also referred to as:

The copyright over a photograph lasts for:

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

India is a member of:

"Independent claim" is a term associated with:

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

Which of these is a geographical indication?

What does a trademark protect?

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?

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

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

An improvement over a patented invention can be protected by:

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

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?

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:

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

Which Oscar winning movie was sued for copyright infringement?

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

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

Can tattoos be copyrighted in India?

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

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

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

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

The design should be___under the Indian Design Act, 2000

 

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

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

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

Trade-secret is protected in India by:

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

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

'Prior art' in patent law includes

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