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Defending Creativity: The Copyright Infringement Battle Against ZINCE WATCH PLUS

March 11, 2024 Shreya Kapoor 1

Introduction The intellectual property fraternity has recently witnessed a significant milestone. In the recent landmark legal victory, the plaintiff, Tata Sons won a copyright infringement […]

Copyright infringement by pop culture-themed restaurants or cafés

June 3, 2023 admin 0

You can have a very intense relationship with fictional characters because they are in your own head. – J.K. Rowling The current generation has grown […]

Delving deeper into the concept of copyright infringement

December 7, 2022 Shreyasi 0

Introduction- The concept of copyright has evolved over the past few decades as technology has revolutionised how we live and work. Unmistakable is the reality […]

Are Memes Protected by Copyright Law?

July 14, 2022 admin 0

Introduction In 2005, Matt Furie created the now well known ‘Pepe the Frog’ cartoon. Completely unintentionally , it went on to become an immensely popular […]

Levitating Copyright in Music: Is there any room for Wiggling their way out of infringement and letting the song Live?

July 3, 2022 PL Sravanti 0

Introduction Two suits have been filed against the English artist Dua Lipa for copyright infringement, as her song “Levitating” was alleged to be a duplicate […]

Is “JugJugg Jeeyo” based on a stolen script?

June 23, 2022 Manya Jain 0

When we hear Bollywood, the first picture that comes to our mind is lots of drama, music, and a colorful world. They are known for […]

‘Friends: The Reunion’ – Could there be any more infringement

June 5, 2021 Swagita Pandey Tewari 0

‘Friends’ is one of the most globally loved shows of all time. The characters and their personalities have stayed with fans even so many years […]

Is Kokilaben’s “rasode me kaun tha?” clip infringement of copyright or parody?

October 4, 2020 Kunal Chandriani 0

Needless to ask whether you have come across the viral clip of Koilaben’s “rasode me kaun tha?”. In the world of social networking, any media […]

I hate you like I love you: The Interplay between IP and the silver screen

September 1, 2020 Prabha Bagoria 1

The Cinema Industry is one of the most popular industries in the world. Movies have been loved since ages for offering us all the entertainment, […]

Bombay HC Grants Interim Injunction to ZEE Restraining Maha TV and Manoranjan TV from Broadcasting Movies Owned by ZEE

July 30, 2020 Neha Singh 0

On 16th July 2020, the Bombay High Court heard a matter brought in by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL). ZEEL holds the exclusive liner rights, […]

Stripping Away Abstraction to find Adaptation

June 21, 2020 Neha Singh 1

From Lord of the Rings to Life of Pi to Shawshank Redemption, we have all time and again enjoyed these movies that were wonderful adaptations […]

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

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

"Independent claim" is a term associated with:

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

Law on_____ is not codified in India.

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

An improvement over a patented invention can be protected by:

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

India is a member of:

The copyright over a photograph lasts for:

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

Which of these is a geographical indication?

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

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

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

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

 

 

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

Prior art search includes:

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

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

The design should be___under the Indian Design Act, 2000

 

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

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

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

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

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

Slogans/ Short phrases can be protected under:

"Computer program per se" is protectable under:

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

'IPC' in relation to Patents means:

Trade-secret is protected in India by:

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

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

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

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

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

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

What does a trademark protect?

Which Oscar winning movie was sued for copyright infringement?

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

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

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

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

Can tattoos be copyrighted in India?

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

'Prior art' in patent law includes

Can sand-sculptures be copyrighted?

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:

Rights conferred by registration are subject to prior user rights under the Trademark Act of 1999
The first legislation in India relating to patents was enacted in:

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

Exceptions to copyright infringement in India also referred to as:

copyright protects the ____ elements of GUI

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