Playing in the ‘Grey Area’: Thin line between Comparative Advertisement and disparagement
Brands have to face cutthroat competition in the market in order to get their product into the best seller’s list. The market is flooded with […]
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GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION (GI) TAGS OF FRANCE
France, officially known as the “French Republic”, is a transcontinental country spanning Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories and is bordered by Belgium, […]
CANVAS OF SKIN – HOW MUCH DOES IT COST THE ARTIST?
In an era where present-day art and the artists know no definite form, it is important to highlight the protection (or lack of) available to […]
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION (GI) TAGS OF IRELAND
Ireland, an island in the North Atlantic, is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest on the Earth. […]
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION (GI) TAGS OF DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI & DAMAN AND DIU
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu is a Union Territory in Western India which was created through the merger of the former union […]
Extension in a prior injunction in Trademark “Beardo” Infringement Case: Delhi High Court
A Single Bench of the Delhi High Court in Zed Lifestyle Pvt Ltd v. Hardik Mukeshbhai Pansheriya[1] dealt with the issue to restrain the defendant company […]
IP Hot Shorts December 2021-January 2022
It has been a constant and collective effort of The IP Press Team to bring to its readers the most recent news in the field […]
Carrying “business of issuing licenses” of Copyright- Prohibited in India
Introduction: In a recent decision dated December 1, 2021 (“Order”) passed by the Madras High Court (“Court”) in the case of M/s.Novex Communications Pvt. Ltd. […]
Linking GIs, SMEs and Sustainability
Introduction The link between Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) has been discussed multifarious times but hasn’t been implemented extensively in […]
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION (GI) TAGS OF THAILAND
Thailand, formerly known as ‘Siam’ and officially known as the ‘Kingdom of Thailand’, is a country located in Southeast Asia and is bordered by Myanmar […]
BADAM BADAM A DADA KACHA BADAM – A TRAGIC MUSIC RIGHT INFRINGEMENT OF A PEANUT HAWKER
The Bengali folk Jingle “Kacha Badam” has currently taken social media by storm, and everyone is grooving to the tunes of it. The catchy tunes […]
ERROR CODE 101: THE DIMENSIONS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN COMPUTER PROGRAMMES
Introduction: With the advent of the FinTech revolution, technology and innovation have taken centre stage throughout the globe. Every business alike, ranging from multi-national companies […]
EMERGING AND EVOLVING FASHION LAW ISSUES POST COVID 19 –
It is no secret that global Fashion Industry is the fastest growing sector that has adapted to the new consumer priorities. Digitalization has not just […]
YOUTUBE/GOOGLE NOT LIABLE FOR HOSTING INFRINGING WORK: CJEU CLARIFICATION
The Court of Justice of the European Union in matter of Frank Peterson v Google LLC, YouTube Inc., YouTube LLC, Google Germany GmbH; and Elsevier […]
The tales of hues and harmonies: Trademark Protection of single colour and sound marks
Part 2B: Yodel and more: Indian sound marks galore Picking up where we left off last, the concept of sound trademarks is not new to […]
The Facebook and Twitter Saga: Social media and Its Implications on Trademark
Introduction Social media have transformed the way people interact in today’s society. Facebook has expanded more than five times in the previous two years to […]
The tales of hues and harmonies: Trademark Protection of single colour and sound marks
Part 2A: Pop, pop, fizz: Sound marks in the ‘biz’ Further to our discussion on ‘single colour trademarks’ which are one kind of unconventional trademarks, […]
Swiggy’s Ambush Marketing goes unnoticed – or does it?
Nowadays, brands are implementing their creative advertising and marketing strategies in full swing. From Zomato’s notifications to Cred’s TV adverts, businesses are trying out new […]
Protection of Cultural Heritage: The Nigerian experience
Discussions about cultural appropriation, and even more recently, news about museums in the global north returning looted artefacts in their possession to their rightful places, […]
The tale of Trademark infringement on social media: From Protection to disparagement
Introduction “The internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow as humbly stated by Bill Gates”. The way we interact and […]