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 […]
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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 […]
The tales of hues and harmonies: Trademark Protection of single colour and sound marks
Part 1B: Colour & Contrast in India Resuming our discussion on the golden bunny and legality of colours as trademarks, India is not oblivious to […]
JOURNEY OF McDonald’s- Reflection on the movie ‘The Founder’
The movie ‘the Founder’ is delightful to understand what is meant by the term “founder”. Is it someone who conceives the idea, expresses it, and […]
20 YEARS OF THE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY ACT 2002: JOURNEY SO FAR AND THE WAY FORWARD
In 1992, a group of environmental enthusiasts across the globe came together at the Earth Summit to pave way for the conservation and preservation of […]
Crash course on Patent Agent Preparation by The IP Press
Paper I & II + Interview preparation15 February 2022 to 15 April 2022 Indian Patent Agent Examination is conducted by the Indian Patent Office (IPO) […]
PEPSICO’S PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION OVER FC5 POTATOES REVOKED
Farmers across India rejoiced the revocation of the protection granted to the multinational giant PepsiCo, over a potato variety grown exclusively for its Lay’s Potato […]
The tales of hues and harmonies: Trademark Protection of single colour and sound marks
Part 1A: The Golden Hare and Monochromic affair On the day of July 29, 2021, the folks at Lindt & Sprüngli Group rejoiced, for Easter […]
Do you know, your hard work for a perfect wing liner can be protected under copyright law?
Over the past couple of years, it has been observed that the beauty industry is tussling with intellectual property issues every now and then. Instagram […]
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AS A NECESSARY TOOL FOR PROTECTING BUSINESSES IN NIGERIA’S FASHION INDUSTRY
INTRODUCTION This article seeks to answer the questions of what legal protections are available to stakeholders in the Nigerian fashion industry and what challenges are […]
Significant Developments with regard to Well-Known marks under the Trademarks Rules 2017: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: The Introduction of the Trademarks act brought in the concept of ‘well-known marks’[i] in India and defined protection criteria for the same. Later after […]
IP Hot Shorts October- November 2021
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 […]
Khaby Lame and Copyright Law
If you have spent some time on social media in the past year, chances are you have come across Khabane Lame, who, although hardly says […]
Copyrights for Culinary Creations
Introduction The question of whether recipes, or unique culinary creations can be protected by copyrights is a debate that’s rather recent, owing to the rise […]
The Digital Era, Artificial Intelligence and the Inadequacy of Law
“I’m increasingly inclined to think that there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we […]
THE OVERLAP BETWEEN DESIGNS AND TRADEMARKS
There are certain Intellectual Properties that are capable of being protected and enforced under more than one legal regime. In this situation, it becomes necessary […]
Analysing Salman Khan v. KRK: Legality of KRK’s criticism of “Radhe”
Freedom of speech and expression guaranteed in the Constitution of India is a pivotal part of Indian democracy. The freedom to form and express an […]