Amazon facilitates the process of filing trademark for its sellers!!!
On 4th July 2021, amazon announced to launch an IP Accelerator Program which will help sellers to secure trademarks. Here, sellers are those individuals and […]
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Australian Court rules in the favor of DABUS
Whether an Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be considered as an inventor in the patent law has been in question since long. On 30th July 2021, […]
Geographical Indication (GI) Tags of Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh, a state in Central India, is the second-largest Indian state by area and fifth-largest state by population and is bordered by Uttar Pradesh […]
The Interface Between Non-Fungible Tokens and Copyright Law
While we were still trying to wrap our head around the concepts of blockchain and cryptocurrency, another concept of Non-Fungible tokens (NFT) has rocked the […]
Parody as defense in Copyright Dispute
INTRODUCTION Intellectual Property rights aim to protect the Original Work of creators from infringement where any person other than the creator imitates such original work […]
Geographical Indication (GI) Tags of Gujarat
Gujarat, earlier known as ‘Anarchant’ (meaning ‘Land in West’ during the Mahabharata period) and ‘Gajjar Pradesh’ or ‘Gurjaradesa’ (meaning ‘The Land of the Gurjaras’), is […]
A Review of The Cinematograph Amendment Bill 2021
Introduction The Cinematograph Act of 1952 was enacted to make provisions for the certification of cinematograph films for exhibition and for regulating the exhibitions by […]
Trade Secrets and SMEs
Trade Secrets have become popular over the years because of their growing use and commercial value. They promotes competitiveness and innovation in the market sphere. […]
Panel Discussion on“THE NEED TO PROTECT UTILITY MODEL IN INDIA”- GNLU
ABOUT THE EVENT The panel discussion aims to discuss The Need To Protect Utility Model In India and how it facilitates technological development. ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS […]
IP Hot Shorts June 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 […]
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION (GI) TAGS OF CHHATTISGARH
Chhattisgarh is a heavily forested state situated in Central India bordered by Uttar Pradesh in the north, Madhya Pradesh in the northwest, Maharashtra in the […]
Does Refilling/ Refurbishing of goods amount to IP Infringement?
Introduction Have you ever wondered if you might actually be infringing somebody’s intellectual property (IP) rights when you fill your bottle of hand wash from […]
Call for Internship- DPIIT Chair, Gujarat National Law University
About the University Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) is the statutory university established by the Government of Gujarat under the Gujarat National Law University Act, 2003. […]
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION (GI) TAGS OF MEGHALAYA
Meghalaya, also known as “Scotland of the East” (during the British period), is a state situated on the northeast region of India bordered by Assam […]
Sanjay Soya v Narayani Trading: Is copyright registration mandatory?
According to the Indian Copyright law, a copyright is an automatic right. Once an idea is fixed to a tangible medium, it acquires protection under […]
Geographical Indications: Goa notched up two more GI tags!
Introduction: Goa, the smallest state of India, sits on the southwestern coast along the Konkan belt. It is separated from the Deccan highlands by the […]
‘Better than revenge?’: Taylor Swift, Copyright Controversies and her ‘Fearless’ bounce back Strategy!!
Taylor Swift’s December released album ‘Evermore’ returned to number 1 on Billboard 2021 charts after she announced that the vinyl version was out on 4 […]
Bollywood and talent management agency
Bollywood and talent management agency The Hindi film industry popularly known as ‘Bollywood’ has experienced robust growth over the last few years and has become […]
Intellectual Property Protection for dancers in Nigeria
Galala, Suo, Alanta, Azonto, Skelewu, Shoki, Shaka-shaku… It goes without saying that Nigerians are great at conceiving and creating dances, pattern of steps, movements and […]
DPS Belt or Gucci Belt: A Strip of Confusion; -a Trademark Infringement Perspective
It will not be an exaggeration if we say the world has shrunk due to social media. We never know what will grab people’s attention […]