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Stephanie Sinclair V. Mashable: An eyeopener for Instagram artists to take a re-look at their rights

June 9, 2020 Krishna Pallavi 2

It can without a doubt be stated that social media has become an inseparable part of our lives today. In Contemporary times, social media platforms […]

Competition Law versus Patent Law – The Monsanto Conundrum

June 8, 2020 Shatrunjay Bose 0

Back in 2010, while reading about genetically modified cotton and Brinjals in a biology lecture, I became aware of Monsanto. Monsanto has been a pioneer […]

Trademark Incapacity Doctrine or Primary significance test: Which favors Generic mark to be recognized as trademark?

June 6, 2020 Udit Thakran 5

The principal purpose of a trademark is to act as a ‘source signifier’ and not ‘product signifier’. A mark qualifies as a trademark when a […]

Finance art becomes another batch of students of school S. 101 failing Alice test

June 5, 2020 Vidushi Bhardwaj 2

A Changing trend of the USPTO in rejecting patent applications in the domain of finance art units has become something of concern to US patent […]

Copyright exception related to marriage procession: A clarification from the Copyright Office

June 4, 2020 Charu Srivastava 0

A piecemeal Public notice from the Copyright Office, Government of India, Ministry of Commerce & Industry [DIPP] notified on August 27, 2019, though a little […]

Nothing is new under the moon: second-medical-use and COVID-19 treatment

June 3, 2020 Maria Fischer 0

Under patent law, new uses of known substances can be protected by second medical use patents. It is known that the research in the field […]

Did Apple steal the trade secrets of a startup?

June 2, 2020 Krishnam Goyal 4

The liquid flows from higher concentration to lower. Is it the same for the flow of information [trade secrets] from higher concentration companies to startups? […]

Goa’s Khola Chilli registered as a GI tag

June 1, 2020 Tanya Sharma 0

Goa, a State on the southwestern coast of India, gets its second GI tag on Agricultural product ‘Khola Chilli’ after receiving its first GI tag […]

Statutory right Vs Constitutional right: A discussion about the work of architecture

May 31, 2020 AKSHEY KUMAR 8

Do you know a building, structure, tower, bridge, etc. are protectable under the Intellectual property Law? Look at these famous buildings, the “Campo Volantin Bridge” […]

The assorted flavours of Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai from Tamil Nadu awarded with a GI Tag

May 29, 2020 Ishita Pancholi 1

Tamil Nadu’s renowned peanut sweet known as Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai was awarded with a GI tag certificate on 20th April 2020 with the seal of […]

What the IPR Game in the Gaming Industry Looks Like

May 28, 2020 Sumaiya Saleem 0

Intellectual property, in its simplest sense, refers to the creations of the mind, i.e., inventions, literary and artistic works as well as symbols, names and […]

Are we ready for next-generation cars?

May 25, 2020 Shashank Singhal 0

Technology leap has driven us to an era where we are witnessing things which were used to be just a hyped phrase. Especially if we […]

Can a machine with Artificial Intelligence be recognised as an inventor in the patents law? The approach of three different jurisdictions and relevant policy considerations

May 23, 2020 Eleftheria Stefanaki 3

USPTO and EPO reject the notion of AI as an inventor, while the established opinion in the copyright world is that an AI machine cannot […]

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 […]

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

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

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

copyright protects the ____ elements of GUI

The first legislation in India relating to patents was enacted in:

Which Oscar winning movie was sued for copyright infringement?

This sound mark belongs to whom:

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

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

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

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

What does a trademark protect?

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

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

'IPC' in relation to Patents means:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which of these is a geographical indication?

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

"Computer program per se" is protectable under:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Can tattoos be copyrighted in India?

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

Law on_____ is not codified in India.
Prior art search includes:

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

Trade-secret is protected in India by:

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

 

 

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

"Independent claim" is a term associated with:

The copyright over a photograph lasts for:

Slogans/ Short phrases can be protected under:

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

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

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

'Prior art' in patent law includes

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

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

The design should be___under the Indian Design Act, 2000

 

An improvement over a patented invention can be protected by:

Can sand-sculptures be copyrighted?

India is a member of:

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

Exceptions to copyright infringement in India also referred to as:

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