The social media trends change very fast, almost every day but one thing that hasn't lost its charm over the years is the consumption of memes on social media. Even if someone avoids the Internet and social media, they are…
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INTRODUCTION Fostering competitive and innovative scientific temperament has been a cardinal aim of intellectual property protection for inventions. Competing regimes of patents in India and trade secrets have given refuge to inventors seeking protection of their inventions and proprietary information.…
Trade dress is understood to constitute as protection awarded to packaging or appearance of a product, it can also include shape, colour scheme protection or anything in appearance that makes the product distinguishable to consumers. This concept has originated from…
Vietnam is proposing to amend In Intellectual Property (IP) law For Protection to allow registration of sound mark, that is, sound acting as a trademark. A sound trademark, or sound mark, is a trademark where a unique sound performs the…
Introduction Patent prosecution is an iterative procedure in which the applicant frequently alters the language of their submitted claims. A patent's prosecution history (i.e., the proceedings between the patent applicant and the USPTO from application filing to patent issuance) is…
INTRODUCTION If a singer, at a concert, was to sing in a melodious way under indian copyright act, in an impromptu manner, i.e., there were no prior existing lyrics or melody, would such a singer be considered an author of…
Recently, Canadian company BlackBerry Limited (“BlackBerry”), originally known as Research-in-Motion, for the BlackBerry brand of interactive pagers, smartphones, and tablets, announced that it has entered into a patent sale agreement with Catapult IP Innovations Inc., a Delaware, US based company.…
Introduction As the title suggests, this particular blog deals with the compulsory licensing of copyright in our country. However, in order to understand compulsory licensing, the concept pertinent to “licenses” needs to be grasped first. Licenses are of two categories:…
INTRODUCTION CRISPR technology is a targeted technique that allows researchers to modify genomes with unprecedented precision, efficiency, and flexibility. This technology is at the heart of a true biotechnology revolution, with huge implications for health, agriculture, and a variety of…