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IMPORTANCE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS FOR START-UPS


IMPORTANCE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS FOR START-UPS

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY : CRUCIAL FOR START-UPS

In general a start-up will only succeed against larger rivals is by patenting its inventions, trademarking their name and copyrighting their ideas (fixated in as tangible form). Patents level the playing field between startups and incumbents by ensuring those who innovate are adequately rewarded.

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COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IN INDIA


COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IN INDIA

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COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND PROVISIONS UNDER THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

Copyright is an exclusive legal right granted to the creator/author or a group of individuals to protect their work or creativity from unauthorized reproduction, adaptation, translation, distribution, or public performance by others without the creator’s or person responsible for the work’s existence’s prior permission.

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ASĀVA v. RAMPUR ASAWA


Case study :- ASĀVA v. RAMPUR ASAWA

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CASE DETAILS

The Plaintiff for this case: Meher Distilleries

The Defendant for this case: Radico Khaitan

The Respected Court for this case: The Bombay High Court

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“Animated Works” : Jollity cum Chattels ?


"Animated Works" : Jollity cum Chattels ?

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IPRs in Animated Works

An article written by Shobha Menon in 2007 read as “IPR to give industry an animated look”. It briefly discussed upon the then prospects and growth of the Indian Animation Industry with the then emerging technologies pertaining to VFX and others for making animated movies and cartoon shows. The article concluded on propitious marginalia about the opportunities for making India a hub for animation with the help of IPRs relating to animations.

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PROCEDURE UNDER PCT NATIONAL FILING PROCESS


PROCEDURE UNDER PCT NATIONAL FILING PROCESS

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PCT National Filing

There are two approaches with respect to filing international patents. The first option is filing an application individually in each country’s patent office where the applicant seeks a patent and the second option is under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

India is a signatory to the PCT as of 7th December, 1998. The Patent Cooperation Treaty is a treaty that consists of 150 countries that have adopted a system whereby a single patent application is accepted in all contracting countries instead of filing a separate patent application in each country the applicant seeks protection. The actual granting of patents is done by each national or regional patent office in which the application lies.

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Patents : All about FERs (First Examination Report)


Patents : All about FER (First Examination Report)

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First examination report (FER)

First examination report is issued by the IPO (Indian Patent Office) after briefly conducting a patent examination of the claims, along with patent specification filed with the patent office. The examiner of the IPO lays down a list of objections in this examination report, which can be both technical or formal in nature.

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7 Step Strategy for Preliminary Patent Searches


7 Step Strategy for Preliminary Patent Searches

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The steps for discovering and assessing relevant prior art or any publication which reveals the invention for which a patent is to be filed are :-

  1. Brainstorming Terms
  2. Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
  3. Verifying Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
  4. Retrieve and Review every patent application
  5. Detailed review of Patents
  6. Published Patent applications
  7. Broadening Preliminary Search
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PROVISIONAL REFUSAL OF INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARKS IN INDIA


PROVISIONAL REFUSAL OF INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARKS IN INDIA

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International Registration of Trademarks

Trademarks are registered to protect the goodwill, reputation and commercial interests of a business. Trademarks can be obtained in more than one country. If an individual wants to register a trademark at an international level, the two options available are

  1. to apply separately to the trademark office of each country where the individual seeks protection or
  2. to file a single application through WIPO.

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IPRs in Outer Space : A Brief Review and Future Scope


IPRs in Outer Space : A Brief Review and Future Scope

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The mysteries and immenseness of the Universe has intrigued man like nothing more right since the dawn of time. However, it wasn’t until the Renaissance period that the technological advancements fostered humankind in a new era of science and discovery. The initial boost came from the invention of the telescope. Based only on uncertain descriptions of the first practical telescope which Hans Lippershey tried to patent in the Netherlands in 1608, Galileo, in the following year, made a telescope with about 3x magnification. He later made improved versions with up to about 30x magnification. On 25th August 1609, he demonstrated one of his early telescopes, with a magnification of about 8 or 9, to Venetian lawmakers. His telescopes were also a profitable sideline for Galileo, who sold them to merchants who found them useful both at sea and as items of trade.

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