The Indian Army revealed its new combat uniform on the 74th Army Day on 15th January this year. The new uniform was developed with the assistance of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT). The uniform is one-of-a-kind because of its exclusive digital camouflage pattern, modern and functional design, and lighter, stronger, and more breathable […]
INTRODUCTION A copyright is a form of intellectual property right. Intellectual property rights are given to unique and original creations and innovations. These rights assure the creator the ownership of the creation( tangible/ intangible) and they protect it from being copied or reproduced without prior permission. This is because such a creation has a commercial […]
Conventionally, trademarks included marks that could be represented graphically and could be used by the human eye to discern a product or brand from another one. The basic premise behind a trademark was to enable the public to recognise the source of goods and services and to allow the owner of the enterprise to capitalise on the name and […]
INTRODUCTION Trade secret is a part of intellectual property right and laws. Intellectual property rights basically refer to anything innovated, created, or even curated in a manner that is unique, exclusive, and sets apart you or the company in the market. For example- the new model of SUV, updated smartphones, the logo of your brand, […]
Introduction: Patent prosecution stage of patent application has a crucial step of receiving first examination report (now will be called as FER) for the application from the Patent Office. Generally, timeline for filing FER Reply is 6 months from date of receiving of FER, this time can be extended up to 3 months by filing […]
According to Section 2 (d) of the Designs Act, 2000, “Design” is the application of any shape, configuration, pattern, ornament, or composition of lines or colours to any object, whether it be two-dimensional, three-dimensional, or both, through any industrial process or means, whether manual, mechanical, or chemical, separate or combined, that result in a finished […]
Intellectual Property rights plays an important role in nurturing an economy and these effects become more prominent when they are seen during the times of Globalization. The hard fact which cannot be denied in this is that IP Laws are mostly territorial in nature with each country prosecuting and maintaining the rights differently. In such […]
In the first half of 2021, as India was battling a fierce second wave of Coronavirus infections, many pharmaceutical companies released new products to treat the symptoms and health problems caused by the virus. In the middle of the ravaging pandemic, a dispute arose between two pharmaceutical giants on an alleged trademark infringement, which pitted […]
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYIntellectual property is basically creation of mind; it generally pertains to the original creation of human intellect such as literary works, artistic works, inventions, designs, symbols etc. The intellectual property rights relating to literary, artistic, and scientific works, performances of performing artists, phonograms, and broadcasts, inventions in all fields of human endeavor, scientific discoveries, […]
The present appeal challenges the order passed by Patiala House Courts, Delhi in the suit titled Vishal Pipes Limited v. Bhavya Pipe Industry. The said suit seeks to protect the mark “VPL INDIA” against Defendant’s mark “BPI”. The plaintiff asked ex parte order of injunction which was refused by Ld. ADJ. Interestingly, the Court observed that […]