Let’s say you have started a business and it’s growing. Your business has now garnered public interest and you want to set up a website to further grow your business in the digital space. But alas, the domain name has been taken up by a stranger who is willing to sell it to you at […]
PART II CONFLICT OF AI AND IP, TODAY AND TOMORROW; together The machine learning systems today are mere robots providing automatic assistance to humans but with the advancement of technology, the role of AIs is bound to expand manifold. The current scenario depicts a restrictive role of AI which recommends products according to analyses made by […]
Recently, German skincare brand Sebamed made headlines with their advertisements comparing its soap with other products in the market, like Dove, Lux and Pears and even a detergent bar, Rin by clearly naming them and comparing them in terms of their pH value. According to the advertisements, the pH level of Sebamed is ideal (i.e., […]
Origin and History: In the early 1820s, the British East India Company began large-scale production of tea in Assam.Originally,tea was not a part of traditional Indian cuisine or beverages. However, with the passage of time, tea has become a daily essential for most Indians. There are several types of tea, which India exports to countries around the globe. […]
Introduction The jurisdiction of a court depends on its relevant area, geographical location of the court, the monetary worth and subject matter. Each of these factors is independently considered for a court to have jurisdiction. As stated in the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, a Court in India may have jurisdiction over a […]
In wake of the Covid-19 Pandemic, which witnessed the collapse of the whole classroom-based educational system, a shutdown of all the academic colleges and universities; that is when online teaching rose to the occasion as a panacea. As education moved to the online mode of teaching, the next major challenge was the question of the […]
Recently, the Union Finance Minister introduced a new draft bill in the Lok Sabha which proposes to shut down the Country’s Intellectual Property Appellate Board (hereinafter IPAB). The said bill proposes to transfer the powers of IPAB to the High Court with regard to patent, trademark, GI, Plant Varieties related issues and to Commercial Courts […]
In 2020, we saw more than 2 million deaths due to the pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. As vaccination drives have begun around the world, our hope for a normal life has been restored.. Till then, it is certain that until we develop herd immunity or the virus mutates into an innocuous strain or […]
Given that cancer is a deadly disease, cancer research is always a hot topic among researchers. And often research and intellectual property go hand-in-hand. This article deals with the Intellectual Property and its relation with Health Sector and cancer. Indian Patent law has various sections that address Intellectual Property in the Healthcare sector. However, history […]
A patent grants an exclusive statutory right to the inventor over his invention, whether a product or a process, which provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem, enabling the patent holder to prevent any other person from using, selling or manufacturing the patented product or process […]