Impact of Digital Technology on Copyright Law Introduction Copyright Law is considered to be the biggest revolution in the Intellectual Property regime, with it providing safeguard to the owner of the creation from possible copying of the creative work. With the owner of the copyrighted work not only being provided protection against possible copying and…
Liability of Internet Service Provider for Copyright Infrigement With the advancement of technology and as we move into the digital era, the amazing capabilities that it brings with itself to promote and exchange effective and efficient communication, have drastically changed the way we used to communicate a decade ago. The internet era has completely revamped…
Patenting Vaccines During Pandemic INTRODUCTION A patent is an ultimate right given to the owner of the property to reserve the owner of its rights to the invention for a period of time. This invention can be in any field starting from designs, medicine, machines, etc. Patent during the pandemic has raised many eyebrows when…
TRADE SECRET What is Trade Secret? Trade Secrets are intellectual property right which has a confidential value and information. This information and value hold the potential to be licensed or be sold. To determine if something is a trade secret Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) have laid down the following essential points…
Trademark Registration Outside India – International Trademark INTRODUCTION A Trademark is a name, business name, phrases, tagline, or presentation of a company, brand etc. in the form of “brand” or “logo”. Symbols like TM, SM, and ® stands for ‘TM’ stands for Trademark, ‘SM’ for Service mark and ® is used for that trademark which is registered…
Can Patent be granted by doing slight change in Patented Product? Here in this article, we discuss case law titled Novartis vs. Union of India [Supreme Court of India], wherein it is been discussed that whether Patent can be granted by doing a slight change in already Patented Product. Case Name: Novartis vs. Union of…
Where owner is the owner of Trademark ‘CLINIQUE’ and if there will be infringement if another person use the name ‘CLINIQ’? Here in this article, we discuss case law titled Clinique Laboratories LLC and Another vs. Gufic Limited and Anr [Delhi High Court], wherein it is been discussed that whether the infringement can be filed…
Can there be a sale of Patented Goods by third party for research purposes? Here in this article, we discuss case law titled Bayer Corporation vs. Union of India (Delhi High Court), wherein it is been discussed that can there be a sale of Patented Goods by third party for research purposes. Facts of the…
Do domain name serve same function as the trademark ? Here in this article, we discuss case law titled Yahoo! Inc. vs. Akash Arora & Anr (Delhi High Court), wherein it is been discussed that whether only goods are protected from infringement under the Trade Mark Merchandise Act or it protects infringement of services as…
Whether some improvements made in the other patented article amounts to the main patented article amounts to infringement? Here in this article, we discuss case law titled Bajaj Auto Ltd vs. TVS Motor Company Limited (Supreme Court), wherein it is been discussed that where some improvements is made in the other patented article then if…