Finding Ideas, Inventions and Creations in Companies: IP Audits IV
This article analyses an IP audit at a major multi-national company in India, focusing on how the process led to a sharp increase in invention disclosures and patent…
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Finding Ideas, Inventions and Creations in Companies – IP Audits III
This article examines how companies can systematically uncover ideas and inventions through structured IP audits. It details the steps involved in identifying, classifying, and inventorying intellectual assets to…
Ten Titans of the IP blog world
Last year in the month of December 2015, we ran a month long series acknowledging and appreciating some of the best IP blogs across the world. The blogs…
Patent Law-Basics of Specification Drafting- A PPT by Somashekar Ramakrishna at NLSIU
The following presentation was delivered by Mr. Somashekar Ramakrishna, Partner BananaIP Counsels, at National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU), as a part of the Patent law…
Dhoni and the Infamous Magazine Cover: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
The Dhoni magazine cover controversy explores legal proceedings against MS Dhoni for allegedly offending religious sentiments by appearing as a Hindu deity. This case highlights challenges celebrities face…
‘Affordability, Availability, Accessibility of medicines’
The post examines key outcomes from a national conference on access to medicines in India, with a focus on pharmaceutical pricing, IPR, and related policy challenges. It analyses…
Bluebook vs Baby Blue
This article explores the copyright and trademark issues raised in the dispute between Bluebook and Baby Blue. It analyses whether the Bluebook is copyrightable and examines trademark concerns…
Entertainment Law: No ‘soft kitty’ to put Sheldon to sleep?
The Soft Kitty lullaby from The Big Bang Theory is at the centre of a copyright lawsuit filed by the original author’s heirs. This post discusses the legal…
The First Amendment strikes again
The Slants trademark dispute addresses whether the Lanham Act’s disparagement clause violates the First Amendment. The case ultimately led to a significant decision on the constitutionality of denying…
New Notification: Change In the Format of Patent Application Numbers
The Indian Patent Office has introduced a new standardized format for patent application and examination request numbers, effective from 1 January 2016. This change aims to unify and…