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18 August 2018

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Kerala and Kodagu floods – An appeal for help!

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In what could easily pass off as a disaster of biblical proportions, Kerala and Coorg have been battling the fury of mother nature at her worst over the past ten days. Incessant rains have wreaked havoc in these areas and the situation is becoming alarming with each passing day. While there have been differing reports on the number of lives that have been lost, official estimates put the number at around 400 lives in the state of Kerala and atleast 7 lives in Coorg. The flood waters in Kerala have reportedly damaged crops and properties worth over Rs 20,000 crore...

18 August 2018

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WEEKLY COPYRIGHT NEWS: FACEBOOK GETS LA LIGA RIGHTS, VIDEOS DEFAMING PATANJALI TAKEN DOWN, LITTLE SINGHAM GAME, GOT WHISKEY AND MORE

Posted by Arjun K

in Copyrights, Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Media and Entertainment Law

Facebook Gets La Liga Rights in Eight Countries; Delhi High Court Asks Facebook, Google to Take Down Videos Defaming Patanjali; Delhi High Court: Concept Note Cannot be Protected Under Copyright Law; IMPALA Asks EU Regulators to Block Sony’s $2.6B Deal to Own EMI Music Publishing; Reliance Launches Little Singham Mobile Game; Diageo to Launch Game of Thrones Whiskey. COPYRIGHT QUOTE OF THE WEEK “We live in a world where value of creativity is measured by commercial success, and copyrights are mere instruments of financial benefit, not creative progress” – Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala INDIAN COPYRIGHT STATISTICS There is an increase of 7% in the...

16 August 2018

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Weekly Trade Mark News: Times Now Trade Mark Infringement, Emoji Official Merchandise in India, BMW Smart Watches by Fossil, and other news

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in Intellectual Property, Trademarks

Indian Trade Mark Statistics for August (Third Week) 2018, Nestle Loses Trade Mark Battle Over Four Fingers, Olympic Apparel Line with Lacoste, Marayoor Jaggery Filed for GI and more” brought to you by the Trade Mark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsels. TRADE MARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Brand is just a perception, and perception will match reality over time. Sometimes it will be ahead, other times it will be behind. But brand is simply a collective impression some have about a product.” --Elon Musk INDIAN TRADE MARK STATISTICS In the last week, the Indian Trade Mark Office have had a comparatively slow week....

13 August 2018

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Weekly Patent News: Minister clarifies on pending Indian patents, India’s GII ranking increases, National Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights, Patent Licensing Agreement and Settlement and more.

Posted by BananaIP Reporter

in Intellectual Property, Patents

“Minister clarifies on pending Indian patents, Patent Agent Examination registrations to remain open till 16th August 2018, India's GII ranking increases, National Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights, Qualcomm settles patent dispute with Taiwanese government, Patent Licensing Agreement and Settlement other Weekly Patent News,” presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Patent Firm. Patent Quote of the Week “Patents are the best and most effective means of controlling competition.” - Edwin J. Prindle, Former Chairman of the Patent Committee of the American Chemical Society. Indian Patent Statistics A total of 1086 patent applications have been published in the 32nd issue...

11 August 2018

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WEEKLY COPYRIGHT NEWS: T-SERIES APPOINT PPL, MICROSOFT MAY EXPOSE ‘DOCTOR WHO’ LEAKER, ECJ RULING REGARDING CONSENT, SPOTIFY TO BE A DEFAULT PLAYER FOR SAMSUNG, GOT MERCHANDISING DEAL, 5G DEAL BETWEEN NOKIA AND T- MOBILE AND MORE.

Posted by Arjun K

in Copyrights, Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Media and Entertainment Law

T-Series Appoints PPL to Manage its Public Performance License in India, Sony LIV and Legrand Innovate to Entertain with 'The Good Vibes”, Consent of the Original Owner of the Content is Required, even if the Content is Freely Available, BBC to Take Assistance of Microsoft to Expose ‘Doctor Who’ Leaker, Spotify to be the Default Music App on All Future Samsung Devices, Masaba Gupta Gets Game of Thrones Merchandise Deal, Crowd-funded Studio Wishberry Films Raises $1.4 million in Series A Funding. COPYRIGHT QUOTE OF THE WEEK The copyright bargain; a balance between protection for the artist and rights for the consumer. -Robin...

10 August 2018

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Nitin Nair delivered an invited talk, as a part of the Programme on “Intellectual Property Rights for Software” held on 08-10 August, 2018 at Centre for Ai & Robotics (CAIR), DRDO, Bangalore.

Posted by BananaIP Reporter

in Intellectual Property, Patents

His talk focused on the changing face of protecting software related inventions in India. This session includes a look at relevant sections of act, legal decisions, and alternate forms of protection. The presentation is attached herewith. Computer Related Inventions (CRIs) in India from BananaIP Counsels...

06 August 2018

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Weekly Patent News: Interesting Patents, Patent Infringement News, Patent Licensing and Acquisition, WIPO guide on Alternative Dispute Resolution in IP and more.

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in Intellectual Property, Patents

“Slight increase in patent statistics, Interesting Patents, Seismic isolator device for seismic protection, Automated Retractable Writing Instrument, Patent Agent Examination registrations, Apple versus WiLan, Patent Infringement, Patent Licensing, InterDigital completes acquisition of Technicolor’s Patent Licensing business, Updated WIPO Guide on ADR’s in IP and other Weekly Patent News,” presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Patent Firm. Patent Quote of the Week “Inventions cannot be judged on patent parameters, but patents have the ability to take inventions very far.” – Dr. Kalyan C Kankanala, Author, IP Professor, Founder Indian Patent Statistics A total of 564 patent applications have been...

03 August 2018

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WEEKLY COPYRIGHT NEWS: KASHMIR REMOVED FROM MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, IIFA ACCUSED OF PLAGIARISM, PIRACY CASES AGAINST COX, COPYRIGHT CASE SETTLED BY GREAT DANE, BIRA MERCHANDISE AND MORE

Posted by Arjun K

in Copyrights, Geographical Indications (GI), Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Media and Entertainment Law

Censor Board Removes Kashmir References from Mission Impossible: Fallout, IIFA Accused of Plagiarism over the Tribute Video on Sridevi, Major Record Labels file suit against Cox Communications for Piracy, Long-running Suit between Motorola and Hytera now Includes Copyright Infringement, City Merchandise Inc Sues Balenciaga for Copyright Infringement, Great Dane Graphics Settles Copyright Infringement Case, Relativity and Netflix settle long-running licensing dispute, Lionsgate And Universal Music Sign Exclusive Multi-year Agreement, Maker of craft beer Bira 91 enters merchandising. COPYRIGHT QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Copyright? Copy RIGHT: Steal ideas, steal facts, but do not steal words.” – Dan Poynter INDIAN COPYRIGHT STATISTICS There is an increase...

30 July 2018

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Weekly Patent News: Diaries that charge mobiles, Patent Agent Examination, IBM versus Groupon, AstraZeneca v. Dr. Reddy’s, Ericsson and LG Electronics Patent Licensing Agreement, Design Tip of the week and more.

Posted by BIP Patent Attorneys

in Intellectual Property, Patents

“Drop in number of patent applications published, Interesting Patents, Wireless mobile charging diary, Passive haptic learning based typing skill enhancement system for the visually impaired, Patent Agent Examination registrations, IBM wins $83 million in suit against Groupon, AstraZeneca sues Dr. Reddy’s in Delhi High Court, Ericsson and LG Electronics sign Global Patent License Agreement, Design Tip and other Weekly Patent News,” presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Patent Firm. Patent Quote of the Week “Making money from enforcing patents is no more wrong than investing in preferred stock.” – Nathan Myhrvold, Former CTO at Microsoft. Indian Patent...

27 July 2018

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WEEKLY COPYRIGHT NEWS: COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FACEBOOK PAGE, A.R. RAHMAN JOIN IPRS, SHAPE OF YOU COPYRIGHT SUIT DISMISSED, SONY MUSIC DEAL WITH PRINCE’S ESTATE, JUST F JACQUELINE AND MORE

Posted by Arjun K

in Copyrights, Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Media and Entertainment Law

“Postcard News: India” Facebook Page with 5 Lakh Followers Removed for Copyright Infringement, Southern Music Industry legends join Indian Performing Right Society (IPRS), Film maker Dayal Padmanabhan granted permission to use DVG’s Literature in their Song, Court dismisses the Copyright suit against the movie “The Shape of Water”, Man admits to Infringing Boeing GPS Copyright, Nintendo files a Copyright Infringement suit Against ROM Sites, Dutch Cheese Taste not protectable by Copyright, Kenneth Cole in Licensing Deal with Brandzstorm India, Rock Roll unveils bespoke Licensed Wall Coverings, Sony Music Sign Exclusive Pact with Prince’s Estate for 35 albums, Ted Baker enters...

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