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Cooling cricketers for hot Indian weather

This post was first published on 26th February, 2011 14 participants, 3 hosts and 49 matches. Biggest and most awaited cricket tournament ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 edition kick started in style on 19th February 2011 in Sher-e-Bangla national stadium, Bangladesh. The cricket fans all over the world are celebrating the event. With a strong Line Up, Indians are the clear favorites. Moreover this is said to be the last world cup of many cricket maestros along with the…
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How Wise is it to TRIP Over Food?

This post was first published on September 8th, 2014.   Every country tries its best to ensure that there is no dearth of food. Ensuring that food is of good quality is also important. As much as I'd love to go on talking about food, I will refrain from talking about food per se and concentrate on the legal obligations related to food. This post will concentrate on the relationship between IP and food which is governed by successful research efforts…
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Salient Features of the Copyright Amendment Bill 2012 and its Impact on Entertainment Industry

This post was first published on May 30, 2012 . As we have previously reported, both the Houses of the Parliament passed the Copyright Amendment Bill 2012 in quick succession with overwhelming support from the opposition. The Bill is now awaiting the President’s assent and a gazette notification to become a law. The Bill has undergone many changes based on the recommendations of the Standing Committee and offers a scheme of provisions different from its previous version (the Bill…
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An In-Depth Look at the Trademark Registration Process – Part IV

This post was first published on July 10, 2014.   Now that we have had a look at the trademark filing process in the previous post, we will move on to discuss the trademark examination process. The process followed in the trademark registration process may be seen in the flow chart below (please click on image to view clearly): Continue Reading An In-Depth Look at the Trademark Registration Process – Part IV
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GII index to be released, Patent office’s Annual Report for the year 2017-2018 and more

  “Patent News Bulletin: Indian Patent Statistics, Indian Industrial Design Statistics, Interesting Inventions, Global Innovation Index (GII) to be launched on 24th July, 2019 in New Delhi, CII’s is all set to take an exclusive IP delegation to Japan, in the month of August, The Office of CGPDTM and GI, India published the Annual Report for the year 2017-2018 and other news updates”, presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Patent Firm. Indian Patent…
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Patent Term Extension, Dog ate my Homework Act

This post was first published on 12th April, 2011.    Guest Post by Ms. Vinita Radhakrishnan  In future, 'Dog ate my homework' may be a perfectly accepted excuse for missing a deadline at United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for Patent term extension (PTE) request. Recently, I stumbled upon an article authored by Dianna Goldenson titled “A day late and a few million dollars short". The article mainly refers to the deadline calculation for the Patent term extension request to…
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Patent Application for Acupuncture Needle

This post was first published on 5th April, 2011. On 6th November 1995, Tae. W Yoo of Seol from Korea filed a patent application (US 5624460) titled “Needle for Acupuncture”. Acupuncture is used as an alternative medicine, adapted from Chinese medical practices in which specific body areas are pierced with fine needles for therapeutic purposes. It can be used to treat or prevent disease. Acupuncture incorporates traditional Chinese medicine as an integral part of practice and theory. …
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Patentability of Biotech Inventions in Europe

This post was first published on 22nd January, 2011. Patentable Subject Matter The discussion with respect to patentability of biotech inventions in Europe has been limited to the European Patent Convention (EPC). As per the European Patent Convention, any invention is patentable unless it falls within the list of excluded inventions. According to Article 52 of EPC, any invention irrespective of the technology to which it belongs can be considered as patentable subject matter so long as it is new,…
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Grounds for Refusal of Trademark Registration – Part 1

This post was first published on 2nd July, 2014.   A trademark means a mark capable of being represented graphically, capable of distinguishing goods or services of one person from those of others. Hence for a mark to be registered as a trademark under the Trade Marks Act, 1999, it has to satisfy three requirements which include: It should be a mark It should be capable of being represented graphically It should be capable of distinguishing the goods or…
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