In the earlier post, we had discussed Sound marks as one of the unconventional marks. This post is a continuation of the previous post, where we will be discussing Smell marks.
Olfactory memory is the most unused mean to link a brand to consumers. The smell as the most potent type of human memory can potentially identify a product if it qualifies the criteria of a trademark. Smells have also the ability to recollect pictures and emotions and this may affect…
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Copyright quote of the week
"Of all the creative work produced by humans anywhere, a tiny fraction has continuing commercial value. For that fraction, the copyright is a crucially important legal device" --Lawrence Lessig
Indian Copyrights and Entertainment Law Updates
Bangalore…
Interesting Trademarks, Indian Trademark Updates, International Trademark Updates, Geographical Indication updates and more brought to you by the Trademark Team of BananaIP Trade Mark News:
Trademark Quote of the Week
"Within Every Brand is a Product, but not every product is a brand" --David Ogilvy
TRADEMARK STATS FROM THE INDIAN TRADEMARK OFFICE
Particulars
Last week
This week
Change in %
Total Trademark applications examined by Trademark Office
8447
7536
A decrease of 10.2%
Total applications disposed through…
To commemorate the 3rd International Yoga day, we bring to you accessories that have acquired design registrations that help one to practice yoga.
Pants Knee Zone for Yoga Pants
The above design registration bearing number D732,277 was filed in 2012 as “Pants knee zone for yoga pants, dance pants, rock climbing pants, gardening pants or the like” with the US Patent office. As per the claim made in the application, the design registration is not on the entire pants…
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Patent Quote of the week
“The good patent gives the world something it did not truly have before, whereas the bad patent has the effect of trying to take away from the world something which it…
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Copyright quote of the week:
“The copyright bargain is a balance between protection for the artist and the rights for the consumer.”
-- Robin Gross
Indian Copyright and Entertainment Law Updates
Ola caught in copyright infringement row
The music company, Lahari Recording, had filed a police…
The third international day of YOGA is being celebrated worldwide on 21st June. On 11th December 2014, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared June 21st as International Day of Yoga. Yoga is a universal language which is not all about exercise but it has other dimensions attached to it. The word ‘Yoga’ literally means ‘union’- the union of mind, body and soul.
In this post, we bring to you some patent applications/patents that directly or indirectly relates to Yoga.
Indian Patents/Applications
Patent …
Interesting Trademarks, Indian Trademark Updates, International Trademark Updates, Domain Name Disputes, Geographical Indication updates and more brought to you by the Trademark Team of BananaIP Trade Mark News:
Trademark Quote of the Week
"A brand is a living entity- and it is enriched or undermined cumulatively over time, the product of a thousand small genius" -- Michael Eisner
TRADEMARK STATS FROM THE INDIAN TRADEMARK OFFICE
Particulars
Last week
This week
Change in %
Total Trademark applications examined by Trademark Office
13402
8447
A decrease of 36.2%
Total…
Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay through the support of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) IPR Chair Project, Government of India and National Institute of Industrial Engineering, (NITIE) is hosting the 4thInternational Conference on Management of Intellectual Property Rights and Strategy MIPS 2018 at IIT Bombay, India. The core focus of MIPS conference is to provide a suitable and conducive platform to discuss, debate and present contemporary research in the area of Intellectual Property Rights…
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Patent Quote of the week
“If you didn't have patents, no one would bother to spend money on research and development. But with patents, if someone has a good idea and a competitor can't copy it,…