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IP News Center : INDIAN TRADEMARK LAW ON PROTECTION OF MOVIE TITLE

INDIAN TRADEMARK LAW ON PROTECTION OF MOVIE TITLE – PART 3

  SCENARIO IN THE UNITED STATES REGARDING PROTECTION OF MOVIE TITLE The interests of the American motion picture, television industries and home videos are safeguarded by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). Since its inception in 1922, it has been playing an important part in protecting the commercial interest of the movie makers both in the US and internationally. Registering a film title with the United States Patents and Trademark Office (USPTO) is available with respect to movie titles; however,…
April 14, 2017 Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law, Trademarks 0Comment 676Views 0Like
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Censoring The Intelligent Film Spectator

The recent Udta Punjab, Jolly LLB, Lipstick under my Burkah and Ka Bodyscapes decisions of the Central Board of Film Certification ("Censor Board") have raised questions and spurred debates about the   need for censorship by prior restraint in India. Judicial Review of some of the Censor Board's decisions, and their close to complete reversal by Courts highlights the subjectivity in the certification system, and one cannot help wondering if the circumstances under which the Cinematograph  Act, the  legislation that  brought…
April 13, 2017 Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 583Views 0Like
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IP News Center : INDIAN TRADEMARK LAW ON PROTECTION OF MOVIE TITLE

INDIAN TRADEMARK LAW ON PROTECTION OF MOVIE TITLE – Part 1

The name or title is undoubtedly one of the most important aspects of a movie which creates a distinct identity for it among audience. Around the globe, the movie makers give a lot of thought and importance in choosing a unique distinct title or name for their film so that the movie could prove to be popular and a blockbuster hit among all classes of audience. This association of title to a film brings the interested audience to watch the film in…
April 12, 2017 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 1699Views 0Like
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Trademark Stats, Trademark Branding, Licensing, Domain Name Disputes, Trademark tips and more

Trademark Stats, Interesting Trademarks, Indian Trademark News, recent trademark Cases, trademark Branding, Licensing, Domain Name Disputes, Trademark tips and more, presented by the Trademark attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK "The Ideal trademark is one that is pushed to its utmost limits in terms of abstraction and ambiguity, yet is still readable. Trademarks are usually metaphors of one kind or another. And are, in a certain sense, thinking made visible" ---Saul Bass Trademark Stats…
April 12, 2017 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 605Views 0Like
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Annual report 2015-2016 released -Samsung tops charts, IBM patents, and more

Annual report 2015-2016 released - Samsung tops charts, IBM patents, Patent Litigation, Patent tips and more, presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm. Patent Quote of the week "To achieve patent commercialization success, every inventor must think like a business man." - Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, Renowned IP Attorney, Author and Professor. Indian Patent Statistics The Activity at Patent office this week has been on the low side as compared to the previous week. The total number…
April 10, 2017 Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 399Views 0Like
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The featured image shows a mic in a sound recording studio. To read more about this, click here. Entertainment Law and Copyrights: Sound Recording, Literary & Musical Works and Right to Royalty – Part 3

Sound Recording, Literary & Musical Works and Right to Royalty

  Continued from Part 2, read part by clicking here. Music Broadcast Private Limited v. Indian Performing Right Society Limited, SUIT NO. 2401 OF 2006 Facts of the case The Plaintiff (Music Broadcast Private Limited) engaged in business of establishing, operating and maintaining FM Radio broadcasting stations in various cities of India sought a declaration that the Defendant (IPRS) is not entitled to demand or recover royalty and/or license fee in respect of broadcast of sound recordings at its FM Radio…
April 8, 2017 Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 1211Views 0Like
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Proprietary Data, Trade Secrets and Information Security in India – An Integrated Approach

"Data has the ability to make or break a company." - Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala In today's information age, Data has emerged as a very important business tool. Among other factors, success of businesses is dependent on possession, management, processing and analysis of data. The relevance of data in business has increased so significantly during the last decade that one report estimates a short supply of close to two hundred thousand (2,00,000) data professionals by the end of 2018 in the…
April 5, 2017 Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets 0Comment 786Views 0Like
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Harley Davidson’s Sound Mark, Kamdhenu mark, Trademark Registration tips and more.

  Harley Davidson, Sound Mark, Delhi High Court, Kamdhenu mark, Counterfeit products, Deceptively similar, Trademark registration tips and more, presented by the Trademark attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm. TRADEMARK QUOTE OF THE WEEK A good trademark, whether a word mark or symbol, is devoid of fashion or trend, which makes it potentially iconic if it’s seen for long enough in the right places. -Ivan Chermayeff TRADEMARK STATS Trademark Stats from the Indian Trademark office (30th March -…
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Indian Patent Cases, Patentability Requirements, Patent Litigation, Interesting patents, Patent Licensing, Patent Tips and more

Indian Patent Cases, Patentability Requirements, Patent Litigation, Interesting patents, Patent Licensing, Patent Tips and more, presented by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm.  Patent Quote of the Week “A Patent is not a license to make money, it is a license to prevent others from making money.” -  Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala, IP Attorney, Author and Professor.   Patent stats from the Indian Patent Office (27th March 2017 to 3rd April 2017) Activity at Patent office has marginally…
April 3, 2017 Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 742Views 0Like
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Patent on Anti-Gravity illusion

  A lot has been discussed in the past about patents in the entertainment field, especially interesting ones such as patents owned by entertainers (e.g. Eddie Van Halen for musical instrument support, Bill Nye for Ballet toe shoes etc.,)[1], patents directed to devices related to musical instruments, such as tuners or supports, or even new ways of recording. As the Internet and mobile devices have become more prolific, uses of the Internet and mobile devices have added new aspects to new…
March 31, 2017 Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 1171Views 0Like
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