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Weekly Patent News

China ousts USA as top patent filer, WHO supports COVID-19 patent pool

In this week’s Patent News – China emerges as top patent filer in the world; Enhanced damages of $389 million awarded to Bristol-Myers Squibb; British American Tobacco files patent infringement lawsuit against Philip Morris; WHO Director General supports Costa Rican governments proposal to create an exclusive voluntary IP pool for COVID-19 products and other news updates. PATENT INFRINGEMENT NEWS British American Tobacco files patent infringement suit against Philip Morris British American Tobacco (BAT), the second-largest cigarette and…
April 14, 2020 Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 540Views 0Like
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Weekly IP Statistics

290 patent publications, no examinations and no grants in the last week

This week’s Patent & Design data has been compiled from the Official Journal of the Patents and Designs published by the patent office on the 10th of April 2020. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Intellectual Property Firm. INDIAN PATENT STATISTICS A total of 290 patent applications have been published in the 15th issue of the Patent Journal, 2020. Out of the 290 applications published in the…
April 14, 2020 Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 560Views 0Like
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Trademark Statistics x

Amidst National Lockdown 1997 Trademark Applications Filed Last Week.

Amidst national lockdown 1997 trademark applications filed last week. These statistics have been compiled from the official journal of the trademark office published weekly on Mondays. INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS A total of 1997 new trademark filings have been filed in the last week with the Indian Trademark Office with Delhi recording the highest filing of 836 applications and Mumbai following with 576 applications. Trademark Statistics by Office Total Number of New Applications Received between April 1st, 2020 to April 8th,2020  Sr. No Jurisdiction New Applications Examined Published Registered 1 AHMEDABAD 158 N/A N/A N/A 2 CHENNAI 332 N/A N/A N/A 3 DELHI 836 N/A N/A N/A 4 KOLKATA 95 N/A N/A N/A 5 MUMBAI 576 N/A N/A N/A Total   1997 N/A N/A N/A Yearly…
April 8, 2020 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 579Views 0Like
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Trademark Battle for Social Distancing, Tripura Jackfruit Loses GI Battle and more

Trademark Battle for Social Distancing, Starbucks Fights for its Frappuccino, Unbrand Asia Expo to be held in August 2020 and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsel. INDIAN TRADEMARK UPDATES Starbucks Fights for its Frappuccino Starbucks, the renowned coffee chain filed an application in the Delhi High Court for a permanent injunction against Copamocha Café and Restaurant based in Kerala for the use of the trademark ‘FRAPPUCCINO’ for beverages. Starbucks submitted that it adopted the mark…
April 8, 2020 Intellectual Property 0Comment 831Views 0Like
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Weekly Patent News

USPTO extends patent deadlines while UKIPO declares interrupted days and other patent news

In this week’s Patent News – USPTO issues Notice of Waiver of patent-related deadlines under the CARES Act; UKIPO declares “interrupted days” from 24th March 2020 and other news updates. INTERNATIONAL PATENT NEWS USPTO issues Notice of Waiver of patent-related deadlines under the CARES Act In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has extended the time to file certain patent-related documents and fees for applications that would have been due on or…
April 7, 2020 Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 526Views 0Like
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E commerce and Licensing

SXSW 2020 to be Launched on Amazon Prime Video, WMG and Spotify Sign New Deal

Selena Gomez files infringement lawsuit against FHL, District Court Upholds Social Media Terms of Use, SXSW 2020 to be Launched on Amazon Prime Video, Warner Music Group and Spotify Sign New Deal.   SXSW 2020 to be Launched on Amazon Prime Video The South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival, which is held in Austin, Texas, every year, has now been cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The festival organisers have decided to hold the SXSW virtually this year, by launching it on…
April 7, 2020 Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 626Views 0Like
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Weekly IP Statistics

416 patent applications published, 406 grants and 312 FERs issued by IPO last week

This week’s Patent & Design data has been compiled from the Official Journal of the Patents and Designs Office published by the patent office on the 3rd of April 2020. These statistics are presented to you by the Patent attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s leading Intellectual Property Firm. INDIAN PATENT STATISTICS A total of 416 patent applications have been published in the 14th issue of the Patent Journal, 2020. Out of the 416 applications published in…
April 6, 2020 Industrial Designs, Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 579Views 0Like
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Copyright and Entertainment Law News

US District Court Rules in Favour of Videogame Developer,School Lessons on Harry Potter in Britain, Kickstarter Campaign Infringes Nintendo’s Copyright and more

US District Court Rules in Favour of Videogame Developer, School Lessons on Harry Potter in Britain, Kickstarter Campaign Infringes Nintendo’s Copyright, Supreme Court Upholds Sovereign Immunity of States and more. US District Court Rules in Favour of Videogame Developer In a recent judgment the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that the unlicensed use or depiction of tattoos of the NBA (National Basketball Association) players in their videogame avatar did not amount to copyright infringement. A…
April 1, 2020 Copyrights, Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 671Views 0Like
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Trademark Statistics

Amidst National Lock-down, Trademark Registry comes to a Standstill

3499 trademark applications filed this week. 43% decrease in total number of registrations granted. These statistics have been compiled from the official journal of the trademark office published weekly on Mondays. INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS The Indian Trademark Registry has come to a standstill with the offices being shut till 15th April 2020. We can see that new applications are still being filed, thanks to the online filing process being still available. There has been a decrease of forty three percent (43%)…
April 1, 2020 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 470Views 0Like
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Weekly Patent News

Steelbird wins design infringement suit, Proposal to create special patent pool for COVID-19 related patents and more

In this week’s Patent News – CGPDTM extends deadline to register for Patent Agent Examination 2020; Offices under the control of the CGPDTM to remain closed for 21 days with effect from 25th March 2020; Costa Rican government asks WHO to create special patent pool for COVID-19 products; USPTO launches platform to encourage diversity in Patent Applications; Steelbird wins design infringement suit, awarded 96 lakhs and other news updates. INDIA PATENT NEWS IPO updates public notice, cancels all…
March 31, 2020 Industrial Designs, Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 754Views 0Like
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