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Do’s and Don’ts for a Non Disclosure Agreement

  Original Date of Publication: November 26th, 2009 Please note that the Do's and Don'ts provided hereunder are broad and non-exhaustive guidelines. Kindly consult a lawyer for specific advise. Do’s 1. Define the meaning of the term Confidential Information to cover all kinds of information that may be disclosed. Exclusions to confidential information may be included within the definition. 2. The purpose for which confidential information is provided must be lucidly stated in the agreement. 3. The parties permitted to access the confidential information must…
May 18, 2019 Intellectual Property, IP for Start Ups, Privacy / Data Protection 0Comment 1033Views 0Like
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The IP Story of Small Enterprises in India

This post was first published on May 22nd, 2012. Value of IP, notional or real, is well recognized in India today. Thanks to the efforts of the government, many people know about patents and processes related to them. After so many training and awareness programs, one would imagine that small enterprises are IP savvy and their house is in order. Unfortunately, that does not seem to be the case in ninety-nine percent of such entities. On taking a…
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Choosing the Right IP Name/Business Representation

This post was first published on March 14th, 2013. Name, logo, device or any other form of business representation is generally the first asset created by an entrepreneur. Often entrepreneurs finalize on a name or logo and develop a strong emotional attachment to it. While it is important to be passionate about your business and its representation, every entrepreneur must take the following steps before finalizing on a business representation: a. Ensure that the name or any other representation shortlisted…
April 28, 2019 Intellectual Property, IP for Start Ups, Trademarks 0Comment 1085Views 0Like
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IP Policy and Process Set Up: Why wait for a wake up call!

First Publication Date: 27th December 2010.   Intellectual Property Policy and Process set up is one branch of IP that has long been neglected by a majority of Indian companies especially the SMEs. Most Indian companies come to realize the importance of an IP Policy when they enter into negotiations/business deals/technology transfers with foreign companies or multinationals where the IP hygiene is relatively high. Such a wake-up call comes especially when Indian companies deal with companies from countries where the Intellectual…
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Department of IT to Support SMEs in International Patent Protection

  First Publication Date: 8th December 2009   Department of Information Technology, MCIT has introduced a scheme, known as SIP-EIT (Support International Patent Protection in Electronics and IT),in order to provide financial support to Small and Medium Enterprises /Technology Start-Up companies for international patent filing in the area of information technology and electronics. International patent filing includes the PCT(Patent Cooperation Treaty) route or direct filing of the application in any country. However, the applicant has to justify his reasons for choosing a particular…
October 25, 2018 Intellectual Property, IP for Start Ups 0Comment 767Views 0Like
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Intellectual Property for Start Ups and Entrepreneurs

First Publication Date: 25th November 2009 Intellectual Property protection provides business and competitive advantage to a company. While IP is important for all companies, its value for A Start Up Company, especially, a technology or knowledge based company, is very high. In addition to providing business and competitive advantage, IP can play a very important role in enabling a Start Up company to build business relationships, raise funds, face cut throat competition and so on. In the light of…
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Patent Application Filing Strategy for Individual Inventors

First Publication Date: 31st October 2009   More often than not, most of the companies, be it mid size or large, and in some cases even start-ups, seem to have some strategy or the other when it comes to filing patent applications for their invention. These companies would have identified the markets in which they want to protect their invention, and they also would be aware of the various methods of monetizing their invention/patent. More importantly, these companies would be ready to…
October 22, 2018 Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, IP for Start Ups 0Comment 593Views 0Like
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The Importance of Intellectual Property for Entrepreneurs – A Short Talk With Dr. Sudhir Borgonha

  First Publication Date: 1st May 2008   Dr. Sudhir is a graduate from St. John’s Medical College and Sloan School of Management, MIT. He has been on the founding team of three life sciences companies which include Angstrom Medica, Massachusetts, a nanotechnology based orthopedics application Company; Triesta Sciences, California, a genomics based cancer research organization and ClinTest International, Michigan. He currently serves as a CEO of ClinTest International and also runs Sandbox, a life Sciences Incubator.   Q1. What is the value of…
October 17, 2018 Intellectual Property, IP for Start Ups 0Comment 1032Views 0Like
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India lacks IP Expertise, Game of Thrones leaks, New South Wales government sued for royalties and more weekly copyright and entertainment news

Indian Copyright Statistics, IP related expertise lacking in India: Parrikar, New South Wales government sued for royalties,  Game of Thrones  Leaks carried out by former Iranian Military Hacker,  Amrita Pandey to head media distribution and OTT for Disney in SEA markets and more is presented by the Copyright and Entertainment Law Attorneys and experts of BananaIP Counsels, India’s Premier New Age IP Firm  COPYRIGHT QUOTE OF THE WEEK “The problem with the Indian IP system is not expertise or scholarship, it is…
November 24, 2017 Copyrights, Intellectual Property, IP Commercialization/Licensing, IP for Start Ups, Media and Entertainment Law, Social Media Law 0Comment 526Views 0Like
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Free Patents, Trademark registration for Startups (Government schemes for startups)

  Startups (SUP’s) are back in the news again. From the Government of Bihar bringing in a new policy for startups and announcing a 67 million dollar fund (Approx. 500 crores) just a couple of days ago, to the Central government proposing a disbursement of about 5 Crores of collateral free loan for SUP’s, startups are everywhere in the news. The Startup India Action Plan completed a year this January and several schemes have already been laid down based on the…
March 27, 2017 Intellectual Property, IP for Start Ups 0Comment 1214Views 0Like
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