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Puma’s Floral Collaboration, Trademark Holder Feev Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking and more

Puma’s Floral Collaboration, MP’s Sweet Delicacy “Morena Gajak” Filed for GI, Candy Breakfast with Hershey’s and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsel. INDIAN TRADEMARK UPDATES Hatsun’s Arokya Defeats Arogya Hatsun Agro Product Ltd, a popular dairy company based in Chennai, filed for a permanent trademark injunction to restrain A.Z. Arogya Milk, a proprietorship firm in Chennai from using the mark “AZ AROGYA” for milk. Hatsun, the registered owners of the mark ‘AROKYA’ since 1994 has…
January 15, 2020 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 660Views 0Like
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Intellectual Property Statistics 2019 for patents, industrial designs, copyrights, trademarks and geographical indications

2019 Intellectual Property Statistics in India – Up, Up and away!

For many, 2019 appeared to be a tumultuous year, legally and politically, while for others it was a year of radical but welcome changes. The view remains divided. Intellectual Property in India however, appears to have had a reasonably good year saving some deeply tragic losses such as that of IP luminary, Prof. Shamnad Basheer. In this post, we bring to you a recap of the patent statistics from 2019 and a comparison of these numbers with the statistics…
January 13, 2020 Copyrights, Geographical Indications (GI), Industrial Designs, Patents, Trademarks 0Comment 1509Views 1Like
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Trademark Statistics

2751 Trademark Registrations Granted in the First Week of 2020

2751 Trademark Registrations Granted in the First Week of 2020, Tremendous increase of 174% in total number of renewal notices issued, 46% decrease in the total trademark applications examined by trademark office this week and more. These statistics have been compiled from the official journal of the trademark office published weekly on Mondays. INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS Last week, the Indian Trademark Office had a mixed week in its working capacity as can be seen from the statistics in the table below.…
January 8, 2020 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 540Views 0Like
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Netflix Collaborates with Mattel for “He-Man”, A2B Takes Down Chennai Ananda Bhavan, MGM Stops a Chinese Copycat in China, Adidas Taps Professional Gamer Ninja for New Shoes, and more

Netflix Collaborates with Mattel for “He-Man”, A2B Takes Down Chennai Ananda Bhavan,  MGM Stops a Chinese Copycat in China, Adidas Taps Professional Gamer Ninja for New Shoes, and more brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsel. INDIAN TRADEMARK UPDATES A2B Takes Down Chennai Ananda Bhavan Adyar Ananda Bhavan Sweets and Snacks, more popularly known as A2B, the registered trademark owners of the marks Adayar Ananda Bhavan and A2B logo since 1988, filed a suit seeking permanent injunction…
January 8, 2020 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 655Views 0Like
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Trademark Registry Witnesses a slow Holiday Season

Trademark Registry witnesses a slow Holiday Season witnessing a decrease of 32 percent in total hearing notices issued, a decrease of 651 in the total applications published in the trademark journal and more. These statistics have been compiled from the official journal of the trademark office published weekly on Mondays. INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS Last week, the Indian Trademark Office had a slow week in its working capacity as can be seen from the statistics in the table below. The total number…
January 2, 2020 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 600Views 0Like
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Upcoming Intellectual Property (IP) Events by Intellepedia

Upcoming IP Events – Fast tracking Patents, Music of Copyrights, and Learn Patent Searching and Data Analysis Skills/Techniques

BananaIP's Intellepedia is organising three IP Events during the next four weeks. They are being held at BananaIP's office in Bangalore. You may register for the events by visiting the links provided hereunder. At a Glance Fastracking Patents in India: Getting a Patent in One Year - 20th December 2019 (2PM to 4PM) - BananaIP's Office (3rd Floor) - Register Online The Music of Copyrights - 3rd January , 2020 (2PM to 4PM) - BananaIP's Office (3rd Floor) - Register…
December 19, 2019 Copyrights, Intellectual Property, IP for Start Ups, IP Training, Media and Entertainment Law, Patents, Trademarks 0Comment 667Views 0Like
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Dream11 Scores Big, Nike’s Battle for its Swoosh, Flipkart Collaborates with Nokia and more

Dream11 Scores Big, JJ Chicken to Tap Indian Market, Flipkart Collaborates with Nokia and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsel. INDIAN TRADEMARK UPDATES Nike Fights for its Swoosh Nike Innovate, the registered trademark owners of the marks NIKE, SWOOSH device and NIKE AIR filed a suit seeking permanent injunction against Shoesnation, a retail trader of footwear based out of New Delhi and Himanshu Gupta & Shubham Garg trading as M/s. SRG Plastic Company (hereinafter referred…
December 19, 2019 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 758Views 0Like
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Trademark Statistics

2.76 Lakhs Trademarks granted so far this Year by Indian Trademark Registry

109% increase in total number of applications published in the trademark journal this week, a decrease of 2338 in the total number of hearing notices issued this week and more. These statistics have been compiled from the official journal of the trademark office published weekly on Mondays. INDIAN TRADEMARK STATISTICS Last week, the Indian Trademark Office had a mixed week in its working capacity as can be seen from the statistics in the table below. The total number of applications published…
December 18, 2019 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 789Views 0Like
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Dancing with Intellectual Property

Dancing with Intellectual Property: A Presentation by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala

On December 13th, 2019, BananaIP Counsels conducted a seminar titled "Dancing with Intellectual Property" at its office in Bangalore. The event was attended by dancers, performers, and dance instructors, and witnessed active exchanges on the need for IP awareness for those in the field. Dr. Kalyan, Managing Partner of BananaIP Counsels, started the session with a discussion on the different types of intellectual property that could exist in a dance performance, and how each form of IP could be protected. He…
December 15, 2019 Copyrights, Intellectual Property, IP Training, Media and Entertainment Law, Patents, Publicity Rights/ Celebrity Rights, Trademarks 0Comment 791Views 2Likes
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Novartis Trademark JALRA to be acquired for 200 crores, Private Company Acquires .Org Registry and more

Novartis Trademark JALRA to be acquired for 200 crores, Injunction against Nike’s slogan, and more, brought to you by the Trademark Attorneys at BananaIP (BIP) Counsel. INDIAN TRADEMARK UPDATES USV to acquire JALRA trademark for 200 crores USV Pvt Ltd, Mumbai based drugmaker is in advanced discussions to acquire the trademark 'JALRA', the anti-diabetic drug from Novartis, for a deal valued at over 200 crores. JALRA in isolation or in combination is used to treat type II diabetes in patients. JALRA…
December 12, 2019 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 983Views 0Like
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