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Trademark Statistics, Bubble gum smell mark, Kit-Kat Trademark battle, Spartan Poker Domain Dispute, Hyderabadi Biriyani loses GI tag and more

Trademark statistics, Interesting Trademarks, Indian Trademark updates, International Trademark updates, Domain name disputes and Geographical Indication updates brought to you by the Trademark team of BIP Counsels. Trademark quote of the week "Products are created in the factory, but brands are created in the mind"                                                                                                 --Walter Landor TRADEMARK STATISTICS There has been an increase of 76% in the total number of hearing notices issued by the Trademark registry this week. Particulars Last week This week Change in % Total Trademark applications examined by Trademark Office 8427 8501 An increase…
May 24, 2017 Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 942Views 0Like
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National IPR Policy: Geographical Indications Related Objectives

India approved its first ever Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) policy on 13th May 2016 with a vision to stimulate creativity and innovation and to promote advancement in science and technology, art and culture, traditional knowledge and biodiversity resources. The policy lays out seven broad objectives and they are as follows: Awareness: outreach and promotion; Generation of IPRs; Legal and legislative framework; Administration and management; Commercialization of IPR; Enforcement and adjudication; and Human capital development. This article considers various provisions relating to Geographical Indications under the new IPR Policy. The policy…
May 26, 2016 Geographical Indications (GI), Intellectual Property 0Comment 761Views 0Like
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NIPR Policy – Action points on Geographical Indications, Trademarks and Designs

The National IPR Policy for India, released on 13th May 2016 outlines seven broad objectives laid down by the policy, as discussed in the earlier posts accessible here and here. This post will focus on the aspects of Geographical Indications, Designs and Trademarks dealt by the new IPR Policy. The policy highlights the lack awareness of IP benefits and rights among possible IPR generators and holders. The Policy addresses the concern that Geographical Indications (GIs) needs to be promoted especially…
May 18, 2016 Geographical Indications (GI), Intellectual Property, Trademarks 0Comment 515Views 0Like
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This image shows some cooked Basmati rice. This post is about the recent GI tag that has been given to Indian Basmati Rice against Pakistan's petition. To read more click here.

India Bags the Basmati GI tag

At last the long awaited GI tag has finally been bestowed upon the Basmati Rice grown in seven north Indian Basmati rice-producing states including Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand and parts of Uttar Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. The order was issued on the 5th of February 2016 by Justice K.N. Basha, Chairman, IPAB, and Sanjeev Kumar Chaswal, technical member, Trademark, IPAB. The important aspects of the order issued to Assistant Registrar of GI Registry, by the Appellate…
February 8, 2016 Geographical Indications (GI), Intellectual Property 0Comment 776Views 0Like
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The GI battle for Rasgulla

Two neighboring states - Odisha and West Bengal have entered into a sweet battle regarding the origin of the famous delicacy Rasgulla! In the month of May, this year, Odisha government planned to get a GI tag for the famous and one of its kind traditional brown 'Pahala Rasgullas' of the state. Pahala is located on National Highway No. 5 between the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, Odisha. Pahla has nearly more than 100 shops selling these Rasgullas. The…
October 6, 2015 Geographical Indications (GI), Intellectual Property 0Comment 844Views 0Like
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Intellectual Property (IP) in India: A Decade of Progress Part 13

  India being predominantly an agricultural country, it is not surprising that one-fourth of the registered GIs are agricultural products, including food stuffs. The GI tag helps protecting exclusive products specific to a geographic location. A GI registration can pave the way for local food and agricultural products to get better branding and marketing in domestic and international markets. Earlier this year in March, nine organic and exotic agricultural products from Northeast India were accorded Geographical Indication (GI) registration. Geographical Indication (GI)…
September 8, 2015 Intellectual Property 0Comment 831Views 0Like
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The featured image is of the Lion Capital which consists of the Ashoka Chakra, with a horse and bull on either sides, and an hoisted Indian flag below it. The Lion Capital is the national emblem of India. The image is related to the post as it is a part of the Sinapse Series"Intellectual Property (IP) in India: A Decade of Progress". To read the post click here.

Intellectual Property (IP) in India: A Decade of Progress Part 5

The post below gives details about the statistics of Geographical Indications (GI) filed and registered in India in the past decade India's journey with Geographical Indications (GI) started almost 10 years back in 2003, when the GI Act and Rules came into force. In order to comply with India's obligations under the TRIPS agreement, India enacted the Geographical Indication of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 which came into force with effect from September 15, 2003. Since 2003, with the first…
August 5, 2015 Geographical Indications (GI), Intellectual Property 0Comment 535Views 0Like
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Featured image is of a container full of different spices as the post is about a GI application filed for Kolhapuri Masala. To read the post click here.

Kolhapur ‘Spicing’ Things Up!

In addition to Kolhapuri Chappals (registered as GI), Kolhapur is also going to be famous for its Kolhapuri Masala. Yes, you heard it right! The Karveer Adarsha Mahila Aaudyogik Sahkari Sanstha (KAMAAS), a group of women self-help organizations with the help of Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA), a state-initiative of agriculture department, had applied under the application no-475 on 26th March 2014, to get the Geographical Indication (GI) status for the delectable mixture of different spices that claims to bring a distinct…
July 7, 2015 Geographical Indications (GI), Intellectual Property 0Comment 716Views 0Like
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Analysis of Costa Rica Coffee (Café de Costa Rica) as a Geographical Indication

National Protection: Costa Rica has no registered GI for coffee but has included Geographical Indications and Denomination of Origin in the Law on Marks and other Distinctive Signs, 2000. To increase access to the international market with high quality products, iCAFE has established the program “seven regions, seven coffees”. In this program, important coffee regions with an individual profile were identified. However, it is still under discussion if a GI should be nation-wide or region-wide. But various national regulations…
April 22, 2015 Geographical Indications (GI), Intellectual Property 0Comment 739Views 0Like
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Nendran Banana gets Geographical Indication Tag

India is the largest producer of the world’s most popular fruit, the Banana, churning out over a quarter of Global production of Bananas, which brings us to the discussion at hand, i.e., Kerala’s sumptuous Nendran Banana has got Geographical Indication registrations from the Geographical Indications Registry, Chennai. Geographical Indication (GI) refers to any indication that identifies the goods as originating from a particular place, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the goods is essentially attributable to its…
April 2, 2015 Geographical Indications (GI), Intellectual Property 0Comment 1267Views 0Like
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