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Batmobile lawsuit: Copyright law, the real superhero

The IP dispute discussed in this post pertains to the property of the most beloved superhero. United States Court of Appeals was asked to decide over the copyright and trademark infringement action brought by DC Comics against a maker of Batmobile replicas. DC Comics, copyright owner of the Batman comic books, brought a law suit against Defendant Mark Towle who was accused of producing replicas of “Batman’s sidekick” Batmobile as it appeared in both the 1966 television show and the…
October 20, 2015 Copyrights, Intellectual Property 0Comment 777Views 0Like
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Patent Law in India- PPT on Introduction to Patent Law by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at NLSIU

This presentation was delivered by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at NLSIU, India, as a part of the Patent law course offered for PGDIP students. The presentation covers: Types of Arguments - Ignorance, Denial, Balancing and Advantage; Class exercise on argumentation; Patent Philosophy; Patent Life Cycle; Patent incentives - invent, invest, disclose, design around; Patent Domain V. Public Domain; Rationale for Patent Protection - Social, Economic, Utilitarian and Tragedy of Commons; Progress of…
October 18, 2015 Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 2159Views 0Like
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Bajrangi Bhaijaan faces copyright infringement suit

Salman Khan starrer Bajrangi Bhaijaan is making news again. But this time it isn’t because it’s breaking any box office records. The film is now facing a Rs. 50 crore copyright infringement suit. The story goes something like this, Mahim Joshi, a writer, director and TV producer registered his story with the Indian Film and Television Producers Council and the Association of Motion Pictures and TV Programme Producers, in July of 2007. After which he approached Suresh Oberoi and son…
October 17, 2015 Copyrights 0Comment 603Views 0Like
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Patents and Automotive Inventions in India – A Presentation by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala

This presentation was delivered by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala as a part of the course for senior management and IP officers in the automobile industry. The presentation covers: Introduction to Patent Law; Patentability Requirements; Patentability Analysis; Patentable Subject Matter and Automobile inventions; Applicability of Section 3 to Automotive inventions; Industrial Applicability and Futuristic Automobile Technology; Novelty, Prior Art and Prior Knowledge in Automotive Sector; Non-Obviousness and Inventive Step, Predictability, Maturity of the…
October 14, 2015 Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 543Views 0Like
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Apple’s Smart Ring could be on the horizon

The multinational technology corporation Apple Inc. is known for coming up with some of the most fascinating technologies. Not too long ago, Apple filed a patent for a smart ring. The company is said to be developing a new wearable device with touchscreen and voice-control capabilities. The patent is  titled “Devices and Methods for a Ring Computing Device” and was published by the US Patent and Trademark Office on October 1st 2015. The device contains a ring mounted touch screen,…
October 13, 2015 Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 581Views 0Like
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Copyright and Entertainment-PPT by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at GNLU

This presentation was delivered by Dr. Kalyan C. Kankanala at GNLU as a part of the entertainment law course offered for LLB students. The presentation covers: • Introduction to copyright law and philosophy of copyright law; • Copyrightability - Idea/Expression Dichotomy, Ideas and Expressions, Originality, Modicum of Creativity - tests; • Abstraction of expressions from ideas, public domain works, facts, common scenes, concepts, themes, etc; • Copyrightable Subject Matter - Works protected; • Rights granted to each type of work, and differences in rights; •…
October 9, 2015 Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law 0Comment 876Views 0Like
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Doordarshan in legal trouble

A recent legal decision pertains to an interim injunction granted by Delhi High Court against a public broadcaster. Doordarshan India's Central Government founded public service broadcaster, a division of Prasar Bharati, was in the legal broil for indemnifying itself from legal liability rather than acting in the interest of public which in turn contributed in cooperating in the copyright and moral rights infringement perpetrated by the producer against author and artist. Hon’ble High Court of Delhi issued an interim injunction…
October 8, 2015 Copyrights, Intellectual Property 0Comment 608Views 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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De-addiction Patents: The Gandhian path to a healthy living

October 2nd is the birth anniversary of a great Indian and  world leader, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was a pioneer of truth and non-violence therefore worldwide this day is celebrated as the International Day of Non-Violence. He set an example of simple living and high thinking and was against addictions such as smoking, drinking, even non-vegetarianism. On this day, we bring to you information on a few patents related to alcohol de-addiction. As we all know drug and alcohol abuse…
October 2, 2015 Intellectual Property, Patents 0Comment 456Views 0Like
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IP a Key Part of PM Modi’s Pitch for Start-ups to Make in India and Stay in India

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his team on a whirlwind promotional tour in the US are drumming up interest in what India can offer to start-ups.  It is no longer a secret that the Indian start-up scene is hot as evidenced by the throngs of venture capitalists vying for a piece of the next Flipkart or Ola.  There isn’t a limitation of people in India with ideas and the talent to build successful start-ups, however there are serious concerns about the…
September 30, 2015 Intellectual Property, IP for Start Ups 0Comment 634Views 0Like
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