The EUIPO meets the Luxembourg IP office
The Executive Director of the EUIPO, Mr Archambeau, and the head of the Luxembourg Office for Intellectual Property (OPI), Ms Depoulain, met online on Wednesday 19 May 2021 [#item_full_content]...
Copyright Case of The Century – Oracle v/s Google
The lawsuit initiated by Oracle against Google for allegedly copying some of the Java Standard Edition API (Application Programming Interface) has worked up and down the U.S legal system creating two jury trials and numerous appeals....
European cooperation: TMview visual search extended to all EU IP offices with the integration of Latvia
As of 20 May 2021, the Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia (LRPV) has made its trade mark images available in TMview. The images have been added to the visual search tool within TMview, which allows users to search for trade mark images from the integrated countries. [#item_full_content]...
Performer’s Right under Copyright Law
Performers are the disseminator of works of literary, dramatic artistic and musical authorship. Despite the painstaking demands of the performing art form, performers have not been treated down the ages with the same respect as literary authors. They inhabited the fringes of the society that was considered disrespectful. The performance by any person who is a part of the creative process in front ...
China joins TMview
As of today, the 19 May 2021, TMview will include trade mark data made available by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), taking the total number of trade marks in the search tool from 62 to over 90 million from 75 participating IP Offices. [#item_full_content]...
Egypt joins TMclass
As of 17 May 2021, the Trademarks and Industrial Designs Office of Egypt (TIDO) joins TMclass with goods and services in Arabic. [#item_full_content]...
Concept Of Counterfeiting Of Goods And Trademark Piracy
Counterfeit goods in layman’s term mean duplicate goods. The goods are often so identically similar to the original product that it creates confusion in the minds of the consumer.
Category: Copyright; trademark...
The Need Of Alternative Dispute Resolution (Adr) In IP Disputes
ADR alludes to impartial instruments permitting the parties to settle their issues outside of court in a private discussion, with the help of a certified unbiased delegate of their decision. It plays a dominant role over the conventional methods of prosecution....
The GI Battle Between ‘West Bengal’s Rasogolla’ And ‘Odisha’s Rasagola’
Geographical Indication tags are Intellectual Property, perfectly eligible for recourse from any kind of infringement and unauthorized access or unhealthy competition. The Geographical Indication Registry gave GI tags to both the neighboring states for a different taste, texture, and variety of the soft syrup balls....
Intellectual Property Rights in Covaxin
After a year of extensive study and trials, Bharat Biotech officially came up with a Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin. However, even though this has been a big leap towards the nation’s fight against the deadly pandemic, there are concerns arising related to the intellectual property rights in the vaccine....