THE DEBATE BETWEEN ‘COPYRIGHT’ AND ‘COPYRIGHTED ARTICLE’
The debate between the ‘copyright’ and ‘copyrighted article’ has arisen between the taxpayers which are the software companies and the revenue authorities....
PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES OF GI PROTECTION IN INDIA
Geographical Indication(GI) have emerged in the recent past as an important topic in IPR and more than a hundred items have been registered as GI’s since the introduction of the GI Act, 2003....
The Relationship Between Certification Mark and Collective Mark Under Trademark Law
Certification marks are often grouped with collective mark- the prime reason being the ability of both the marks to classify the good/service as a part of a “group of a-likes”....
Publication of CP11 Common Communication
The CP11 Common Practice on ‘New types of marks: Examination of formal requirements and grounds for refusal’ was adopted by the Management Board by written procedure in October 2020 [#item_full_content]...
EUIPO-DG TRADE meeting
The Executive Director of the EUIPO, Christian Archambeau, has met Ms Helena König, Deputy Director-General, and Ms María Martin-Prat, Director responsible for Intellectual Property, of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Trade (DG TRADE) via videolink on 12 April 2021. [#item_full_content]...
EUIPO-SIPO meeting
The Executive Director of the EUIPO, Christian Archambeau, and Dr Vojko Toman, the Director of the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO), met online on 8 April 2021. [#item_full_content]...
EUIPO – IP Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan meeting
On 6 April, the Executive Director of the EUIPO and the Director of the National Institute of Intellectual Property of the Republic of Kazakhstan (KAZPATENT), Mr Yerbol Ospanov, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding providing the basis for technical bilateral cooperation activities. [#item_full_content]...
Pharmaceutical Patenting In India: Issues And Concerns
Drug patenting or pharmaceutical patenting simply means patenting the pharmaceutical drugs or the process of making them or both. This right allows the inventors to monopolize the drugs they manufacture which could mean some harm to the ones who cannot afford these drugs for the amount that is quoted....
The Interface Between IPR And Competition Law
Though IPR and Competition Law, work towards attaining the common goal IP provides for royalties, incentives and promote invention whereas Competition Law provides for removing unfair market practices, decreasing anti-competition policies etc....
The Concept Of Copyright Society Under The Copyright Act, 1957
Copyright Societies are societies formed by authors and other owners of original works. These societies are the only organizations that have the power to grant copyright licenses to any applicant....