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Publicity Rights in India: Striking a Balance Between Fame and Freedom
Introduction According to the International Trademark Association, the right of publicity is an intellectual property right that protects against the misappropriation of a person’s name, likeliness,
Transforming The Legal Landscape: The Power Of Blockchain Technology
Introduction The legal industry is one of the world’s oldest and most established industries. Hundreds of years ago, the legal system was simply a matter of right and wrong. However, the sector
Traditional Knowledge And Patents in India
Traditional Knowledge (TK) is the skills, practices, methods, and know-how, that have been carried on from generation to generation within a community. It embraces the cultural expressions of various
Personality Rights In India: Protection Of Personality Rights Under Trademark Act
With the digitization of practically every form of media – the rights of celebrities in relation to their name, voice, signatures, and personality are potentially at risk of infringement, thus givin
Public Interest Litigation: How To File A PIL In India?
The term has become quite familiar amid ongoing scenarios. End number of PILs are being filed. But do you know what is a Public Interest Litigation? How to file a PIL? Who can file a PIL? Before optin
Legal Requirements To Start A Business In India
India is embracing startup culture and 1991’s LPG (Liberlisation, Privatisation and Globalisation) Reforms have played a significant role in this revolutionary change. Startup culture has led to
Overview of Patent Law in India
What is a Patent? A patent is an exclusive privilege given to the author by the State to prohibit anyone from utilizing, creating, and selling an invention for a specified duration of time. It applies
Copyright Copyright is a type of intellectual property protection granted under Indian law to creators of original works of authorship, such as literary works (including computer programs, tables, and
Overview of Trademarks Act, 1999
The law related to trademark was governed by the Trade and Merchandise Act, 1958, 1958 until the trademark’s act of 1999 came in force. Any infringement of the trademark, gave entitlement of legal r
Introduction Copyright is the legal right conferred upon the owner of intellectual property. Copyright grants an exclusive right to the original creators to further develop them for a given amount o
Overview The Designs Act, 2000 along with Designs Rules, 2001 administers the registration and protection of industrial designs in India. The Act came into force on 11th May 2001 by repealing the earl
Overview: The fast growth of International Trade has brought markets closer than ever before. This brings into focus a concern based on the protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) for the goo
The Pharmaceuticals Industry and Intellectual Property Rights In India Intellectual Property is that area of law which deals with protecting the rights of the individuals who create original work. The
Design is a very new form of IPR which has been recognised under the Designs Act, 2000. It is still in a nascent stage of development. Thus there are a lot of questions that arise out of its applicati
Copyrights are one of the most used forms of IPR. However, due to the form in which they vest, has led to a lot of ambiguity as to their application. In this article we shall answer a few of the most
Digitization of Copyright Registry
In a digital world, the Indian government is on a constant move to deliver on its promise of a Digital India. One of its new initiatives is the digitization of the Copyrights records in the copyright
What is a Patent? And how does it protect your rights? In this article, we set out the basic meaning of patent under Indian Law, and the essential facets and advantages of having a patent for your inv
Procedure To Apply For a Patent
A Patent is a legal document which is granted by the government to the inventor for a limited period for the invention that they have created. The purpose of the patent is to protect the exclusive ri
Carbon Credit And Intellectual Property Rights
Introduction Rapid industrial growth has resulted in increased energy consumption and consequently the level of carbon dioxide, and other greenhouse gas emissions are also rising. As a part of United
Definition A Patent is a form of intellectual property right granted to an invention or idea which is novel, contains an inventive step and has an industrial application. Patents are protected against
What is Patent Pending and how do we use the term “Patent Pending”? Under Indian law (S.111 of the Indian Patents Act, 1970), in a patent infringement case where the defendant can prove th
IPR VIS-A-VIS Agriculture Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) as a legal fiction of considering an intangible asset as property by the State has originally developed in Europe, USA, Japan etc. Now, Ind
Copyright Law : Its Implications on Protection of Traditional Handicrafts in India
The question is whether or not protected under the copyright law is extended to the village or rural craftsmen who are generally ignorant about the protection of their artistic work and are unable abl
Overview A Copyright gives the creator of original works exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time. Copyright may apply to a wide range of creative, intellectual, or artistic forms, or works
Descriptive Trademark For Business: Evaluation
– by expert Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) & Trademark Lawyers in Chandigarh A mark, be it for a trade (relating to goods) or for a service (relating to service) can be any word, logo, s
Is downloading via torrent illegal in India?
– This question has highlighted the senses of the IP world, sometimes confusing even the top advocates for Intellectual Property Matters! Well, downloading a content from torrent is not totally
When a muslim person under religious faith and for benefit of society donates his property in name of Allah it is called Waqf. Literal meaning of waqf is detention. Thus it means that ownership of the
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