Competition Law And Intellectual Property Rights

BACKGROUND       EarlierCompetitive law and Intellectual property rights (IPRs) as usually perceived as for  sharing an uneasy relationship given their seemingly contrasting goals. However, to put one against  the other without qualifications and riders may not do justice to the nuisances of their respective nature, rules  and goals. The system of IPRs is premised on... Continue Reading →

Copyright of fictional characters

Fictional characters, in the recent times, have gained so much popularity that they are being widely used even in merchandising. Some of the popular examples include Harry Potter, Ironman, Minions, Peppa pig or the characters of famous movies or television series such as Game of Thrones, Star wars and many more. Fictional character in simple... Continue Reading →

TRADE SECRETS IN INDIA

In the period of globalization, Trade secrets have gained expanded importance, especially in the view of opening up of world market and improved competition. Moreover the fact that, as a method for protection of confidential information has leveraged its significance as trade secret protection is being preferred over patent protection. If trade secrets are property,... Continue Reading →

Trademark Registration

Trademark is an Intellectual Property of a business. It is a visual representation in various form like name, label, device, numeric character etc. Once a trademark of particular goods is registered it becomes untouchable. In India, the trademark gets registered by the controller General Patent Design Trademarks, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.... Continue Reading →

Basics of Intellectual property rights

Jeremy Bentham- “The law and property are born together, taken away the property there will be no laws.” Property- Property in general term means a land or a thing. If we have a property of our own then we also have some legal rights over the property.The infinite series of rights includes-• Right to possess... Continue Reading →

Waiver of IPR During Covid

The COVID-19 pandemic hit humanity hard since March of 2020 till present. Countries took up various measures to combat the spread and to take care of those who got affected due to the virus. A ray of hope that arose after nearly a year of research was the vaccine to prevent corona from affecting the... Continue Reading →

Lays and its IPR Problems in India

Lay’s chips is a popular snack among several households in India. With a market cap value of $16.3 billion as of end of the financial year 2019-20, the special chips and the secret flavors used in making this products holds high value for the American MNC. PepsiCo is an American MNC formed in 1965 with... Continue Reading →

Ground for Refusal of Trademark Registration – Part 2

GROUND FOR REFUSAL OF TRADEMARK REGISTRATION:- PART II Confusion' term in literal sense means "to fail to distinguish between, to perplex or bewilder" and in common language it means 'a state of mind where a person unable to choose between alternatives'. In Trade Marks, misunderstanding plays an important role in being a distinctive or non-distinctive... Continue Reading →

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