The annual report released by the Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) for 2021-2022 shows interesting developments and insights into the working of the Copyright Office. Filing of copyright applications increased by 26.74%, while copyright registration increased by 26.06% compared to 2020-2021. Online application filing reached 94% of the total applications. Green…
The Intellectual Property Office has recently issued its annual report for the year 2021-2022. Our post covers some key aspects. The report mentions that fee concessions and provisions for the expedited examination have been given to specific categories of applicants, including Startups, MSMEs, and female applicants, to encourage IP filing in the sectors of critical…
Dispute arose between Intercontinental brands and Parle over the mark FAB!O, when Parle in or around January, 2020, introduced its range of vanilla cream filled chocolate sandwich biscuits under the brand FAB!O. Prior to 2020, Parle was using the brands FAB and FAB! for biscuits. Facts and Background Intercontinental Great Brands (Intercontinental) the owner of…
When a brand owner seeks an injunction against a counterfeiter, he expects them to comply with the court order. If the counterfeiter continues to sell the counterfeit goods in contravention of the court order, the brand owner wants the Court to come down heavily on such wrongdoers and impose heavy fines. The post discusses a…
Two entities dealing in footwear lock horns over the mark ‘FOOTLOCKER’ before the Delhi High Court. The Plaintiff, Foot Locker Retail, Inc., filed the suit alleging trademark infringement, delivery or rendition of accounts, etc., and to restrain the Defendant from using the mark in relation to their business. The post discusses arguments advanced by the…
Ms. Suvarna Pandey, was invited for a session to speak on “Patent filing requirements in India” at IIT Kanpur in an awareness Programme of IP Yatra, an initiative by the Government of India. This Awareness Programme on IP Yatra was organised by MSME DFO, Kanpur in association with IIT, Kanpur on March 21st 2023. The…
“When I bring to you coloured toys, my child, I understand why there is such a play of colours on clouds, on water, and why flowers are painted in tints.” – Rabindranath Tagore Introduction Currently, there are over 450 products that fall under the scope of mandatory Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) certification, like CE…
Mr. Chandan Kumar, Senior Patent Associate, RNA Technology and IP Attorneys, was invited to attend the workshop as a speaker organized by CIPAM in collaboration with NIT Raipur Online IPR Awareness Workshop. The topic covered by him was “Industrial Design and its registration process”.
India and the world witnessed two years of lockdown during which the most developed economies of the world fell apart. With the times so tough and economies facing the worst of their phase, the sector that gave a negative boom to the economies was counterfeits. Evolution of Counterfeits in Pandemic Counterfeiting is not a new…
Our Associate Partner Ms. Suvarna Pandey attended the seminar organised by Dayanand Sagar Engineering College, Bangalore, and shared insights on the Industrial Design Protection.
