The IP law section of the American Bar Association (ABA) outlined its recommended revisions of 35 USC, section 101 in a recent letter to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).The association provided its interpretation and suggested revisions of section 101, which covers patent subject matter eligibility and has been the focus of a number of [...]
One of the most challenging exercises in the IP world is to imagine an alternative framework for fashioning the law. In the IP word where international agreements homogenize the way that we view intangible assets, it is refreshing sometimes to ponder, how things might be conceived differently. The review described the Jewish law as, [...]
The Delhi high court set aside an interim injunction order imposed against biscuit maker Britannia passed by a single judge, thereby allowing it to manufacture and sell its digestive biscuit Nutri Choice Zero. Britannia was involved in a copyright infringement litigation\ related to the packaging of the biscuit with foods to hotels conglomerate ITC which sells one of its own brands [...]
Facebook had offered to buy Snapchat for a whopping 3 Billion Dollars, which it politely declined. Fast forward a few months and Facebook took the fight to a whole new level. Recently, both Instagram and Whatsapp launched the ‘stories’ feature, in quick succession. Before this, such a feature was unique to Snapchat (the uninitiated may go here). Let’s make a [...]
With effect from 6th march 2017 the new trademark rules came into existence. The intention is to simplfy the whole trademark registration process and makes it quick. E-filling and addition of email as an important part of address can be seen as an effort to further promote digitization.it would in turn is expected to [...]
Patents are the most relevant kind of intellectual property protection for technology-driven industries, particularly high-tech startups. They grant intellectual property rights covering technical inventions and relate to compositions, processes or methods of making these, or their use for a particular purpose. More specifically, patents grant the right to prevent others from making, using, offering, storing, selling or importing the invention. In exchange for [...]
