Graphic India- new venture from Liquid Comics has created an online portal to promote comic books in India.Liquid Comics, previously known as Virgin Comics will be using past content as well as fresh content. This new venture from Liquid Comics looks like an attempt to acquire intellectual property (IP) of digital comics and graphics [...]
Patent of the one of the most blockbuster drug in the market – LIPITOR has expired. Patent was held by Pfizer which held the market exclusivity and earned great revenues at an average of $ 11 billion with last year sales staggering at $ 13 billion. Lipitor almost amounted for one sixth of the [...]
India's leading military weapon developer, the Defence Reserach and Development Organisation ( DRDO), was awarded the Thomson Reuters India Innovation Award 2011. The ceremony was organised at the Lalit, New Delhi. Since 2007, Thomson Reuters has been presenting the Thomson Reuters Innovation Awrds to recognize iinovation in India. Criteria for award include number of [...]
Trademark Proprietor Determining Authority Observation 7 O’CLOCK for shaving razors Gillette U.K. Ltd., England Bombay High Court It is recognized that trade mark 70’Clock is well known. As such the use of the mark in respect of tooth brush will lead to passing-off. AIWA Sony Corpn., Japan TMR, Chennai AIWA is a well-known trade [...]
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) suggested establishment of National Intellectual Property Rights Strategy Authority to Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). ASSOCHAM asked for it due to fast changing trade environment driven by global competition, innovation risks, short product cycle, and rapid changes in technology involving huge investments [...]
Himalaya Drug Company (HDC) won the trademark infringement case from SBL Limited. SBL Limited is known to prepare homoeopathic preparations. The decision on this case was given by the Delhi High-court in which it ruled that SBL Ltd did infringed HDC’s trademark on LIV.52 by using the word LIV as a part of its [...]
