Ooty Varkey, the baked delicacy synonymous with the Nilgiris, is all set to get the prestigious Geographical Indications (GI) tag. A society of its manufacturers has recently submitted an application in the city GI registry seeking the tag. India, as member of the WTO, enacted the GI Act in 1999 which came into effect [...]
If the Golden Age of comic books was 1938-1945 or so, then some might argue that the Golden Age of superheroes is right now. After all, characters like Batman, Spider-Man and the Avengers rake in the dough at the box office and have name recognition with children and adults around the world. Since 1979, [...]
In contemporary economies, knowledge assets and intellectual capital have superseded land, labour and capital as leading factors of production. Given the outstanding importance of knowledge industries for innovation and economic development, intellectual property law and policy have become the most crucial tools to regulate the key economic resource of the future. With the awakening [...]
The number of problem gamblers has grown in recent years with an explosion of betting opportunities available at the touch of a smartphone screen. That is particularly true during this month’s annual “March Madness” college basketball tournament. In the digital age, table poker and slot machines are beginning to take the back seat. Instead, [...]
George Lucas's company has declared war on a rival wielder of the lightsaber, and is suing the creator of a series of “Jedi schools” for using his brand and logo without permission. With a new “Star Wars” film set to debut in a few months, The Walt Disney Co.’s Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC filed a [...]
On March 8, 2016, Poo~Pourri sued Reckitt Benckiser for copyright infringement, unfair competition, trademark infringement, and dilution in violation of the Copyright Act. Scentsible LLC, the Dallas-based company that owns Poo-Pourri, is suing the makers of V.I.Poo for its marketing approach. The defendant slavishly copied Poo-Pourri’s copyrighted advertising materials, including its famous 'Girls Don’t Poop' [...]
