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IP Analysts
India’s recent geographical indications
31 October 2021The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) defines a geographical indication as “a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin. In order to function as a GI...
Comparative advertising: Drawing the fine line between puffery and disparagement
28 October 2021Comparative advertisement refers to a marketing and promotional strategy whereby an entity’s products or services are presented as superior in comparison to a competitor’s by drawing the advantages of one’s products over the competitors’ products eit...
Date of design registration: Understanding versus reality
28 October 2021The Honorable High court of Karnataka was dealing with an appeal arising out of order dated March 6, 2020, passed by the city civil court in Bengaluru, in a civil suit bearing No. O.S. 235/2019. In 2019, Greenchef Appliances Limited instituted a suit...
IP awareness initiatives in India
28 October 2021Indian businesses are slowly transforming from being simple trading enterprises to manufacturers, service providers and creators of intellectual property. Gradually, research and innovation are taking centre stage, especially for startups, to enable...
Drone Rules
28 October 2021The Civil Aviation Ministry of India has notified Drone Rules, 2021 on August 26, 2021. It replaced the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Rules, 2021 which were notified in March, 2021. These new rules have made it easier to own and operate drones in India....
Updates on Singapore patent practice
27 October 2021Following a series of public consultation and discussions, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has confirmed that they will launch a formal procedure for the submission of “third party observations".
Nippon Paint (Singapore) Co. Pte. Ltd., and opposition thereto by Warrior Pte. Ltd.
31 August 2021These opposition proceedings relate to a dispute on the trademarks between an established supplier of adhesive products for industrial purposes (Nippon Paint (Singapore) Co. Pte. Ltd., or the applicant) and a relatively new entrant into the market (k...
Transborder reputation: A vacuum in India’s trademark law
31 August 2021The trademark law in India is a comprehensive scheme; coupled with the booming industrial landscape, the consumerism prevalent among India’s populace and the overall inviting demeanor of the government towards foreign businesses, India is easily one...
The ayes and nays of ‘covered’ and ‘disclosed’ in a patent
31 August 2021AstraZeneca AB filed an application at the Delhi High Court seeking an interim injunction for restraining Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd. from making, selling, distributing, exporting or offering for sale products comprising the compound Ticagrelor under...
Protecting artificial intelligence-driven inventions
16 August 2021Although artificial intelligence dates back to the 1950s, nowadays it has become more popular in our day-to-day life through its use in transport, banking, social networking, automobiles, healthcare, personal devices, telecommunication, computing, et...
Favipiravir: Patent rejection in Thailand
31 July 2021Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) has since rejected a Thai patent application filed under the compulsory license system for a specific formulation Favipiravir in tablet form.
Is India “foreign decree enforceable friendly”?
31 July 2021If we see a catena of decisions in various courts in India, we will find that India for sure is foreign decree-enforceable friendly, says lawyer from LexOrbis in India.
Can you protect your IP with an NDA?
31 July 2021“Prevention is better than cure,” and it is always beneficial to first bring into being the NDA, as they have game-changing power.
A sea change in Singapore’s data privacy law
31 May 2021Singapore’s Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2020 was passed on November 2, 2020. The amendments to the PDPA bring about much-needed updates to align Singapore’s data privacy regime with international standards and best practices.
Surrogate advertising: ASCI issues fresh guidelines for brand extension advertisements
31 May 2021Though not statutory in nature, ASCI has been recognized by law to the extent that the Advertising Code as per Section 6 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 adopts the ASCI’s Code for Self-Regulation (ASCI Code).