Scotland would be in high spirits, quite literally after the recently accorded Geographical Indication (GI) status to Scotch Whisky. The much loved and […]
Happy Hour ! OAPI grants Scotch Whisky a GI status
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India’s IP Healing For Yoga
Perusing the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s quote “Yoga is India’s gift to the world”, the Ministry of Science and Technology is attempting […]
Game Over! – Videogames & Intellectual Property
Super Mario Brothers, Road Rash, Tekken, FIFA Soccer Games and other videogames have been and are still being played by a majority of […]
The War Of Pastels: Faber Castell vs Cello.
In India, when it comes to design registration/passing off/design infringement, following requisites are essential: features [shape, configuration, pattern, ornament or composition of lines […]
Top Four Ways to Protect Your Idea While Transforming into a Product
Step 1: Run for filing a provisional Patent Application: Freeze your earliest possible priority: Provisional Patent application is the simplest way in […]
Using IP audits to make the most of your IP assets
With the global transition to a knowledge-based economy, the importance of intellectual property (IP) has skyrocketed, making it an indispensable part of business […]
Controls on advertising that misleads consumers
According to advertising pioneer David Ogilvy, consumers make their purchase decisions based on the content and not the form of advertising. This is […]
Balming Foreign Wounds With Traditional Knowledge
Patent is a set of exclusive rights granted to an inventor or assignee for disclosing and working the invention in the country. The […]
Right To Read: Marrakesh Treaty & Access To Knowledge
Keeping conformity with the essential goals of equal opportunity, non-discrimination, access, thorough individual progress, actual and comprehensive involvement in society, the Marrakesh Treaty […]
DNS The Menace: Cybersquatting
It is an established fact that the internet is a tool used by everyone from all walks of life. The domain name that […]