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Piracy Paradox – Overlooked Predicament Of Nascent Designer
Fashion Industry is an international multi-billion pound business whose economic and social significance is incontrovertible around the world. Ranging from premium design houses […]
Continuing uncertainty over divisional patent system
Divisional patent applications refer to patent applications that are divided out of an initially filed application (also referred as the main or parent patent […]
Decrypting the legislative intent behind the software patents ban
After becoming a party to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of IP Rights (TRIPs), India significantly amended its IP laws to comply with […]
Bolar Exemption in Indian Patent Law: Is Section 107A(a) an Exception or an Enabling Provision?
Section 48 of the Patents Act, 1970 prescribes the rights of patentees, which on conferment of patent, vest exclusively in the patentee. In […]
Bombay High Court Limits The Purview Of A Well-Known Trademark
A trade mark with the status of a “well-known” significantly improves the extent of protection as it provides the proprietor, the exclusive right […]
Affirmation Of Non-Enforceability Of Non-Compete Clause.
A non – compete clause in an employee agreement is being used frequently by most of the Employers but there are some uncertainties […]
Intermediaries rejoice after key appeal win by Myspace
Freedom of speech and expression over the internet influence the entire online community, professionally and personally, in varying degrees. In India, the statutory […]
Patent Infringement Litigation In India And Interim Injunctions: Jurisprudence On “Public Interest” Continues To Evolve!
As the patent infringement matters often involve complex technologies and huge amounts at stake, it not just requires exercise of sound judicial wisdom […]
Section 3(d) of the Patents Act: interpretation continues to remain subjective
The government has recently taken several measures to strengthen the procedure of the IP offices and make them more transparent, including by amending the Patents […]