FAIR DEALING UNDER COPYRIGHT law

CONCEPT OF FAIR DEALING UNDER COPYRIGHT LAW

Copyright is one of the most common Intellectual property rights which protects literary, dramatic musical, and other variety of intellectual works. Copyright Act, 1957 creates the statutory rights for such authors. Fair Dealing or Permitted Uses is one of the major exceptions to the exclusive rights of copyright owners. Under the concept of Fair dealing, […]

Continue Reading
Trademark and its protection worldwide

Trademark and its protection worldwide

Trademark simply means any sign or a combination of signs or symbols used to distinguish a good or service of one company (or establishment) from another one. There is a slight difference between a service mark and a trademark. Trademark only covers goods while the former covers services. Examples of trademarks: Generally speaking a trademark […]

Continue Reading
trademark

NON-TRADITIONAL TRADEMARKS

Introduction To know about non-traditional trademarks, it is first important to be familiar with what exactly is a trademark. Basically, a trademark is an intellectual property that is utilized for recognizing an item or a service. In India, Section 2(1)(zb) of the Indian Trademarks Act determines that any imprint which is distinctive. The trademark secures […]

Continue Reading
MAINTAINABILITY OF COMPOSITE SUIT FOR DESIGN INFRINGEMENT AND PASSING OFF

MAINTAINABILITY OF COMPOSITE SUIT FOR DESIGN INFRINGEMENT AND PASSING OFF

Introduction This article will basically be dealing with the composite suit for design infringement and passing off. Also, the latest case laws relating to this will also be discussed. But first, it is important to know something about design infringement and passing off. Design Infringement and Passing Off Like other Intellectual Properties, Design is additionally […]

Continue Reading
AN ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL IPR POLICY

AN ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL IPR POLICY

Understanding Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Before coming to the National IPR policy, it is first important to be very well familiar with what is meant by the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). Basically, intellectual property rights are those rights which are made available to the persons for the creation or creativity of their minds like inventions, […]

Continue Reading
Theory of Intellectual Property Rights

Theory of Intellectual Property Rights

Intellectual Property Rights and Types According to the World Trade Organization, Intellectual property rights (IPR) are the rights given to persons over the creations of their minds. They usually give the creator an exclusive right over the use of his/her creation for a certain period of time. In India, the intellectual property rights can be […]

Continue Reading