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Intellectual Property Rights News


DELHI HIGH COURT : DESI VIAGRA GETS NOD

   23 March 2009 at 19:07

The Delhi High Court allowed Kamagra, the desi version of the American-based anti-impotency drug, Viagra to continue sale of its products but with a changed colour and packaging.American multinational drug company Pfizer, which claimed to have spent ..



Bill for protecting IPR of Basmati passed by Parliament

   25 February 2009 at 20:12

A bill which aims to protect the intellectual property rights of items like Basmati rice was passed by Parliament today with the Lok Sabha agreeing to the amendments made by the Rajya Sabha.While the Lok Sabha had passed the Agricultural and Process ..



Google issues public notice to the authors

   21 February 2009 at 22:42

At last Google finds a way to settle the case of copyright violation by inviting the authors and publishers residing in countries other than USA to accept the royalty and come to an agreeable terms. In 2004, the Google begin its project on digitising ..



TRADE MARKS AGENTS EXAMINATION ON 25, 26 MAY

   09 February 2009 at 13:13

THE TRADE MARKS AGENTS EXAMINATION WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 18TH AND 19TH DECEMBER, 2008 IS NOW RE-SCHEDULED TO 25TH AND 26TH MAY, 2009 DUE TO ADMINISTRATIVE REASONS ..



Bisleri-Geographical Indication

   26 December 2008 at 14:50

"Himalayan" for packaged mineral water. He opines that since the term "Himalayan" is a descriptive term, it could potentially acquire distinctiveness and is therefore capable of trademark protection. Apart from the issue of whether the plaintiff in t ..



Puffing-Commercial Disparagement

   26 December 2008 at 14:45

A recent judgment of the Madras High Court (Colgate Palmolive v. Anchor, O.A. Nos. 493 and 494 of 2008 in C.S. No. 451 of 2008) appears to have modified the law relating to comparative advertising in cases of commercial disparagement, particularly in ..



Bombay HC refuses to grant stay on Ghajini's release

   24 December 2008 at 21:57

Bombay High Court refused to grant a stay on the release of Aamir Khan-starrer ‘Ghajini’, scheduled to open in theatres across the country tomorrow. Refusing to grant the stay, sought by KBC Pictures, which is claiming to possess copyright to the sto ..



Madras HC lifts stay on Ghajini

   24 December 2008 at 21:47

Madras High Court cleared the decks for the release of Hindi version of Amir Khan’s ‘Ghajini’ by quashing the single Judge order staying the film’s release.A Division Bench, comprising Mr Justice V Danabalan and Mr Justice M Sathyanarayanan, passed t ..



Madras High Court puts 'Ghajini' release on hold

   23 December 2008 at 20:34

The Madras High Court has stalled the national and the international release of the Aamir Khan starrer ‘Ghajini’ which was supposed to release on 25 th December.Ghajini being a remake of a Tamil film, the Tamil producers of the film have objected to ..



CYBER CRIMES RECORD 50 PER CENT JUMP IN INDIA

   20 December 2008 at 13:43

CYBER CRIMES RECORD 50 PER CENT JUMP IN INDIA18 Dec 2008, 1055 hrs IST, IANS NEW DELHI: With India being home to the fourth highest number of internet users in the world, cyber crimes under the the Information Technology (IT) Act recorded a whopping ..