Sarine Technologies Ltd v. Divora Bhandari Corporation & Ors
When it comes to one of the most contentious aspects of copyright law in software, two things come to our mind: The idea-expression dichotomy and; Which part of software is copyrightable, and which part is patentable. The present case of Sarine Technologies Ltd. v. Divora Bhandari Corporation &orsunfolds many perplexing facts of the copyright Law. The […]
The Exclusivity of Brand Taglines
Brand taglines are catch phrases which serve to draw a connection for consumers with the business’ products and services, and the concerned brand in general. A particular sequence of words repetitively used in the promotion of a brand or business in relation to its products and services often finds a place in the associative memory […]
IPOS chief chairs UN copyright committee
Mr. Daren Tang, Chief Executive, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), assumed the Chairmanship of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)[1] Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), at its 34th Session in Geneva. As Chair, he will help steer the SCCR’s discussions on developments to the global copyright regime through his two-year stint. The […]
The Mickey Mouse Debate
Mickey Mouse has always been synonymous with Disney and has served as their ultimate mascot. Disney Corporation has always been protective of its creations and has ensured that their copyrights and their beloved mascot, Mickey Mouse, never fall into the public domain. Every time the first Mickey Mouse copyright is set to expire, Disney springs […]
The Mickey Mouse Debate
Mickey Mouse has always been synonymous with Disney and has served as their ultimate mascot. Disney Corporation has always been protective of its creations and has ensured that their copyrights and their beloved mascot, Mickey Mouse, never fall into the public domain. Every time the first Mickey Mouse copyright is set to expire, Disney springs into action […]
Simplified account of Copyright Registration in India
This article is intended with covering the basic FAQs about Copyright registration in India. For the sake of better focusing, format of questions and answers has been adopted. What is Copyright? Copyright is a right given by the law to creators of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and producers of cinematograph films and sound […]
Amazon improves foothold in India: signs content licensing deal with T-series
E-commerce is growing widespread day by day in Indian market. It has become a current day reality from a buzzword, transformed the way business is done, transformed the way people transact and more specifically, has totally transformed the game for the Indian economy. Nowadays online market space is available for almost everything; you just think […]
Infringement of comic characters- Comic con?
Graphical characters are commercialized in the form of cartoons, posters, food products or merchandises like toys and clothes, to name a few. The profits garnered would depend on the popularity of the brand that the graphical character represents. Exploitation of the graphical character can take place if it is not legally protected. Intellectual property and […]