The World’s Most Valuable Brands:

According to the “BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands” study, Apple- the world’s most valuable brand for past three years fell into second place. Meanwhile Google stood first with 40% increase in brand value over last year, with a value of over $ 159 Billion. The biggest surprise is on the list may have been Chinese…

World IP Day: Celebrating Movies

World intellectual Property day is observed annually on 26th April. This event by World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) was organised in 2000 to “raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on daily life” and “to celebrate creativity, and the contribution made by creators and innovators to the development of societies across the…

Designs trends for the Month of March

The top ten designs consisted of designs like Textile Fabric, sole for footwear etc, and the table below shows the top ten designs that received the maximum number of protection in the month of March, 2014. Sl No Name of the Design No of Design 1 TEXTILE FABRIC 32 2 SOLE FOR FOOTWEAR 19 3…

KIPO proposes Amendments to Trademark Act

The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) has recently proposed a number of significant changes. The Amended Trademark Act will take effect on July 1 2015. The table below gives a brief detail about those few amended acts. Current Law New law Article 2(1)(vi), the actions that may be considered use of a Trademark under the…

Ancora Techs., Inc. v. Apple, Inc. illustrates the benefits of keeping things simple

On 3rd March 2014, Apple, Inc. (Apple) lost a case against Ancora Techs., Inc. The case was relating to claim construction (understanding the meaning of claims). This case illustrates the importance of writing clear claims and how clearly worded claims save the day, if and when a patent gets involved in a litigation. The case…

Basics of Intellectual Property Licensing

A License Agreement is a relationship of co-operation between parties whereby one party, the licensor, the possessor of IP assets Permits the licensee to use his intellectual assets in return for a specific compensation. A license agreement should reflect the goal of both the parties’ involved and should be structured in such a way that…

US and India sparring over IPR and trade practices

US and India have been sparring over IPR and trade practices. To begin with US claimed that India’s IPR regime discriminated against U.S. companies, especially in the pharmaceuticals sector, and had expressed concerns over issuing a compulsory license (CL), to Hyderabad-based Natco Pharma to manufacture and produce cancer drug Nexavar at a price 30 times…