The tales of hues and harmonies: Trademark Protection of single colour and sound marks
Part 1A: The Golden Hare and Monochromic affair On the day of July 29, 2021, the folks at Lindt & Sprüngli Group rejoiced, for Easter […]
CALL FOR CHAPTERS- GREEN CRIMINOLOGY AND CLIMATE JUSTICE A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE BY GNLU
GNLU is inviting chapters for an edited book on “Green Criminology and Climate Justice: A Global Perspective”. With this edited book, we aim to provide a […]
International Conference on “MSMEs: Legislative and Regulatory Challenges” (UNCITRAL and Indian Perspective)
The Conference invites proposals for presentations from interested students, academicians, practitioners, professionals, and experts. Themes for the Conference : MSMEs: Legislative and Regulatory Framework MSMEs […]
Do you know, your hard work for a perfect wing liner can be protected under copyright law?
Over the past couple of years, it has been observed that the beauty industry is tussling with intellectual property issues every now and then. Instagram […]
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AS A NECESSARY TOOL FOR PROTECTING BUSINESSES IN NIGERIA’S FASHION INDUSTRY
INTRODUCTION This article seeks to answer the questions of what legal protections are available to stakeholders in the Nigerian fashion industry and what challenges are […]
Significant Developments with regard to Well-Known marks under the Trademarks Rules 2017: A Critical Analysis
Introduction: The Introduction of the Trademarks act brought in the concept of ‘well-known marks’[i] in India and defined protection criteria for the same. Later after […]
IP Hot Shorts October- November 2021
It has been a constant and collective effort of The IP Press Team to bring to its readers the most recent news in the field […]
Khaby Lame and Copyright Law
If you have spent some time on social media in the past year, chances are you have come across Khabane Lame, who, although hardly says […]
Copyrights for Culinary Creations
Introduction The question of whether recipes, or unique culinary creations can be protected by copyrights is a debate that’s rather recent, owing to the rise […]
‘META’ – A stolen trade mark or Ingenious, well-thought strategy
On 28th October 2021, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of the world’s largest social network website ‘Facebook’ announces the rebranding of its corporate name from ‘Facebook’ to […]
THE SERVER RULE MIGHT FAIL TO EMBED IN THE US COURTS
In a Motion to Dismiss the Second Amended Complaint in the case of Nicklen v. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Justice Jed S. Rakoff, Senior U.S.D.J. […]
The Digital Era, Artificial Intelligence and the Inadequacy of Law
“I’m increasingly inclined to think that there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we […]
THE OVERLAP BETWEEN DESIGNS AND TRADEMARKS
There are certain Intellectual Properties that are capable of being protected and enforced under more than one legal regime. In this situation, it becomes necessary […]
Analysing Salman Khan v. KRK: Legality of KRK’s criticism of “Radhe”
Freedom of speech and expression guaranteed in the Constitution of India is a pivotal part of Indian democracy. The freedom to form and express an […]
TESTING THE BOUNDARIES OF FASHION ‘INSPIRATION’ AND ‘IMITATION’
In today’s world, we find multitudinous celebrated fashion houses, globally renowned designers, and fast fashion brands showcase traditional artwork, textile, weaving techniques and styles in […]
Why Digital Lending Lags in Nigeria and How It Can Thrive?
While Fintech has taken root in Nigeria, attracting the attention of both foreign and local investors, it has not been all roses for both customers […]
ALGORITHMS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND WHISTLE BLOWING: THE SAGA CONTINUES
“Black Box”, when ever someone reads this term, s/he thinks of Airplanes! But, in the world of computers and algorithms it takes a completely different […]
WILL DISNEY’S MARVEL LOSE ITS SUPERHEROES OVER COPYRIGHT TERMINATION – IS IT AN ‘ENDGAME’ FOR MARVEL
A Blockbuster flurry of lawsuits was filed on 24th September 2021 by Walt Disney’s Marvel to decide future ownership and copyright of famous and well-known […]
Amul’s Victory in Canada: Comparative Analysis with Indian Trademark Law
Hailed as one of the major wins for the homegrown brand, Amul Dairy won a major trademark battle in the Federal Court of Canada. As […]
Music Biz and the Copyright Law
Introduction to Copyright and Musical Works Copyright is an Intellectual property right which creators have over their original literary and artistic work. The Copyright Law […]