A trademark application gets filed, examined & published within 72 hours at the Chennai Trademarks Registry: Super Efficiency OR Super Corruption?

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  Earlier this year, Sumathi had mentioned in passing that a certain trademark application bearing number 2000161 has been published in the trademark journal within a record three days of being filed with the trademark office. She had received this information through an email from one of readers. Those of you familiar with the Trade Mark Registry (TMR) must be aware that getting an application published can take anything between a few months to a few years but never has […]

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Guest Post: Desiboyz in copyright controversy

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We have another guest post for you from Tania Sarcar on the ‘Desiboyz’ title controversy.   DESIBOYZ IN COPYRIGHT CONTROVERSY by, Tania Sarcar Another movie to be engulfed in the battle of registration of titles is debutant director Rohit Dhawan’s movie Desiboyz starring Akshay Kumar, John Abharam and Deepika Padukone. The movie is slated to be released on Novermber 25th and the aggrieved person, pressing for legal action, is Latur-based scriptwriter and director Shyam Devkatte. Devkatte has claimed copyright over

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Off-Topic: Call for Papers – Journal of Indian Law & Society

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The Journal of Indian Law & Society (JILS) is currently soliciting submissions for its third issue due in February, 2012. The deadline for submissions is 15th November, 2011. Submissions should be mailed at JILS is a bi-annual, peer-reviewed and student-edited journal on law and society, based at and published from The National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. The Journal solicits articles, notes and comments covering judicial decisions, legislative developments, empirical research on Indian legal system, public policy studies and theoretical

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Off-Topic: Call for Papers – The Journal of Telecommunication and Broadcasting Law

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The Journal of Telecommunication and Broadcasting Law (JTBL) is an international peer-reviewed, student-edited journal of National University of Juridical Sciences, India. Dedicated to pioneer legal scholarship in the field of telecommunication and broadcasting laws and addressing a global scholarly community, JTBL strives to publish relevant research on said disciplines. The Journal encourages deliberations on subjects of interdisciplinary nature and would include review of laws and policies involved in the field. The Journal of Telecommunication and Broadcasting Law is inviting submissions

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Searching for Bright Sparks this Festive Season

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SpicyIP wishes its readers a wonderful Diwali, often referred to as the “festival of lights” (though, with the sound of firecrackers dominating each season, one might be tempted to rename it the “festival of sounds”). On this festive occasion, might we prod you towards a “green” celebration by reminding you that the brightest light of them all is the light of knowledge. And the most potent sound of them all is the sound of silence. But for those of us

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Delhi High Court bars the use of ‘Krishna’ as a trademark to market dairy products

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We have another guest post from Tania Sarcar, this time in relation to a judgment of the Delhi High Court on the use of ‘Krishna’ as a trademark to market dairy products. We had earlier carried a post on the judgment of the Single Judge in the same case. Delhi High Court bars the use of ‘Krishna’ to market dairy products by Tania Sarcar This post presents a brief note of a recent judgment by the Delhi High Court in

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Branded Babies?

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I’ve never bred any babies of my own (well, at least to the best of my knowledge). But have helped several friends in what must be one of the most taxing tasks ever known to mankind: that of finding appropriate names for babies. While some of us want baby names to be unique, others are content with simply naming them after their favourite gods, goddesses, sport-stars, rock-stars, cine-stars…you name it! And yet others don’t give a damn…name and be done

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An update on the PILs against the IPAB and the Copyright Board

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As we had reported earlier, the Division Bench of the Madras High Court had ordered the State Government and the Central Government to co-operate in relocating the IPAB to a new office with adequate space. The State Government came back with a proposal to relocate the IPAB at the TIDEL Park Building which had the required space. The proposed rent was pegged at about Rs. 15 lakhs per month. Apparently the Central Government found this to be too expensive and

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Shah Rukh Khan’s RA.One in Copyright Dispute

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Shah Rukh Khan’s latest film venture, RA.One, an expensive affair to begin with, just got costlier by Rs. One crore, for a potential intellectual property rights violation. This isn’t the first time the release of an expected Bollywood blockbuster has been hindered by the prospect of having violated provisions of the Indian Copyright Act. Interestingly in this case, the court did not not stay the release of the film, but rather asked SRK’s company, Red Chillies Entertainment to deposit Rs.

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FICCI launches Online Certificate Course in IP

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FICCI has launched an Online Certificate Course on Intellectual Property, for which registrations are scheduled to begin next month. FICCI sends us the following information on the course, and related registration details. Please don’t forget to mention you came via SpicyIP! — Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has started an Online Certificate Course on Intellectual Property (IP). The objective of the Course is to increase awareness about IP in the Society for the benefit of the

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