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Continue reading →: Custodial Violence and related provisions
Introduction: The term “custodial violence” is in the news from the past few days. From the George Floyd case to Jayraj and Phoenix case various media platforms have been quite vocal about this issue. The people are killed in the custody of police officials and no question is raised over…
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Continue reading →: Phonetic Trademark Search: the Flawed facility (Part II)
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” Arthur C. Clarke Phonetic Trademark search is very useful if one’s trademark doesn’t pull out any relevant results in the wordmark search. Although this search is highly advisable to run in addition to the wordmark search type. With its useful results,…
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Continue reading →: The Hunger Games: Catching InfringementsDue to large number of pending patent applications, increasing complexity of technology and Improper patent due diligence, often companies may ride towards undesirable consequences like Patent Infringement and losses in terms of damages. Recently, one such similar challenge has been brought in front of Apple Inc. with an enormous…
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Continue reading →: Tattoos- Copyright Protection v. Fundamental Human Rights
The practice of body graphics and tattoos have existed from time immemorial. With the constant metamorphosis of technology and art forms and the emergence of new industries like the tattoo industry has raised the question of whether the current legal framework is prepared to effectively govern this budding industry? With…
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Continue reading →: SPORTS LAW & TAXATION
Introduction: In the recent past the whole context of sport events has changed. There has been significant increase in the income levels and awareness. Sporting events are no longer a test of skill and strength but also an entertainment and recreational event. There has been a significant inflow of capital…
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Continue reading →: 1st National Virtual Moot Court Competition: Law Addicts
Baskaran & Associates is proud to announce that we are now Knowledge Partners along with Exordium Edu Hub for the 1st National Virtual Moot Court Competition 2020 being organized by Law Addicts. We aim to serve and help the legal fraternity grow. In order to achieve this goal we have…
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Continue reading →: F for Patent FamilyPatent families have become almost an important element of any patent information. Fundamentally, patents do not exist in isolation and thus forms a part of much wider world. About 80 million patents have been published worldwide which would almost pile up to the height of Everest. Amongst these patents, its…
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Continue reading →: JioMeet versus Zoom
Video conferencing apps like ZOOM, Google Meet have come to the rescue of the public who are distanced from their near and dear ones owing to the pandemic and social distancing. With such apps gaining popularity, Reliance Jio launched its own app JioMeet as a direct rival and an Indian…
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Continue reading →: A Journey to the Trademark search Backend (Part I)
When an entrepreneur wants to apply for registration of a trademark with the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trademarks (CGPDT) he is required to select a distinct brand name. The name has to be unique not only verbally but also phonetically. Extensive care is to…
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Continue reading →: Revision of Legal Age of Marriage for Indian Women.
The year 2020 is the year of change. That is true particularly in the case of an Indian female’s legal age to tie the knot, as the Government of India has dived deep into the possibility and need to increase the marital age of women from 18 to 21 years.…