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Continue reading →: Director and their Duties
Introduction A company is an artificial person which means it does have a legal entity, but it does not have any physical existence. That is why a natural person is needed to manage its day to day affairs. Only a natural person can be a director i.e., an individual. The…
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Continue reading →: Blockchain is more than Crypto: Potential Contemporary Uses
Blockchain, a term which many of us use synonymously with Cryptocurrency (crypto). It is in fact a popular term for DLT (Distributed Ledger Technology) that allows a transaction between two persons without any interference of an intermediary for authorization like banks i.e., the system is decentralized. The use of keys…
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Continue reading →: When “Potter” needs a lawyer to save “Hogwarts”: An IP Perspective PART I
This article provides a basic overview of the Intellectual property (IP) involved in theme-based cafes/restaurants and the incidental IP infringements that may occur, knowingly or unknowingly, in light of the recent order passed by the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in the case of Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. v. Mr.…
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Continue reading →: India’s anti-dumping measure: Tariff on Chinese optical fiber
The government is considering imposing remedial duty on the import of “single mode optical fibre” after an investigation by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) confirmed its dumping mainly from China. India has found large-scale dumping of optical fiber from China, days after Beijing extended a protective tariff on…
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Continue reading →: TRADEMARK OPPOSITION 103
PART 3 Evidence series in trademark opposition Rule 45[1] In an opposition within a period of 2 months of counterstatement, the opponent should rig out evidences as per his desire to support his opposition in form of an affidavit under Rule 45 to strengthen his side of the case. If…
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Continue reading →: No competition no progress..! Is it???
In business, competition is never as healthy as total domination. It brings out the best in the products but worst in the competitors, to maintaining the balance is crucial for an equitable economic environment. Competition refers to a situation in a marketplace in which entities or sellers independently strive for…
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Continue reading →: TRADEMARK OPPOSITION 102
PART 2 A counter statement is basically a reply to the notice of opposition, it must be filed by the applicant within two months of receipt of the notice of opposition by way of Form TM-O along with the prescribe fee , the fee shall be with respect to each…
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Continue reading →: TRADEMARK OPPOSITION 101
Opposition of Trademark[1] A trademark opposition is basically filed by third party against registration of trademark. It offers third party the opportunity to object against the registration within the time given by law. After the examiner reviews your trademark and finds that it qualifies for registration, your trademark will be…
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Continue reading →: BREACH OF RIGHT TO PRIVACY BY PEGASUS SPYWARE
What is Pegasus Pegasus is a hacking software which has been developed and licensed to be used by a company of Israeli namely NSO Group. It has a capacity of infection millions of mobile phone including IOS and Android phone systems. Once this software enters into anyone’s phone, the phone…
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Continue reading →: OLFACTORY MARKS IN INDIA
The role of a trademark can generally be accepted as a two-way function of protecting the individual identity of a product by making it distinguishable from others. With the continued increase in number of competing products in markets, the quest for each trademark of a product to be distinguishable has…