ArticleMemes And Copyright: Fair Use Or Infringement?In the year 1976, Richard Dawkins, an evolutionary biologist devised, the term ‘meme' in his book "The Selfish Gene".IndiaIntellectual PropertyS&A Law Offices
ArticleNotarization Of Foreign Documents In India: A Trademark Law PerspectiveSection 14 - deals with the reciprocal recognition of the acts done by foreign notaries.IndiaIntellectual PropertyS&A Law Offices
ArticlePCT Third Party Observations & Pre-Grant Opposition In India: An Analysis:In India there is provision of Pre- Grant Opposition, whereby any person can represent by way of opposition to the Controller of Patents against grant of a patent for any invention based on specific...IndiaIntellectual PropertyS&A Law Offices
ArticleReverse Passing Off: Doctrine, Challenges, And Case StudiesReverse passing off is a form of trademark infringement where one entity (the defendant) sells or markets products from another entity (the plaintiff) as if they were its own. IndiaIntellectual PropertyS&A Law Offices
ArticleRevised National IPR Policy India- From Industry And Public Development PerspectiveMay 2016 marked a new era in the history of IPR policy and regulation in India. The Union Cabinet on May-12- 2016 approved the much anticipated "National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy"...IndiaIntellectual PropertyS&A Law Offices
ArticleRole Of IPR For Start-Up In IndiaProvided that any such entity formed by splitting up or reconstruction of a business already in existence shall not be considered as a start-up.IndiaIntellectual PropertyS&A Law Offices
ArticleStrategic Approaches For Outlaw Smuggling And Counterfeiting WorldwideThe issue regarding counterfeiting and smuggling is still relevant both regionally and globally in the year 2025. Current affairs show that the matter continues...IndiaIntellectual PropertyS&A Law Offices
ArticleThe ‘Taste' Of Copyright: Delving Into The Realm Of Copyrights In The Culinary WorldLast year, an interesting issue with respect to copyrightability of unconventional works was raised before EU's highest legal authority, the Court of Justice, European UnionIndiaIntellectual PropertyS&A Law Offices
ArticleUnderstanding Synergy In Patent Applications In India. Must 1+1=3!Assessment of Patentability of combination/ composition patents at the Indian Patent Office (IPO) is highly dependent on section 3(e) of the Patents Act, 1970 (hereinafter the Act). IndiaIntellectual PropertyS&A Law Offices
ArticleUnveiling Global Patent Filing TrendsThe World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released its annual World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) report for 2022...IndiaIntellectual PropertyS&A Law Offices
ArticleWho Owns The Rasogulla Or Rossogullas?The concept of intellectual property rights while gaining importance in the society is also creator of many disputes which in most near past nobody had heard about. IndiaIntellectual PropertyS&A Law Offices
ArticleWIPO Proof: Evidence Of The Existence Of An Intellectual AssetThe World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has launched a new online business service - WIPO PROOF. IndiaIntellectual PropertyS&A Law Offices
ArticleWithdrawals Under Pct RegulationsPatent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), an alternative to Paris Convention for filing of patent applications in more than one country, provides numerous advantages over the latter. IndiaIntellectual PropertyS&A Law Offices
ArticleCase AnalysisSubsequently, tender was floated by NHAI for the balance work and bids were invited in public domain. IndiaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationS&A Law Offices
ArticleCertain Categories Of Disputes To Be Non-ArbitrableThe Arbitral Tribunal is a private forum chosen by the parties to the dispute to get their civil or commercial disputes adjudicated.IndiaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationS&A Law Offices
ArticleMoratorium Applicable On Proceeding U/S 34 Of The Arbitration & Conciliation Act , 1996In the recent judgment delivered by the Hon'ble Delhi High Court in the case of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. v. Jyoti Structures Ltd., the Hon'ble High Court dwelled upon the question - IndiaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationS&A Law Offices
ArticlePrinciples Governing Waiver Of Deposit Contemplated Under Section 21 Of The Recovery Of Debts Due To Banks And Financial Institutions Act , 1993As per the mandate of Section 21 of the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993 that an appeal filed by the person from whom the amount is due shall not be entertained...IndiaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationS&A Law Offices
ArticleThe New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Bill, 2018: Creating An Ecosystem For International Arbitration Centre In IndiaThe Central Government for speedy resolution of commercial disputes and to make India an international hub of Arbitration and a Centre of robust ADR mechanism catering to international and domestic arbitration, ...IndiaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationS&A Law Offices
ArticleWell-Educated Woman, Capable Of Earning Income, Can't Seek Monetary Relief Under DV Act: Rajasthan HCThe DV application of Geeta Singh,filed under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 claiming interim monetary relief by the court for her girl Geetanjali was dismissed...IndiaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationS&A Law Offices