Her knowledge and expertise on the subject helped students understand and become aware of the importance of IP laws particularly, patent rights.

The awareness for protection of intellectual property rights in India is on an evident rise. It has been reported that more than 2000 international patent applications were filed from India

Much has been said in this edition about films and media. Then why leave out the latest blockbuster!! Court disputes before film releases are now a common PR activity

The Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trademarks has issued a new order, in furtherance of the Draft Patent Rules whereby the First Statement of objections (FERs) shall be issued by the Controllers electronically.

An order to give effect to the compromise agreement between the parties was passed by the Court on 7th April, 2016.

We, at R.K. Dewan & Co. believe in spreading awareness about protection of IP rights and have constantly worked in this direction.

We are immensely proud and delighted to report that Dr. Mohan Dewan, Principal, R. K. Dewan and Co. was invited as a speaker at the Conference for High Court Judges on Intellectual Property Rights

A perusal of the overall packaging and presentation of the products clearly shows that an ordinary purchaser may be deceived into purchasing the chocolates ...

Recently, Jaguar Land Rover Limited ("Jaguar") which has been using the mark "DISCOVERY" for its Four Wheeler SUV "LAND ROVER DISCOVERY" opposed the registration of the mark "DISCOVERER"

For the first time in 6 years, FDI has declined in India by 1%. Also, Singapore has replaced Mauritius as the highest source of foreign investment in India.

The Supreme People's Court of China has provided some clarity on this issue in its recent decision.

Creativity in trademarks is the key to successful trademark registration as well as gaining recognition among the consumers.

In light of the abovementioned defects the Board of Appeals rejected Coca-Cola's application for registration of shape mark.

Multinational Pharmaceutical companies are often accused of exorbitant pricing, using surreptitious ways to extend the patent protection for their drugs (read – ever greening) etc.

The e-commerce transactions have increased phenomenally in India in the last few years, this movement has been spearheaded by Flipkart and Amazon in India.

Popular movie franchisee owners jealously guard their works; they fear that their works might be distorted or presented in a bad light by unauthorized parties thereby affecting their value and success.

Crocs Inc. is a popular U.S. brand known for its unusual clog like footwear which may have a perforated or a non-perforated surface design.

Trademark laws allow the grant of monopoly over a mark to its proprietor.

Tata Consultancy Services is an Indian based multi-national IT company headquartered in Mumbai. It is a part of the Tata Group and having nearly 400,875 associates, representing 143 nationalities in over 46 countries.

The information available at the Trademark Registry records is for the public to know about the marks that are registered and it is the general presumption, that the information so made available is true and correct...