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over 4 years ago

Cancellation Of Registered Industrial Designs Under Section 19 Of Designs Act

Cancellation of registration of design can be made as: Cancellation can be applied by any person interested.
over 4 years ago

How To Decide Whether Register A Design Under Copyrights Act Or Designs Act

One can extend the Copyright term period for five years by applying to the Controller and paying prescribed statutory fees before the expiration of ten years (as mentioned earlier).
over 4 years ago

Copyright Litigation: An Overview

Since judgments of high courts with jurisdictions - original, appellate, and writ are inflicting on lower courts in their suitable jurisdictions, they create a very strong reference of Indian jurisprudence.
over 4 years ago

Fashion And Copyright : A Thin Line Between Inspired And Copied

As piracy became an almost everyday matter, the fashion designers were required to move ahead to use copyright protection to ensure that their designs remained exclusive and no one could copy or trade the designs without the corresponding authorization.
over 4 years ago

Is Your Original Work Automatically Protected By Copyright?

However, a certificate of copyright registration operates as prima facie proof in a court in a conflict on holding the copyright.
over 4 years ago

Draft Design (Amendment) 2019

The new fee structure differentiates the payment of fees for natural person/startup/small entity and others.
over 4 years ago

Copyright Registration: Process And Fees

Step 2: Notice to Interested Parties: The person applying for registration is required to give notice to everyone who claims any interest in the subject matter of copyright or disputes the applicant's rights to it, to enable them to raise objections, if any, within 30 (thirty) days from such notice.
over 4 years ago

Significance Of Copyright Law In Academics And Research

Legally protecting one's academic work can reduce the chances of illegal duplication and plagiarism-related activities.
over 4 years ago

What Are The Different Term For Different Copyright Works In India?

One must note that the term of copyright protection depends on the work sought to be protected under the Copyright Act.
over 4 years ago

Rights Of The Broadcasting Organization Under The Copyright Act, 1957

  Broadcast and Broadcast Organization under the Copyright Act Section 2 (dd) of the Act defines broadcast as communication to the public (i) by any means of wireless diffusion, whether in any one or more of the forms of signs, sounds, or visual images; or (ii) by wire and includes a rebroadcast.
over 4 years ago

Importance Of Copyright Registration

  One question that may have come to your mind is that if copyright exists as soon as a work is created, one must incur additional expenses to get it registered under the Copyright Act.
over 4 years ago

What Are Authors’ Special Rights Under The Copyright Act?

The right to restrain, or claim damages in case of distortion, mutilation, modification, or other act about the said work which is done before the expiration of the term of copyright if such distortion, mutilation, modification, or other act would be prejudicial to his honor or reputation (known as the ‘Integrity Right’ under Article 6bis of the Convention).
over 4 years ago

Civil Remedies For Copyright Infringement

Any person who reproduces/ duplicates/ communicates the work without the owner's consent is guilty of copyright infringement.
over 4 years ago

What Is Copyright Society?

To form a society, a minimum of 7 members are required, and generally, each society is registered to carry on business only in respect of a particular kind of work.
over 4 years ago

What Are Performers' Rights Under The Copyright Act?

The Act does not protect any performance done by an actor in a cinematographic film or any song sung by a singer for a show. .
over 4 years ago

Section 80 Ccc Of The Income Tax Act

However, such deduction is only available to a limit of Rs. 1,50,000 (Rupees One Lakh Fifty Thousand).
over 4 years ago

What Is Copyright Infringement?

In the case of a second and subsequent conviction, the minimum punishment is imprisonment for one year and a fine of Rs. one lakh.
over 4 years ago

How To Copyright A Book In India?

For obtaining a copyright for a book, one requires to follow these steps: Step One: Copyright search The book should be converted into word documents or written or printed format.
over 4 years ago

How To Copyright A Logo In India?

For example, The M on any package or store identifies as a product from McDonald’s or a McDonald’s store.
over 4 years ago

How Do I Use The Copyright Symbol?

The copyright symbol must be expressed consciously and specifically on outcomes or creatives.
over 4 years ago

How To Apply For Ration Card Online?

A ration card is not required to be obtained mandatorily by every person; however, people generally apply for such a card.
over 4 years ago

Who Is A Patent Agent? How Can You Become A Patent Agent?

Section 2 (n) of the Act defines a patent agent as a person registered for the time being as a patent agent under the Act.
over 4 years ago

Who Is A Patent Agent? How Can You Become A Patent Agent?

Section 2 (n) of the Act defines a patent agent as a person registered for the time being as a patent agent under the Act.
over 4 years ago

Who Cannot Apply For A Patent?

Therefore, any person who is not a true or first inventor or assignee or legal representative/ heir of such person cannot apply for a patent as Section 6 of the Act.
over 4 years ago

How To Conduct Patent Infringement Analysis

Patent infringement occurs when any person violates the rights of a patentee by making, using, selling, or importing the patented process/ product without the consent of the patentee.
over 4 years ago

How To Register Ng Os?

The following laws regulate the registration of NGOs: 1.Indian Trusts Act, 1882 for Trust Registration. 2.Societies Registration Act, 1860 for Society Registration. 3.Companies Act, 2013 for Section 8 Company Registration.
over 4 years ago

The Difference Between Tm And R

This is a symbol one can see being used in the advertisement or printed on brand products when the trademark is filed for registration.
over 4 years ago

How To Apply For International Trademark?

The applicant in the international trademark application must choose one or more other member countries of the Madrid Protocol, where the applicant is required to protect his trademark.
over 4 years ago

Amendment And Specification Of Patent Application

Under Section 17 of the Act, upon an application made by the applicant, before the grant of the patent, to post-pone the date of the application.
over 4 years ago

Difference Between A Patent License Agreement And A Patent Assignment Agreement

An exclusive license is an agreement that excludes all other persons, including the patent holder, from exploiting the invention.
over 4 years ago

In Case Of An Infringement Of A Patent, Who Has The Right To Start Enforcement Proceedings?

A patent is said to be infringed when a person without the patent holder's permission commits an act of selling, using, manufacturing, or importing the patented product or a process.
over 4 years ago

How To File A Patent Infringement Suit

A patent is an invention registered under the Patents Act, 1970, giving the patent holder the exclusive right to restrain any person from manufacturing, distributing, or selling such a patent.
over 4 years ago

Trademark Vs. Copyright

Companies planning to register intellectual property must have a clear idea about the differences between the trademark and copyright.
over 4 years ago

A Guide To Trademark Renewal

To extend its validity even further, the company must renew it at least six months before its new expiration date.
over 4 years ago

Trademark Due Diligence

Often a subsequent mark is denied from registration individually on the grounds of similarity of the pre-existing mark.
over 4 years ago

A Checklist For Trademark Application

  1.A trademark, whether a logo, word, or numerals. 2.Details of the applicant include the following: Name, Address,  Type of Business,  Business activity, Company’s place of incorporation.
over 4 years ago

Importance Of Trademark Registration In India

    Who would like to lose rights over such an important aspect of one’s own business!
over 4 years ago

Calculation Report

While preparing a calculation report, a person should follow the below-mentioned steps: Step One: Specify the accounts for retrieving values from Step Two: Pointing out the periods to retrieve values from Step Three: Determine the key degree to be filed on the calculation account.
over 4 years ago

Limited Critique Report

Listed companies are required to conduct limited critique reports through statutory auditors.
over 4 years ago

Trademark Licensing In India

On the other hand, the licensee gets to exploit the mark commercially.
over 4 years ago

Joint Ownership Of Trademark: All You Need To Know

In terms of properties, all types of assets can be combined by the companies, including Intellectual Property Rights.
over 4 years ago

Unregistered Trademark In India

This article sheds light on the status of the unregistered trademark regarding present law.
over 4 years ago

Is The Same Trademark By Different Entities Allowed?

The Registrar may allow the registration of such identical or similar trademarks by more than one proprietor.
over 4 years ago

What Is Cybersquatting In The Indian Trademark Act?

On the one hand, it is easy to access and has better customer reach and rapid responses.
over 4 years ago

Can Abbreviations Be Trademarked?

Many companies also present the name of their products in abbreviated form, which provides an appealing and effortless identification to the product and attracts more consumers.
over 4 years ago

What Is An Audit Trail?

How can an Audit Trail assist a Company?
over 4 years ago

Audit Report Company

The opinions and observations of the company's financial situation are prepared as per the Companies Act and Accounting Standards.
over 4 years ago

Performing And Internal Audit

Whether the company is big or small, an Internal Audit can be useful to obtain the insights that can lead to strengthening the company's policies.
over 4 years ago

Statutory Vs. Internal Audit

Both statutory (independent) and internal auditors play a significant role in the audit process on a different level.
over 4 years ago

Audit Programme

The details related to the Audit Programme are elaborated on below.