Free and fair competition is one of the piers of a structured market economy. Fostering effectual competition stimulates organizations to spotlight on efficiency and ameliorated s customers welfare by profeering considerable option of higher -quality products and amenities at Lowe costs. It also boosts magnificent transparency and accountability in government -business correlation and decision making…
Introduction As we all know there is always a scope for improvement in anything, the same applies to the case of a new invention, which by the time gets evolves with the further new modifications and improvements and becomes more efficient and better. The process of the modifications or the improvements is usually a product…
A design is often the visible portion of an article’s exterior to the unaided eye. The act defines a design as only those elements of shape, configuration, pattern, ornament, or composition of lines or colours applied to any article, whether in two-dimensional, three-dimensional, or both forms, by any industrial process or means, whether manual, mechanical,…
Geographical indications are any indicators that describe commodities as originating in the territory of a country or an area or location within that territory, provided that a particular quality reputation or other features of the product are related to its geographical origin. This implies that geographical indicators must show that a product of a certain…
What is Geographical Indication? It is an indication. It originates from a definite geographical territory. It is used to identify goods with unique characteristics that originate in a specific geographical territory. It is used to distinguish agricultural, natural, and manufactured goods. The manufactured goods must be manufactured, processed, or prepared in that territory. It should…
The Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purpose of Patent Procedure, signed on April 28, 1977, was amended on September 26, 1980. The Budapest Treaty eliminates the need to deposit microorganisms in each country where patent protection is sought. Under the treaty, the deposit of a microorganism with an…
Introduction and Meaning When a mark’s owner obtains registration but never uses or uses it rarely, this is an example of “honest concurrent usage.” However, throughout the registration period, another individual or firm has used an identical mark in similar goods or products in an honest and concurrent manner. Because it is impossible to demonstrate…
The registration of designs in India is governed by the Designs Act, 2000, which was made effective from May 11, 2001, and the Design Rules, 2001. As per the Act, a design registration protects the features of shape, configuration, pattern, ornamentation or composition of lines or colors applied to articles. Since a design registration seeks…
Introduction The legal phrase “Assignment” means the act of transferring rights or advantages from one person to another. The person who transfers the assignment is known as the assignor and the one to whom it is transferred is the assignee. In other words, the ‘assignor’ is the party who currently has the rights and obligations…
With the advent of digitalization, everything has become more transparent in terms of privacy. We have become so used to sharing our lives on the internet that it is very important to be on our toes at all times. Cyber theft is one such instance that you should be careful of. Especially for intellectual properties,…
