Fictional characters, in the recent times, have gained so much popularity that they are being widely used even in merchandising. Some of the popular examples include Harry Potter, Ironman, Minions, Peppa pig or the characters of famous movies or television series such as Game of Thrones, Star wars and many more. Fictional character in simple…
In the period of globalization, Trade secrets have gained expanded importance, especially in the view of opening up of world market and improved competition. Moreover the fact that, as a method for protection of confidential information has leveraged its significance as trade secret protection is being preferred over patent protection. If trade secrets are property,…
Man was given a beautiful thing called a brain by God, and Mother Nature bestowed upon him the earth’s vast physical and biological resources. By utilizing these natural resources and using his intellect or thinking, man began to create his own universe. Man has also been given the ability to imagine and create. He has…
Definition of IPR In good judgment, intellectual property is a result of the brain. It is like a property like a house or a vehicle wherein the property or proprietor may utilize his property as he wishes and no one else can utilize his property without his consent according to Indian laws. Functions of IPR…
I am sure most of the you must have visited the famous coffee shop Starbucks , some may have even clicked pics of the coffee cup and posted it on their Instagram. Even some may have visited & then came back only to realize that the price of a coffee is too much ! I…
Remember the show ‘FRIENDS’ in early 2000? Or the character like Sheldon Cooper from ‘Big Bang Theory’? Or the longest running fictional Indian show ‘Tarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chasma’? Or “Gutthi” from ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil’? These characters that everyone cherishes so fondly are fictional characters and are only meant for refreshing the mood of…
Music has been has been an important form of expression in our life, having no boundaries and guidelines. It has become a way to live life, express without speaking- a feeling. Hearing being a psychological process consisting of brain, ears, nervous system, heart, etc., Our music taste explains a lot about our thoughts, personality, choices,…
A trademark is a graphic representation of a name, term, label, device, or numeric characters that a company uses to distinguish its products and/or services from identical goods and/or services provided by another company. A trademark distinguishes the products and/or services that an individual is offering/selling from those offered/sold by others. When licensed, a trademark…
A copyright is a legal right not to duplicate another person’s work. A copyright provides the subject’s owner exclusive control over his work. No one can replicate, copy, or duplicate the original work in any other manner if it is protected by copyright. In India, a copyright period is 60 years. For the following works,…
Trademark is an Intellectual Property of a business. It is a visual representation in various form like name, label, device, numeric character etc. Once a trademark of particular goods is registered it becomes untouchable. In India, the trademark gets registered by the controller General Patent Design Trademarks, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.…
