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Category: Intellectual Property

Are you ready for the new Indian Patent Rules 2013?

June 16, 2013
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Ipindia.nic.in has recently published on its website a notification inviting comments on the proposed Patent (amendment) Rules 2013 draft. Experts and public stakeholders are invited to render their suggestions, comments, objections and recommendations.  All recommendations or objections shall be sent to Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi - 110011. What is likely to be changed? Although there is no substantial changes with regard to any provisions, the fee for several provisions have been increased by 10% .   The fee for electronic filing has been made lesser than manual filing. Form 7A is introduced for representing opposition to grant of patent. The draft can be accessed Draft Patent Rules 2013. Advocates as Patent Agent? ...

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How to avoid trademark objections in India?

June 15, 2013
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Trademark Objections Trademark objections are increasingly becoming common these days because of various reasons; one main important reason being lack of awareness among applicants and counsels who file applications.  Objections are raised by trademark examiners in the following circumstances: Trademarks that are not distinctive in character and not capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one person from those of another person, and consists of marks or indications which may serve in trade to designate the kind, quality, quantity, intended purpose, values, geographical origin or the time of production of the goods or rendering of the service or other characteristics of the goods or services and consist exclusively of marks or indications which have become customary in the current language or in the bona fide and established practices...

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What is next after trademark application? How to use trademark symbols in India?

May 8, 2013
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After much contemplation, you now have successfully filed your trademark application and next what?  Okay, it is time to show-off or cause notice to the public regarding the usage of that trademark.  Let us see how and why we should do so. Why and how to use trade mark symbols? The symbols ®, TM and SM provide notice to the world that you are claiming trademark rights in any mark using these symbols. You may use the TM on marks identifying goods, and the SM on marks identifying services as soon as you have filed the application and allotted with an unique TM application number. You need not have a registration to use the TM or SM symbols. However, the...

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Almost 30K TM applications pending before Trademark Registry, India

May 6, 2013
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As many as 30,221 applications are pending for issuance of trademark registration certificates due to shortage of manpower, Parliament was informed Monday. "Pendency in issuance of registration certificates for applications found fit for registration as on 30th April is 30,221. The main cause of the backlog in issuance of registration certificates is insufficient manpower due to vacant posts," Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, D Purandeswari said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. She said that at present, 56 of the sanctioned 130 posts relating to Trade Mark Registry are lying vacant. The minister informed that the Office of the Controller General of Patents Designs and Trademarks has 11 offices in five cities. Of these, four are...

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World Book and Copyright Day, April 23rd

April 23, 2013
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April 23rd of every year has been celebrated World Book and Copyright Day for over 17 years now by UNESCO.  The member states of UNESCO all over the world celebrate the power of books to bring the world together. Books play a vital role in dissemination of information even at this digital age where webpages, tablet PC and mobile phone are widely used. From UNESCO, "23 April is a symbolic date for world literature for on this date in 1616, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent authors such as Maurice Druon, Haldor K.Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejía Vallejo. It was a...

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Protect your trademark internationally from India, India Joins the International Trademark System

April 9, 2013
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India’s Minster for Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma today deposited his country’s instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol for the International Registration of Marks at WIPO, bringing the total number of members of the international trademark system to 90. The treaty will enter into force with respect to India on July 8, 2013. The Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks (Madrid system) offers trademark owners a cost effective, user friendly and streamlined means of protecting and managing their trademark portfolio internationally. Minister Sharma said “We recognize that this instrument will provide an opportunity for Indian companies, which are increasing their global footprint, to register trademarks in member countries of the Protocol through a single application, while also...

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