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Pantaloon Retail India Limited losses the Domain Name in an administrative action with WIPO.

Adminstrator — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:45:34 +0000

Pantaloon Retail India Limited losses the Domain Name <pantaloons.com> in an administrative action with WIPO. WIPO panelist Desmond J. Ryan AM denied the complaint filed by the complainant for the domain name <pantaloons.com> alleging infringement of their mark Pantaloon by RareNames The Panelist observed that the Complainant undoubtedly had trademark rights in the name ‘Pantaloons’ [...]

The Trademark (Amendment) Rules, 2010 Notified

Adminstrator — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:36:19 +0000

The Trademark (Amendment) Rules, 2010 Notified The Ministry of Commerce & Industry (Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion) notified The Trademark (Amendment) Rules, 2010 on May, 20, 2010. The Amendment is made effective with respect to the Rule 62 sub rule 3 of the Trade Mark Rules, 2002 making it easy for the Registered Proprietor [...]

World Intellectual Property (IP) Day 2010 – Innovation: Linking the World

Adminstrator — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:43:01 +0000

World Intellectual Property (IP) Day 2010 – Innovation: Linking the World We are celebrating 10 years of World IP Day this year and the theme set by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is “Innovation: Linking The World” We have seen lot of technological innovations this decade starting from shifting the mode we communicate with the [...]

Question on World IP Day, 2010

Adminstrator — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:27:32 +0000

Question on World IP Day, 2010 – By Sania Q. I am a photographer by profession and usually display my work through social networking websites like flickr and blogs. Recently a noted publication picked my work and publish the same in their column without taking any license from me. What remedies do I have against [...]

Expanding my Business Online – Require some tips

Adminstrator — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:25:15 +0000

Expanding my Business Online – Require some tips – Question By Dr. Roy Q. I own a trade mark and now expanding my physical business to online and want to register some domain name for my business activities. What strategy should I adopt? A. The following steps could guide you if you are planning to [...]

Question relating to Social Networking Websites like Facebook & Twitter

Adminstrator — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:21:54 +0000

Question relating to Social Networking Websites like Facebook & Twitter – By Mr. Modi Q. I own a trade mark for certain products or services and would like to know how can I secure my trade marks rights on facebook and Twitter? A. The trade marks rights are jurisdictional and are dependent upon the regulations [...]

Copyright Related Question By Lisa

Adminstrator — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:18:21 +0000

Copyright Related Question By Lisa Q. If I do not have a Copyright notice displayed along with my work, is it not Copyrighted? A. The Copyright is vested in the author the moment any literary or artistic or musical work is created and the same does not require any mandatory registration with the Copyright office. [...]

CIPFO Questions & Answer Session on World IP Day 2010

Adminstrator — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:14:02 +0000

CIPFO Questions & Answer Session on World IP Day 2010 Q. Are Web designs and HTML codes protected by Copyright? – Question by Sachin A. Copyright subsists in literary, artistic and musical works. The web layout and design are subject matter of the artistic work and are protected by the Copyright Laws. The HTML code [...]

Oscar Winner LogoRama – Short Film Made of Trademarks

Adminstrator — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:30:29 +0000

Oscar Winner LogoRama – Short Film Made of Trademarks Logorama.2009.Short.Film-ultrafluke from Hormoz Zamanpour Siahkal

Why Choose dot Tel?

Adminstrator — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:58:11 +0000

Dot Tel – A new way to look at web. .Tel , a new gTLD was launched last year . It revolutionized the Internet by coming up with unique features. Dot Tel is not just an extension but a service that provides the contact information and business details of the Registrant to the world. It’s [...]