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Creating Awareness about Intellectual Property

"We aim to create awareness about the intangible assets that matter the most in the current world. From the basics of Intellectual Property to facts and news,

IP Matters seeks to create a tobust online forum for productive discussions relating to contemporary issues in the field of Intellectual Property Law, because IP matters!"

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"Spreading IP knowledge and creating IP awareness is the art of the day. I am happy and convinced that IP Matters is moving towards achieving this goal sincerely. I wish IP Matters would continue to inculcate the IP culture among the younger generation of the day. My wishes to Team IP Matters in all IP initiatives..."

Dr. MN Bheemesh, LLM Ph.D

Hon. Director at NIALS, IP Expert & Senior Advisor at ALMT Legal

Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd vs News Nation Network Pvt Ltd

Achyut Kulkarni

May 7
2 min

IP Cases

Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd vs News Nation Network Pvt Ltd

Date of Judgment: 27th April 2022 Court: Bombay High Court Bench: N. J. Jamadar Facts: News Nation Network Private Limited (“News...

Shreya Sampathkumar

Apr 20
6 min

IP Articles

ChatGPT and Copyright Issues

What is ChatGPT? How does it work? To help demystify the copyright implications of ChatGPT – the chatbot that we cannot stop hearing...

Poorvika Chandanam

Apr 8
3 min

IP News

IP News Update: March 2023

Adidas Drops Trademark Opposition to Black Lives Matter Logo Adidas AG (“Adidas”), a well-known sportswear brand, had previously opposed...

Grounds for Refusal of Trademark Registration in India

Achyut Kulkarni

Mar 27
3 min

IP 101

Grounds for Refusal of Trademark Registration in India

Introduction Trademark registration is an important legal process that grants exclusive rights to a business or individual over the use...

Sushmita Nair

Mar 14
4 min

IP News

IP News Update-February 2023

India Ranks 42 Of 55 Countries On the International IP Index The International IP Index Report created and published by the U.S. Chamber...

Shreya Sampathkumar

Mar 1
6 min

IP Articles

Whose “Court” is the (Virtual) Ball in?

Introduction The Indian Government, on 27th December 2022, recognised e-sports as a mainstream sport and as a part of a 'multisport'...

Achyut Kulkarni

Feb 19
2 min

IP Cases

Bayer Corporation v. Union of India

Citation: W.P. No. 1323/2013 Court: Bombay High Court Bench: M.S. Shah, C.J. and M.S. Sanklecha, J Facts: Bayer Corporation (“Bayer”),...

Janhavi KM

Feb 10
4 min

IP News

IP News Update: January 2023

1. BAYC’s Non-Fungible Tokens not Registered under the Copyright Regime Yuga Labs, the creator of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and a...

Shreya Sampathkumar

Jan 13
6 min

IP News

IP News Update: November-December 2022

1. Indian Army’s ‘New Design and Camouflage Pattern Uniform’ Registered The Defence Ministry announced at the start of November that the...

Commissioned Works v. Works Made for Hire

Achyut Kulkarni

Nov 28, 2022
3 min

IP 101

Commissioned Works v. Works Made for Hire

Introduction Authorship and ownership in a copyrightable work vary on the nature of the employment of the author. Generally, all authors...

Concept of Non-Practising Entities in Patent Law (Part-1)

Shreya Sampathkumar

Nov 25, 2022
3 min

IP Articles

Concept of Non-Practising Entities in Patent Law (Part-1)

Introduction Non-practising entities (“NPEs'') are companies whose sole function is to operate as patent collectors. They do not produce...

Janhavi KM

Nov 18, 2022
2 min

IP Cases

Twentieth Century Fox v Newzbin Ltd

Citation: [2010] EWHC 608 (Ch) Court: Chancery Division Bench: Justice Kitchin Facts: Newzbin Ltd owned an internet discussion forum that...

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