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Governance and Supervision of Trademark and Patent Agents: Discussing DHC’s Saurav Chaudhary vs. Union Of India

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underscored that there is a need to supervise or govern patent and trademark agents. This post discusses the case and argues that there already exists a mechanism under the Patent and trademark laws that govern and supervise such agents.

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Understanding Freedom to Operate (FTO) Concerning IP & Patents

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Three pharmaceutical companies, including Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Micromet AG, and Cambridge Antibody Technology (now acquired by AstraZeneca), in September 2003 announced signing a non-exclusive cross-license agreement. However, in this case, it is imperative to note that determining the scope of a patent is not easy. Bottom Line.

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Saving your Mark from Trademark Genericide

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Today, several generic terms that we use, such as ‘escalator,’ ‘xerox,’ ‘cellophane,’ sound common but were once protected as trademarks. What is Genericide of a Trademark? Genericide of a trademark occurs when it is reduced to a common term identifying a category of products.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 7- August 13)

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Praharsh wrote on the Delhi High Court’s Division Bench order staying the operation of the Single Judge’s direction in Vifor “Product by Process Claims” case and on the Oppositions Status Report filed by the Trademark Registry before the Delhi High Court. Modern Foods v.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 8- May 13)

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Delhi High Court Sets Aside 3 Orders from the Patent Office and the Trademark Registry, in 1 day! Image from here The Delhi High Court has recently been remanding back a lot of unreasoned orders from the IP Offices rejecting a patent or trademark application. Case: Holyland Marketing Pvt.

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