Process Of Registration Of A Trademark in India – All You Need To Know
Trademarks are visual representations of a name, word, label, device, or numeric characters used by businesses to distinguish their goods and/or services from those of their competitors. An individual’s trademark allows them to distinguish their goods and/or services from those...
Applying For An IPR Internship: Do’s And Don’ts
Introduction The intellectual property laws (IPR) protect the valuable creations of inventors and creators. Global trade practices and lifestyles are increasingly focused on IPR in the current global scenario. IPRs foster innovation by providing recognition and financial rewards to creators...
Top 10 Indian Law Firms With An IPR Practice
INTRODUCTION In recent years, India’s Intellectual Property (“IP”) regime has seen significant reforms, according to intellectual property owners. In addition to regularly adjusting the IP rules, the country has worked hard to reduce the time it takes to advance cases...
Types of Theories Under IPR Law
INTRODUCTION According to Article 2 of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) (see here), “Intellectual Property shall include the rights relating to literary, artistic, and scientific works, inventions in all fields of human endeavour, scientific discoveries, industrial designs, trademarks, service...
The Budapest Convention On Cybercrime: Highlights & Analysis
ANALYSIS OF THE CONVENTION The Budapest Convention is the world’s first international treaty against cybercrime, also named as the Council of Europe’s Convention on Cybercrime, The convention is focused on crimes perpetrated over the Internet and other computer networks, and...
Sports Broadcasting in India: All You Need To Know
INTRODUCTION There was a time when Doordarshan was the sole broadcaster of sporting events, primarily cricket, and would levy a fee of Rs. 5 lakhs on the BCCI for each live telecast of a BCCI event. Fast forward to 2021,...
Tackling gender divide and male privilege in Indian sports
INTRODUCTION According to a BBC research[1] conducted in 2020, 42 percent of around 10,000 people thought women’s sports were less “entertaining” than men’s. There were also negative perceptions about sportswomen based on their looks and capacity to carry children. 50%...
Athletes’ Rights and Duties At The Tokyo 2020 Olympics
INTRODUCTION A black glove and a raised fist during the American national anthem in 1968 at the Olympic medal ceremony by African American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos sparked an uproar in the whole world.[1] Fast forward to 2021...
Are fantasy sports games ‘games of skill’?
INTRODUCTION Fantasy sports games are games in which users create fantasy teams from a list of players to play live games on a given day based on certain conditions. Real-life stats are converted to fantasy points, which means the better...
10 Simple Tips To Improve Your Cyber Security Today
INTRODUCTION The importance of cyber security comes down to the desire to keep information, data, and devices private and safe. In today’s world, people store vast quantities of data on computers and other internet-connected devices. Much of which is sensitive,...
