Introduction Copyright law protects the expressions of ideas instead of the ideas themselves. Copyright protection is conferred on all Original artistic, musical, literary, dramatic, sound recording and cinematograph works. The moment a work is created its copyright protection commences, its registration is optional. But, it is advisable to obtain a registration for good protection. Copyright
... Continue Reading.[On 6 March 2021, the Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) organised a JGLS Virtual Discourse titled “Action by Minority Shareholders and the Rules in Foss v. Harbottle (1843) 2 Hare 461”. It was structured as a comparative discussion, with James d’Apice discussing the Australian position and me the Indian position. In this post, I summarise
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The Allahabad HC on Monday asked the Uttar Pradesh government home secretary to file an affidavit regarding the steps taken for construction of women’s toilets in each of the state police stations. A division bench of Justice Sanjay Yadav and Jayant Banerjee told the state counsel that if the affidavit is not filed, the secretary
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L&L Partners litigation partnership has hired two new partners while banking and finance has added one other. The litigation partnership has added two partners. Former Metropolitan magistrate (from 2013 to 2018), Amrita Tonk had begun her career at L&L in 2010, followed by a secondment at Accenture and then the bench. According to the firm,
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Introduction Trade, Commerce and Sale form important aspects of any economy. In order to protect such aspects from unfair competition and to preserve its identity, Trademark, a branch of Intellectual Property Rights becomes essential. Trademark refers to various signs, symbols or any distinctive image that is capable of distinguishing the goods and services of one,
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Topical Highlight BigBasket and Daily Basket Row – Confusion or Bullying? Logos of the companies Anupriya analysed the widely reported ‘cease and desist letter’ sent by BigBasket to Daily Basket alleging infringement of their trademark on the word, ‘Basket.’ She begins by explaining how the term “basket” pretty much indicates grocery business in general. She revisits
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The CLAT UG Quantitative Techniques paper holds 10% of the paper and consists of elementary-level maths. It is important for the candidate to get familiarised with the kind of questions, the language of the questions, and the methods of approaching a particular question I. Forms of Questions Each passage will be followed by typical questions
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The Madras HC held that every person (private) can freely display display boards or other material (irrespective of caste) in his will, as long as they are not obscene or derogatory. Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice R.K. The division bench of Hemalatha was hearing the petition of Amuthan, who sought to instruct the defendant
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SUPREME COURT UPHELD INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS FILED DURING PENDENCY OF WINDING UP PROCEEDINGS The #SupremeCourt of India passed a Judgment dated 01.03.2021 in the case of A. Navinchandra Steels Private Ltd. VS. SREI Equipment Finance Ltd. and Ors. (Civil Appeal Nos. 4230-4234 of 2020) and discussed whether Application under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy
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SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT APPLICATION UNDER ORDER IX RULE 13 CPC CAN BE ALLOWED IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES The Two Judge Bench of the Hon’ble #SupremeCourt of India comprising of Justices Ashok Bhushan and R. Subhash Reddy passed a Judgment dated 03.03.2021 in the case of Subodh Kumar v. Shamim Ahmed {Civil Appeal Nos.802-803 of 2021
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