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| September 21, 2016 | 0 |
LAMS– A New Mantra for Brand Protection
Enforcement actions executed by various brands across the country have been typically lacking in the control points and transparency in the whole process. Brand owners largely find it very difficult to: a) manage & control the process with proper timely interventions b) get a view of the whole process on a real-time basis. Added to…
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| September 12, 2016 | 2 |
Indian Defence & Counterfeiting Issues
There has been an increased trend of counterfeit products getting into India Defense sector and many other government contracts. If we comprehensively look at the defense sector, the problem is even more complex due to the issues of transparency in procurement process and subsequent visibility or audit on wake of national security. The audit referred…
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| June 28, 2016 | 0 |
Is WhatsApp a new breeding place for Swindles?
The massively-popular app, WhatsApp, is used by hundreds of millions of its users for more than messaging. It is on the way of becoming a full-fledged portal on its own. The cost-effective and user-friendly WhatsApp has given the counterfeiters (manufacturers/wholesalers) a platform to share their line of fake products with a host of retailers in…
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| June 15, 2016 | 0 |
Third party monitoring of IP enforcement actions?
Criminal enforcement actions have been very common in India and brand owners across the spectrum have been undertaking criminal enforcement actions through IP investigators or IP law firms. It has been found that the actual action at the ground zero on a specific schedule is also susceptible to large scale manipulations and malpractices by the…
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| May 6, 2016 | 0 |
Who does the profiteering from counterfeiting?
While it is a well-known fact that violators (manufacturers and sellers) do the counterfeiting to earn huge profits, but a careful analysis of what goes on in the marketplace, also has some more dimensions. One of the reasons for the growth of this trade (rather than coming down) is that, there are multiple actors which…
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| April 1, 2016 | 0 |
Compliance to product standards – The India Story
When we look around us, there are products under various categories, which we find carry compliances to various standards -ISI, CE, IEC, FSSI etc. While in few sectors & product categories, it is mandatory by the law, to comply with the standards but, most of the products, don’t have a comply to any standard in…
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| March 8, 2016 | 0 |
Knowledge Management for effective IP Protection
There have been very little efforts by either the brand owners or industry associations to create a solid knowledge management platform for fight against counterfeits and other IP violations. There are serious gaps in the knowledge possessed by various stake holders. Today, the need is to create a comprehensive online knowledge repository/ knowledge platform. This…
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| February 27, 2016 | 0 |
Trademark vs. Copyright Protection
Trademark vs. Copyright Protection Intellectual properties of a company cannot be used by others without prior permission; copyright and trademark registration helps you prevent violation of your intellectual property rights. But it is important to understand the basic difference between trademark and copyright; given below. TRADEMARK A trademark helps a customer to identify a brand…
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| February 19, 2016 | 0 |
Protecting a brand beyond the IP laws
Many times brand protection and IP protections are looked at the two sides of the same coin. While IP protection under the IP laws, looks at various aspects of trademarks, copyrights, patents, geographical indicators, designs etc, but for a comprehensive brand protection, the need is to additionally look at all those areas which affect the…
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| February 8, 2016 | 0 |
Right Brand Protection Budget?
Organizations across the world have been fighting the menace of counterfeits and its impact on the revenue and brand value in a particular market for years now. The issues related to availability of counterfeits or violations to intellectual property actually continue to rise in many markets like India. Many of the reasons for this continued…
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