Telecom abolishing landlines, vaporising PSUs, report.

Telecom abolishing landlines, vaporising PSUs, report. The fate of landline telephones and PSU’s – Long term approach in the nation’s interest.

Telecom Policy needs to be revived.

Not every Government department is profitable, and not every Government department is meant for business. Though the technology of telecommunication and the speed of data has been growing, every department in the government including the units of BSNL/MTNL under the DoT could and should have adopted new technologies. Whereas, the circumstances resembles that the DoT and Government intentionally trying to dissolve the Government’s telecom enterprises.

While such circumstance is viewed as an act …

How to compare your mark with the conflicting marks

How to compare your mark with the objection-conflicting-marks?

This post would try to summarize the technicality of the Trademark’s Examination Objection process and how to counter the conflicting marks and support your application.

As a owner of your trademark, you are absolutely right in believing that your Trademark application for registration is distinctive.

You may have found your mark’s distinctiveness during your Trademark Search stage. Your Distinctive trademark will not give you any conflicting marks. Otherwise, if your conception is similar or deceptive then there is a high probability that your trademark application will face an objection during the examination.…

Ambattur bridge, long time due for residents, accidents daily occurrence

Ambattur bridge, long time due for residents, accidents daily occurrence

It was my first election promise in the TNGLA 2016, to the Voters of Ambattur, that to get the Conveyor Bridge for Pedestrians, to avoid the Railway Gate, Ambattur Railway station.

Highlighting issues.

  • Several thousand passengers cross gates by the walk every day
  • It connects the Market and Ambattur OT on one side
  • It connects to the MTH Road, Ambattur Estate on the other side.
  • 7 railway tracks are persisting in this gate
  • Making it complicated for passengers and pedestrians to guess on which track the train is coming
  • So

Trademark Startup, MSME application Fee

Hi,

As a trademark applicant, you might be thinking how to avoid huge application fee of 9500, instead pay only 4500/-  But there is a catch.

Obtaining Startup India recognition is not a clear-cut procedure. So, alternatively,  if your company falls under small, medium enterprises, then file trademark under MSME option.

However, whether is your company falls under MSME definition?

The following findings will give info on the MSME definition.

As per the new Trademark Rule 2017, Section 2, subsection (v) definition of small enterprise means that.

According to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 – 16 …

Trademark Search Tool, Pre-Action is better than Pre-Caution. TMSearcher.in

Trademark Search Tool, Pre-Action is better than a precaution.

TMSearcher.in

Most trademark databases are having a captcha code that makes it difficult to do a quick search of a trademark.  The owner, the trademark agent, and trademark attorney quite often have to make a quick search over the mark in dispute, or while designing a mark, to make a comparison report with existing trademark is a tedious problem.

This web tool has been developed to solve such problem. May be you are planning to design your trademark, or evaluating a name, or want to know the status of an existing …

Trademark filing, new forms – 2017

List of Forms and respective sub forms… Just for understanding…

TM –A (Application)

Select the type of applicant

TM- M (Miscellaneous)

The Patent, Trademark Facilitators and the meaning of Startup

The Patent and Trademark Facilitators and the meaning of Startup: 

How do the facilitators benefit the Startups and self?

There are two documents which should help to understand the purpose of Trademark, Patent, & Design Patent Facilitators, and How their services would help the Startups.

First Document issued by the  MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion vide notification dated 17th February 2016,  G.S.R. 180(E).- ‘Startup India’, which is an initiative for creating a conducive environment for startups in India. In this aspect,  various Ministries of the Government of India have initiated a number of activities …

Raja vs SPB Copyright rights in a wrong context!

Recent copyright issue escalated by the world-famous music composer illayaraja has created a mass awareness about the intellectual property law. I mean, more than the authors and the legal fraternity, the common public got an awareness about copyright, especially about cinema songs.

However, whether royalty claims by illayarja subsists with the copyright protection, to him as a composer, or SPB infringing the copyrights knowingly or unknowingly.

There are 2 aspects in this issue of copyrights and royalty on cinema songs.

  1. Who is the original Author?
  2. What does the copyright law say?

1) Original Author: Songs from Indian cinema are not …

New Trademark Rules 2017, untested e-filing system and administrative system

My experience has been a mix of technology and law. So, I take the privilege to comment on the new trademark rules 2017.

The recent change in Trademark Rules 2017 and e-filing system is unclear and lacks the touch of the professional plan in an application migration and adaptability etc.

Normally, when any web application is expected to be replaced with the new version, it is a must practice that, the beta version must be introduced into the use first. Secondly, beta would be able to help in getting all kind feedback from the users and improve the live use.…

Speed Dial for iPhone

Speed Dial on the App Store

Speed dial is a phone call application, speed dial on the drive. with this app user can place 24 most frequent contact numbers from existing address book & assign it to the speed dial screen.

A group, family or office contacts on a single screen.

By using a Number settings button on the home screen, numbers can be re-assigned & replaced at any time according to the preference. Upon selecting the phone number from address book contacts, first name or a last name whichever available is displayed instantaneously on the home screen.

Speed dial name & number can also be …