Diversification and expansion are a natural progression for any business entity seeking to minimize its risks and enhance its competitive abilities. For instance, the brand, Disney is one of the biggest businesses based off on licensing. Disney’s consumer products, licenses its commercial rights for movies, characters, and designs, to other companies. Often at Nicomedia IP …
Licensing or Franchising : Which one is right for you? Read More »
The prospect for deflation due to innovation and intellectual properties for the Eurasian Markets in 2023 are looking robust. Even though the current inflation rates exceed at an annual 6.5- 7 per cent, subsequent stimulus by global governments for technology and manufacturing innovation is exceedingly looking positive to promote a deflationary effect. Despite rising economic …
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Inditex , Spain and its renowned fast fashion vertical Zara are suing Los Angeles based fashion brand Thilikó, LLC of copyright infringement, deceptive trade acts and unfair competition, that is misleading consumers . The company alleges that Thilikó, LLC which is just 2 years old and its founder Queenie Williams are passing off Zara’s fashion …
Zara Sues ,Brand Thilikó for Copyright Infringement Read More »
“As if the loss incurred by global markets due to trade of counterfeit and pirated goods was not enough modern counterfeiters have now found another means to dodge the law enforcement…” Global supply deployment into global south and supply chain disruptions due the pandemic have been a great opportunity for manufacturing networks and counterfeit industry, …
Who owns your Brand? You or the Manufacturer? Trademark wars and counterfeits Read More »
However, when we think of big tech often, companies such as Facebook or Google pop up, but how exactly did they reach where they did? Today, with the new technology boom due to artificial intelligence, many technology companies are yet again thinking about how to scale up their existing categories and seek new domains to …
White Space Analysis for Technology IPRs: A Complete Guide Read More »
So, you have developed a ground-breaking technology and want to sell it in Europe but do not want any patent or design infringements, what are your options? FTO analysis will help you determine the commercial scope of your new endevours as well as reduce investors’ concerns about the marketability of the product, process, or service …
Freedom To Operate (FTO) for startups: What, Why’s and How’s Read More »
India is a member of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) with 5080 varieties With climate change and evolving industrial dynamics food security and bio-diversity has become a growing concern worldwide. Agriculture and sustainable plant variety are today a hot bed topic for the industry of food rights and …
Many late-stage startups and tech firms with new product line ups are often caught up thinking how to raise funds for their business. While post-pandemic world has seen a surge in new Techpreneurs, the competition has also become immensely sophisticated. So much so that raising capital and attracting venture capitalists (VCs) has become an artform. …
What makes a good intellectual property (IP) strategy for investors? Read More »
The year of 1997 was a test of Intellectual property rights in India and its ability to save celebrities from a breach of their personality rights. Sourav Ganguly v. Tata Tea ltd is a worthy example how markets abuse celebrity IP rights for profits. Sourav Ganguly got a hefty compensation because the company ran a …
India, is fast becoming a fertile bed for new brands in multiple industries who have taken social media by storm. While multiple brand marketing tactics exist the easiest means for new brands are hashtags that get you multiple footfalls and cross geographical visibility barriers. So, can you own your own hashtag? Is it even a …
