India: Brand Logos – To Trademark Or Copyrıght
SUNEETH KATARKI, PARTNER, ADITI VERMA THAKUR, PRINCIPAL ASSOCIATE AND HARSHITHA VASANTH, ASSOCIATE, INDUSLAW, PUBLISHED ON MONDAQ.COM, AUG, 2016.

Generally, logos and designs that are used as brand identities for representing businesses are protected as trademarks. As they are original artistic works that have an element of creativity, they are also protected as copyrights. Trademarks and copyrights are two different forms of intellectual properties and are protected by different laws; and the scope of protection under different laws is different too.

 
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Intellectual Property Due Diligence
Suneeth Katarki, Partner and Aditi Verma Thakur, Principal Associate, REPUBLISHED ON Licensing Journal, May, 2016.

In any corporate transaction involving acquiring a business or a stake therein, the acquirer conducts due diligence of the targets’ assets and liabilities, in order to derive comfort that the business is as has been presented to the acquirer and to analyze the risks of the business, as currently conducted.

 
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India: Trade Dress: Laws Relating To The Protection Of Websites
Ran Chakrabarti, PARTNER and Nandita Bose, Associate, PUBLISHED ON MONDAQ.COM, June, 2016.

With the growth in the number of e-commerce ventures, the need for protecting intellectual property rights in respect of websites and related technologies has received considerable attention from founders, investors and other stakeholders involved in the growth and development of the e-commerce industry.

 
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Intellectual Property Due Diligence
Suneeth Katarki, Partner and Aditi Verma Thakur, Senior Associate, IndusLaw, published on Mondaq.com, December, 2015.

In any corporate transaction involving acquiring a business or a stake therein, the acquirer conducts due diligence of the targets' assets and liabilities, in order to derive comfort that the business is as has been informed to the acquirer and to analyze the risks of the business, as currently conducted. With the help of an appropriate due diligence exercise, the acquirer weighs the assets, liabilities and potential risks associated with the transaction, analyze the extent to which any liabilities or risks could be minimized, and finally negotiate the total value for the transaction.

 
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Common, but fatal errors in software assignment and license agreements (and other copyright agreements) in India
Aditi Verma Thakur, IndusLaw, Published on nasscom.in, June 2015.

For any commercial agreement dealing with transfer of property (a tangible or an intangible property), it is essential to set out the terms and conditions of the transfer cautiously. The present article highlights some fatal errors that occur when parties entering in agreements for commercialization of copyrights either by way of assignments or licensesignoreimportantstatutory principles with respect to mode of transfer prescribed under the Indian copyright law.

 
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Chacha Chaudhary And Character Merchandising
Suneeth Katarki and Aditi Verma Thakur, INDUSLAW, PUBLISHED ON MONDAQ.COM, DECEMBER 2014.

In order to understand character merchandising, it is first important to note what is merchandising. Merchandising in its broadest sense, is any practice or plan that contributes to the sale of a product or service to a retail consumer. It encompasses the planning involved in marketing the right product or service at the right place, the right time, at the right price and in the right quantities.

 
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