A trademark is a word, name, symbol or device which is used
in trade with goods to indicate the source of the goods and to distinguish them
from the goods of others. There is a
Govt Dept. – the Trade Marks Registry, established in India in 1940 which now administers the Trade Marks Act, 1999 and the
rules thereunder.
Everyone of us buy
agarbathies ~ this is also trademarked. Before
that a Q on a Rajnikant film… - Padayappa, was directed by KS Ravikumar;
starred Soundarya & Ramya Krishnan with Rajini; was the last film for
Sivaji Ganesan. (Looks like all possible Questions over ?)…….. here is the Q
: - The producer Thenappan registered the ‘stylised Padayappa
design’ as a Class 34 trademark in 1998 for some goods, making it to be
first instance of brand extention in Tamil film industry ? Can you tell
what the brands were ?
The Trade Marks registry
comes under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. According to the Trade Marks
Act, 1999, “trade mark means a mark capable of being represented graphically
and which is capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one person from
those of others and may include shape of goods, their packaging and combination
of colours. Read that there was a
trademark spat, whence word 'ungoogleable' was removed from Swedish.. .. …
MailOnline reports
that the days of eagerly waiting for the
postman to deliver your package could soon be a thing of the past. Amazon has
patented a bizarre new system that adds a parachute to a shipping label. The
device could help to make sure that packages delivered by drone or other
airborne crafts make a soft landing.
Amazon's
patent shows a shipping label that conceals a parachute as well as a system of
cords and a harness to keep the package in place. Sensors could also be used
within the system to ensure the package hits its landing zone, while a shock
absorber could ensure a soft landing. The patent contains several images
depicting the system, and these indicate that the labels could be applied to
all Amazon packages, then later removed if the firm decides to deliver by truck
rather than drone. The parachute itself could come in a range of shapes and
sizes, depending on the shape and weight of the package.
The patent
was issued to Amazon today by the US
Patent and Trademark Office. The label looks like any other shipping label, but
conceals a parachute as well as a system of cords and a harness to keep the
package in place. The patent reads: 'The system can comprise a label that
includes a parachute to enable the packages to be dropped from the aerial
vehicle, yet land at the package's destination without damage.' Sensors could
also be used within the system to make sure the package hits its landing zone,
while a shock absorber could ensure a soft landing.
The firm has
previously patented other ideas for drone delivery, including a system for
ejecting packages from drones mid-flight. This patent, published in February,
describes using magnets, parachutes or spring coils to release parcels while
the unmanned vehicles are in mid-flight – and radio frequencies could help
guide packages to their destination. The patent, entitled 'Manoeuvring a package
following in-flight release from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)', was filed
in June 2015.
Amazon has
not been shy about its drone-delivery ambitions, with trials taking place in
the UK at the end of 2016, and the first 'Prime Air' demonstration in the US in
March. It describes how Amazon's drone
could modify the force applied to the package once it is sent propelled to the
ground – allowing the parcel to fall at the right destination. The patent also
suggests that the drones will launch the packages and a geo-location, with a
radio frequency located inside the package, which would receive data from the
drone. It is unclear if and when Amazon
plans to use these two patents.
Patents allow those who create inventions to
keep others from making commercial use of the inventions without the creator's
permission. Trademarks, on the other hand, are not concerned with how a new
technology is used. Rather, they protect names of products and services, logos
and other devices -- such as color, sound and smell -- that are used to
identify the source of goods or services and distinguish them from the
competition.
Tidbit 1 : the producer of ‘Padayappa’
- Thenappan registered the ‘stylised Padayappa design’ as a Class 34 trademark
in 1998 for - : Beedi, cigarettes, tobacco and cheroots for which class
34 is the no.
Tidbit 2 : the one at the start, Agarbathi is the trade mark of a Firm called Moksh
Agarbatti Co, Bangalore ~ this is to be associated
with Chennai incense sticks.
Interesting !!
With regards – S. Sampathkumar.
31st May 2017.
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