Intellectual Property Office Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The IPO Business Engagement team frequently attends trade shows and business events across the UK to support sectors and advise on different aspects of intellectual property. It was remarkable to see the incredible new technology on display and how intellectual property was being used to protect inventions and works.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Under Section 2(c) of The Copyright Act of 1957 , the label is an original artistic work. As per NTC’s statement, both SSPL and SK Oil Industries couldn’t claim copyright in the artistic work. The label in question was designed by an employee of SK Oil Industries. For more visit: [link].

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, enrolled in Professor David Vaver’s 2021-2022 Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program. As part of the course requirements, students were asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. Artistic Work. Shayna Jan is a 3L J.D. Copyrighting a Meme.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If viewers are able to access these contents for free then the amount of revenue generated from licensing of intellectual property will be far below estimations. At the global level, the World Intellectual Property Organization Internet Treaties aims to restrict unauthorized access to OTT content over the Internet.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Protecting software innovations, which include inventions, creative works, and commercial symbols, is essential through the umbrella of Intellectual Property. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) IPR protection is vital as it encourages innovation and creativity by ensuring that creators can benefit from their work.

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Copyright law “protects original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture.” It also protects images, photos, videos, and other written work, such as blog posts.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

Copyright Registration in India ensures legal protection to the creators of original works. Copyright is a kind of intellectual property right which grants exclusive rights to the creator of the original work. The copyright comes into existence automatically as soon as the original work is created.

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Intepat

JUNE 15, 2023

However, this flourishing industry brings forth a multitude of legal challenges, encompassing privacy concerns and intellectual property protection. It thus becomes crucial for them to safeguard their creations through effective intellectual property laws. What is copyright protection?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

People have become less dependent on print media and more likely to use a digital medium such as computerized documents of soft copies. While these developments have certainly made our lives easier, it has also led to many concerns regarding intellectual property right protection. Then there is also a threat of cyber-squatting.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 20, 2022

In this post, we briefly explore issues related to copyright infringement, intermediaries’ liability and remedies from the perspective of the general principles of copyright law (for previous analyses of NFTs and copyright on this blog, see here ). The distribution right includes the right to issue copies of the work to the public.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

For obvious reasons, the copyright in a photograph does not include the right to publicly perform the copyrighted work. 103(a) (“protection for a work employing preexisting material in which copyright subsists does not extend to any part of the work in which such material has been used unlawfully.”).

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 31, 2022

Intellectual Property & Intellectual Property Rights. Intellectual Property (IP) and copyright are related; however, they are not the same. Such creations may include literary and artistic works, designs, names, inventions, etc. For more visit: [link].

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IPilogue

JANUARY 17, 2022

Nikita Munjal is an IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, a Student Editor with the Intellectual Property Journal, and a third-year JD/MBA Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. . While many were observing the new year, intellectual property scholars and the artistic community were celebrating Public Domain Day.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

January 1, 2024, brought numerous hangovers along with an unprecedented amount of media attention to intellectual property law. Freed from the shackles of copyright, Walt Disney’s iconic rodent was now in the public domain and, therefore, available for everyone to copy. Don’t Be Goofy) appeared first on IP Blog.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

These events point to two prevalent issues within the current legal framework: First, that current intellectual property laws do not properly acknowledge collective ownership over shared culture within Indigenous communities and second, whether tattoo designs have the potential to be protected through copyright laws. v Datafile Ltd. ,

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

But what are the implications for intellectual property (IP) of the growing usage of this quickly changing and potentially transformational technology? It’s up for debate whether it should be classified as a literary or aesthetic work. Who protects their work, that is a product of perhaps years of research and hard work?

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 16, 2023

In this two-part blog, I will be analysing the historical debates and developments of the terms of copyright. The term varied depending on the nature of the work. For literary, dramatic, and musical works, copyright lasted for the lifetime of the author plus 50 years after their death. What led to this divergence?

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Copyright law “protects original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture.” ” It also protects images, photos, videos, and other written work, such as blog posts.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This contribution is based on a paper published in 44 European Intellectual Property Law Review 595 (2022). . Photographs are included in Article 2(1) of the Berne Convention as copyrightable artistic works. All Berne Union Member States must thus provide copyright protection to photographic works. by Edward J.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The defendant was also prohibited from infringing on the plaintiff’s copyrights in the artistic work on the M-SEAL label and from reproducing or copying the artistic work on their own products. Pidilite Industries Limited Vs Riya Chemy – [link].

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 16, 2022

It’s heartbreaking to find your artwork on a t-shirt at Forever 21 or as an image on someone’s blog without your permission. The theft of your intellectual property, also known as an infringement, is not that different from any theft of your property — except you can’t go to the police to help you get justice.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Modern copyright jurisprudence offers protection, not only to classical types of literary and artistic works such as books and movies (as an illustrious example, Denis Villeneuve’s new Dune adaption, in cinemas everywhere), but also to less inherently artistic and perhaps more mundane expressions of human creativity.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2021

I’ve blogged three yearbook cases so far this year ( Callahan v. Ancestry ), and today I’ll blog two more. Now you can see why this case festered in my blog queue for 6 weeks. Blogging it has been rough! Prior blog posts on Yearbook and Related Cases. Ancestry , Knapke v. Classmates , and Sessa v.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 30, 2022

Copyright is a crucial right endowed to the formers of any artistic work, it needs to be protected by a process named ‘copyright violation’ which encroaches upon the exclusive rights given to the copyright holder. Copyright violation refers to when an unauthorized user infringes the original work of another individual.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

Cipla contended that Sun Pharma: Indulged in colourable imitation and substantial reproduction of the mark “Respule” by replicating the artistic trade dress, packaging and label which amounts to copyright infringement in the Artistic Works. Observations of the Court.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Section 52 of the Copyright Act, 1957, enumerates specific acts or works that are not deemed infringements of copyright, including fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical, artistic work, or work that is not a computer programme. In addition, courts support transformative or non-mirror image copying purposes.

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Garrigues Blog

MAY 11, 2021

There is no need for a professional qualification in the subject and one or more authors of the same work may appear. Although it is not widely known in the field of architecture or construction, there is in fact an Artistic Works and Applied Art Registry, which is directed by Indecopi’s Copyright Management. Fiorella Senno.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 29, 2023

1] However, this growth also brought an onslaught of new Intellectual Property (IP) issues. 8] Line between Copying and Inspiration Recently, VTuber Pekora’s look-alike was seen in an animated series without any consent from the creator or the company. [9] 3] Section 17 of the Copyright Act, 1957. [4] 4] Andrew L.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

In the lower court, the Second Circuit reversed the decision of the District Court and held that the Warhol work was not transformative because it maintained the “essential elements of its source material” and was not “fundamentally different and new.” Next, we have Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International. There, U.S.-based

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The slew of amicus and other briefs had been filed, and it was time to “get crackin’ on” this blog post, as in time to get moving on the drafting. ” This appeal presents a conflict between Rogers’ right to protect her celebrated name and the right of others to express themselves freely in their own artistic work.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

A third reflection emerges: undoubtedly, Warhol’s work was created based on Goldsmith’s. However, it is important to recognize that all artistic works are influenced by those that came before them. [1] photographs seem to be receiving significant protection due to their own nature of easily replicable works.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Last week we published 9 posts on topics such as our comments on the proposed Trademarks (1st Amendment) Rules, the Madras High Court’s decision with respect to patentability of business methods, and Union Minister of State for Commerce’s response on ability of the current IPR regime to cater concerns arising out of AI generated work.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

1] That decision shook the art world, as it seems to dramatically narrow the scope of the fair use doctrine, and raises doubts about the lawfulness of many existing works. [2] That factor asks “whether, if the challenged use becomes widespread, it will adversely affect the potential market for the copyrighted work.” [20]

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 20, 2023

As we previously blogged, the issues presented in the care were: Whether humorous use of another’s trademark as one’s own on a commercial product is subject to the Lanham Act’s traditional likelihood-of-confusion analysis, or instead receives heightened First Amendment protection from trademark infringement claims.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Upon such request, and if deemed both urgent and necessary, the competent court possesses a wide range of non-exhaustive measures, including but not limited to the “ suspension of production, exhibition, publication or reproduction of the work, performance, sound recording or broadcast program ” (art. 179(3) ECL).

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