LexBlog IP

APRIL 5, 2023

There has been quite a bit of debate around the registrability of GUIs under industrial design law in India. While the Designs Act, 2002, recognised protection for GUIs, the Indian Patents Office has been reluctant to grant registration to GUIs. Vs. The Controller of Patents and Designs and Anr. [1]

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

While copyright protection is inherent, it is noteworthy that the formal registration of copyrights provides additional advantages to the owner or author. In this article, we delve into the intricacies of these advantages and explore the requisite documentation necessary for the effective registration of copyrights.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 21, 2022

Copyright in registered designs means that the author has the exclusive rights to apply a design to any article in any class. The proprietor of a registered design has the exclusive right to apply such design to all such classes. The exclusive right to import for sale any article in which the design is registered.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 27, 2022

PART 2: of the blog gives a detail about Copyrights, Industrial Designs, Geographical Indications, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Plant Variety Protection and Trade Secrets. Just like trademarks, registration for them is not mandatory, but if it is registered the protection becomes airtight. INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS.

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Intepat

MAY 4, 2023

After the period of protection, the inventions and information surrounding it fall into the public domain. Apart from this, the public disclosure at the time of application allows others to build upon this preexisting knowledge. Parallelly, competition law works in tandem and “protects competition, not competitors.”

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 29, 2022

There are different legislations and acts such as the Patents (Amendment) Act 2005, Copyright (Amendment) Act 1999, The Trademark Act 1999, The Designs Act 2005, and many more to regulate and protect India’s intellectual property rights. Dr. Cluadio De Simone & Anr. v. & Ors. These are the first steps toward paperless trade.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Hulm asserted ownership of copyright on the app on the basis of a copyright registration of a literary concept note detailing the working of its app, arguing that the app is an adaptation of the literary concept note. However, the current case discusses the protection of GUIs under the Copyright Act.

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