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Traditional Knowledge on the agenda for 2024

The IPKat

The WIPO IGC was established in 2000. A key aspect of the Basic Proposal is an international disclosure requirement for patent applications (Article 3): For inventions based on genetic resources, applicants would be required to disclose the country of origin, or if that is unknown, the source of the genetic resources.

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Competition Law: The Patent Pendulum

Intepat

When an inventor is granted exclusive rights over their inventions for a specific period of time, it provides a return on their investment in terms of time, resources and capital. The idea that a specific invention will allow the inventor to reap benefits has a direct effect on incentivising inventors to create and invent more.

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Copyright in Registered Designs

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The protection afforded by design registration is similar to the protection afforded by patenting an invention under the Patents Act, 1970. Thus, the registered proprietor has copyright in the design as soon as the design is registered under the Designs Act, 2000. Restoration of lapsed designs. Effect of disclosure on copyright.

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Intellectual Property Rights And Darwinism In E-Commerce

IP and Legal Filings

“Intellectual Property” refers to mental creations such as inventions, literary and creative works, as well as symbols, names, and pictures utilised in business. The Indian Information Technology (IT) Act 2000 legalises electronic records and electronic signatures. These are the first steps toward paperless trade.

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Copyright Protection of Modern Art

IP and Legal Filings

After using a fragment of the imagery from the advertising in his painting, Koons gave the image new significance in his 2000 piece Niagara. The picture was released in Public Domain without permission, which is the issue with this. However, the Courts claimed that since Koons had seen the image in Allure Magazine.

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The Other ‘Maybe’ Authors: Copyright Ownership for AI Trainers

IP Intelligence

Under this heightened standard, it seems likely that the output of the investments in creating care pathways, and other similarly situated stakeholders, would be considered by the Copyright Office to be public domain. Aalmuhammed v. Lee , 202 F.3d 3d 1227 (9th Cir. Aalmuhammed , at 1234.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 8-November 15)

SpicyIP

The court further directed the authorities to look whether these DNRs ought to be permitted to continue to offer their goods and services in India, if they are not giving effect to orders the courts and not complying with the provisions of IT Act 2000, and the 2021 Rules. Licensing Ip International S.AR.L Image from here.

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