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Bombay High Court Rules that Copyright Registration of a Label is not Compulsory

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SSPL was incorporated in 2004. Under Section 2(c) of The Copyright Act of 1957 , the label is an original artistic work. When SSPL was incorporated in 2004, SK Oil Industries had assigned it the label’s copyright. When SSPL was incorporated in 2004, SK Oil Industries had assigned it the label’s copyright.

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California Supreme Court reaffirms strict liability for false advertising in Serova

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Not all marketing of artistic works is noncommercial speech. Citing Dastar and Rogers ; noting in a footnote that Dastar suggested that Lanham Act false advertising claims might sometimes govern statements about artistic provenance without raising any First Amendment concern.] 4th 135 (2004); cf. Zimbalist, 38 P.2d

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 05- February 11)

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Other Posts A Case of ‘Smart Copying’: ‘Peace Maker’ Restrained from Imitating ‘Officer’s Choice’ image from here Do you enjoy your whiskey? Case Summaries Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing v. Would you mix up these two labels: Officers Choice and Peace Maker? Well, it appears the courts think most consumers would.

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