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Africa IP highlights 2023: Copyright

The IPKat

The Regulations also protect the rights of authors of an original applied or fine artwork to a share in the proceeds of sale of that work as long as copyright subsists. In Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria Limited neglected to renew their contract with actor and filmmaker Adewole Ojo to use his photographs for advertisements.

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Blizzard: No Piracy Filters? That’s Evidence of Intentional Infringement

TorrentFreak

Github user ‘Chef Nomi’ (who was central to the SushiSwap crypto controversy ) had not only taken the name of one of Blizzard’s characters but was also using Blizzard’s artwork in his avatar. So that’s that then? In a nutshell, the plaintiffs in MGM v.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (December 18- December 24)

SpicyIP

Other Posts Journey Through “Novembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present) Sift through the pages of November(s) posts on SpicyIP in another round of SpicyIP flashbacks by Lokesh. The court held that puffery in advertisements is allowed as long as the assertions made are reasonable. DRS Logistics (P.) and Ors. , Dabur India Ltd.

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

Above the Fold

Just as every piece of artwork is unique, there is no “one size fits all” when it comes to protecting your fashion goods with intellectual property tools. Below are three possible situations in which you can use intellectual property tools with respect to a product’s nature, originality, consumer driven features, and potential for growth.

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

LexBlog IP

Just as every piece of artwork is unique, there is no “one size fits all” when it comes to protecting your fashion goods with intellectual property tools. 2010) (quoting Payless Shoesource, Inc. Reebok Int’l Ltd. , 2d 985, 991 (Fed. 16] See, e.g., Decorations for Generations, Inc. Home Depot USA, Inc. , App’x 133 (Fed.