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Legal Procedures on Selling Heirs’ Inherited Property in the UAE

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28/2005 on Personal Status (known as the Personal Status Law), which adheres to Sharia law principles. 28/2005 on Personal Status Law, Muslim individuals can draft a will to bequeath up to one-third of their estate to specific beneficiaries of their choice. The sale can occur at market value or through auction. Dubai Decree No.

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Journey Through “Julys” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

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Now, once more, guided by Sankofa sense, I set out to sift through the SpicyIP pages, starting from 2005 and journeying through the “Julys” of years past, to see what we have got or lost over the years. At the same time, South Africa also rolled a similar “Bayh Dole” ball.

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Johnson & Johnson’s “Non-Enforcement” of Bedaquiline Patents: What has Actually been Gained?

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Regardless of who invested how much, Janssen does have ownership over at least 5 patents, as mentioned above, and this is what we look at below. This patent (corresponding Indian application number: 220/DELNP/2005 ) has already expired in the ‘market’ with the most number of patients, i.e. India. Fn 12 of the same paper).

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Sony 'Vita' mark loses out in genuine use revocation proceedings before EU General Court

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Background In July 2001, an EU trade mark application was filed for the word sign ‘Vita’ for certain Class 9 goods, and later registered in September 2005. Ownership of the registration was subsequently transferred to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd (the predecessor to Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd, ‘the applicant’).

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“Right to Access a Public Record” vs “Right to not Communicate the Work”: Where is Public Interest?”

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In Rajeev Kumar vs Jamia Millia Islamia (12th April 2021), an extremely interesting tussle was seen with the copyright over a thesis being pitted against a person’s right to obtain information under the Right to Information Act, 2005. JMI’s research policy, IPR Policy, and ordinance are silent on the ownership of Copyright in the thesis.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 22- January 28)

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In a major development concerning the Ibrutinib patent, DHC restrains generic manufacturers from manufacturing and marketing the life-saving anti-cancer drug. Other Posts Journey Through “Decembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present) Image from here Sit back, relax, and sift through the pages of December’s posts on SpicyIP this weekend!

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timeshare exit ads could proximately cause harm even w/o telling people to stop paying

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Defendants NGT and NGE advertised an ability to help customers terminate their timeshare contract or ownership; other defendants were part of the exit process. Certain recipients may have the opportunity to recoup a portion of their investment into ownership. One defendant was a law firm. Restrictions will apply.