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Can Celebrity Catchphrases be Intellectually Protected?

IIPRD

Some classic examples of catchphrases in the commercial market include Nike’s “Just Do It,” KFC’s “Finger Lickin’ Good,” Thums Up’s “Taste the Thunder,” Redbull’s “Give you Wings,” among others. She trademarked the term in February 2007, and since then, it has become her “signature catchphrase.” In Reebok India v.

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[Guest post] Could your beliefs about copyright be protected under the Equality Act?

The IPKat

As IP aficionados, many readers of this blog will have strong views about the proper scope of copyright law. Can and should those beliefs be protected under the Equality Act 2010, protecting copyright believers against discrimination in employment law and in the exercise by public authorities in their functions?

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Web Scraping and Intellectual Property Rights

IIPRD

These goods and services present online that form the bread and butter for business are a protected product/content that is categorized as intellectual property and is protected under the Intellectual Property laws through copyright, trademark , design , etc. 2] The Copyright Act, 1957.—Section

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Ninth Circuit Reaffirms the “Server Test” for Direct Infringement of the Public Display Right — Hunley v. Instagram, LLC (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The problem arises because copyright law is written as an “opt-in” system (no copying without authorization), while the Internet is designed as an “opt-out” system (it allows copying unless it is prohibited). I think this ruling reinforces why the CJPA is preempted by federal copyright law. Amazon.com, Inc. , 882 (2006).

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Customs Intervention for IP in the Indian Sub-Continent

Kashishipr

Intellectual Propriety (IP) rights holders are under the perpetual threat of counterfeit goods in the market that is growing exponentially with advancing technology and a surge in cross-border trade among countries. In Nepal, all trading activities are regulated by the Ministry of Finance under The Customs Act 2007.

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WHAT, IN THE NAME OF GOD, …?: Intellectual Property Rights In Holy Names, Sacred Words, & Other Aspects of Creation

LexBlog IP

That question is “how have various countries’ intellectual property laws addressed efforts to copyright, trademark, or patent holy names, sacred words, or outputs of creation?” provid[es] an estimate of the fair market value of goods and services provided by religious organizations, and.