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Traditional Tattoos on the Red Carpet: Continuing the Conversation of Collective Ownership

IPilogue

These events point to two prevalent issues within the current legal framework: First, that current intellectual property laws do not properly acknowledge collective ownership over shared culture within Indigenous communities and second, whether tattoo designs have the potential to be protected through copyright laws.

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16-Year-Old Pirate Site Prosecution Resurrected Despite Four Acquittals

TorrentFreak

When a black and white movie produced in Argentina was spotted by the rightsholder, a criminal complaint escalated into Spanish law enforcement action in 2009, and a search at the home of one of the site’s operators. All determined that linking did not amount to a communication to the public.

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Protection of Plant Varieties in the UAE

IP and Legal Filings

As such, breeders can obtain patents, trademarks, and industrial designs that establish their ownership over legally approved new plant varieties. In this way, intellectual property laws encourage the breeding and discovery of new plant varieties. Laws regulating the Plant Varieties in the UAE.

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The Impact of REULA on Copyright Law: Navigating the Post-Brexit Landscape

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Copyright in the UK protects a closed list of works, which never conformed with the EU law’s open-ended approach, suggesting that copyright protection arises in respect of any work falling within the scope of Berne Convention and the InfoSoc directive , which is its “ author’s own intellectual creation ” (as confirmed in Infopaq in 2009).

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Orbital Engineering, Inc. Sues Ex-Employee & Competitor for Trade Secret Misappropriation

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

Per the complaint and their website, Orbital, established in 1969, is a certified veteran owned business, which provides full-service solutions in engineering and design, construction management and QA/QC, safety and asset integrity services. Zachary Topoll (“Topoll”) was employed by Orbital from 2009 until April 2022.

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Gema USA, Inc. Sues Former Employee for Alleged Patent & Trademark Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

According to the complaint, Gema is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of electrostatic powder coating control units, and powder feed systems. according to their website, was formed by Monte McClung in 2009 after a 20 year Career at Gema. The Design Patents are for a variety of powder guns and spray equipment.

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Unlocking California’s Trade Secret Identification Requirement Under California Code of Civil Procedure Sec. 2019.210 – Part 2

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

The court then addressed the trade secret designation and overturned the discovery referee’s rejection of that designation. The court noted that nothing precludes trial courts from considering relevant evidence, including expert declarations, on the adequacy of the designation. Angelin (2009) 172 Cal. In Brescia v.

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