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

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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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Federal Circuit Concluded that Operating Manuals Subject to Confidentiality Restrictions are Prior Art Printed Publication

Intellectual Property Law Blog

2009), the Board concluded in the IPRs that the operating manuals were not sufficiently publicly accessible to qualify as printed publications under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. § The court added that Weber’s copyright ownership of the operating manuals does not negate Weber’s ability to make the operating manuals publicly accessible. Patent Nos.

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Smells Like Copyright Infringement

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Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, enrolled in Professor David Vaver’s 2021-2022 Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program. law, and key witnesses to the case reside in the U.K. law, the U.K. she will need to strengthen her claims to ownership of the illustration. Background.

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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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Dynamism and dilemmas: Navigating the evolution of dynamic injunctions

IP and Legal Filings

The court has swiftly addressed the potential for disagreement over this ownership by allowing the affected party to seek clarification through a formal application. Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law, 11, 179-204. ILI Law Review , II (Winter Issue 2019), 32-63. References Bali, P., & Malhotra, N.

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Protecting Indigenous Traditional Knowledge Using An Approach Based On Holistic Principle

IP and Legal Filings

x] It is challenging to accurately identify and follow the knowledge holders [xi] , partly because complex group ownership. A “community rights regime,” in which Indigenous Peoples possess ownership rights to TK instead of a small number of capitalist proprietors [xvi] , is one concept. ix] Ibid. [x]

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Can Trademark Protection be Extended to Cryptocurrency?

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In the age of cryptocurrency, the first move was advanced by the introduction of Bitcoin, which was introduced in a white paper in 2008, and then it came to be launched in 2009. The ramifications of not attributing trademark ownership could lead to multiple issues arising from the unsound use of such technology. Concluding Remarks.

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