IPilogue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

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. Of note, in DRG Inc.

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Ownership Intellectual Property Artwork Copyright Law 103

The IPKat

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Seabrook’s 2010 obituary says that-- …as a marketing / promotion effort, he personally obtained the registered trade-mark for the word “Ogopogo” and an artistic rendering of the famed lake monster. Unfortunately, while CIPO’s database records registration, it has no copy of what was registered.

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Copyright Artwork Due Diligence Publishing 127

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

PDF copy available. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), climbing from 3,773 in 2010 to 5,319 in 2019 (see Figure 1). IP includes any creation of the mind, including inventions, literary and artistic works, symbols, names, images, and designs, and various forms of IP protection cover these different categories.

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Intellectual Property Technology Journalism IP 52