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If You Ask Your Friend to Take Your Photo Using Your Camera, Who Owns the Copyright?–Shah v. NYP

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In 2012, the FBI arrested Shah for extortion, which sparked news coverage. After he was released from jail, he got copyright registrations for the photos and sued (pro se) the media entities for copyright infringement, 1202 violations, and more. NYP appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. The complaint.

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Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law in the UAE

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However, with the publication on 23 October 2012 of UAE Federal Law No. 4 of 2012 Concerning Regulation of Competition all businesses with operations in the UAE or supplying goods and services to the UAE market will have to ensure that they focus on and comply with the provisions of this new law. With the EUR1.47

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Competition Law: The Patent Pendulum

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While one aims to regulate and ensure that markets operate efficiently in a fair and competitive manner, the other aims to grant a certain level of protection which may be considered to have monopolistic tendencies. After the period of protection, the inventions and information surrounding it fall into the public domain.

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An Overview on Trademark Genericide

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A trademark refers to a name, mark, or sign through which the products belonging to a company or a person can be distinguished from other products in the market. Firstly, trademarks help distinguish one product from another in the market. Primarily, trademarks perform four functions. Trademark genericide and its contributive factors.

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Patentability Search of Software in India

IP and Legal Filings

Freedom to operate searches provides you with important information about how much business opportunity there is for your firm in the industry, in addition to letting you know whether there would be any difficulties entering your chosen market. Picture Credit: gettyimage]. Is Software Patentable? Hence, the need for patenting software arises.

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How Gruyere Lost Its Accent

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law is a certification mark and protection is achieved via registration similar to a trademark. Le Gruyere certified cheese as found in California markets. That mark was granted registration, but exclusivity extends only to use of the entire mark with design and AOC [vii] , not Gruyére alone. odds, namely U.S.

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Analysing the Intersection of Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Intellectual Property Rights

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According to a report by Markets and Markets, the cryptocurrency market is expected to grow from USD 1.6 In a broad sense, blockchain technology can be defined as an open ledger of information that is used to keep a digital record of the transactions that occur in the crypto market. billion in 2021 to USD 2.2