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Dastar prevents misrepresentation of source of IP from being material

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WPI counterclaimed against Restellini and third-party Institut Restellini SAS – Documentation Centre alleging copyright infringement and false advertising. In 2017, WI granted WPI an automatically renewable, exclusive license to use and exploit the content of all of WI’s materials, including the Modigliani material.

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Africa IP highlights 2023: Copyright

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January: The year kicked off in Tanzania with the news that the Parliamentary Standing Committee in Tanzania received a report from the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Sports addressing its efforts to review and improve the loopholes found in the Copyright Licensing and Rights to Benefit from Re-Sale Regulations, 2022.

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Africa IP highlights 2021 #1: The copyright field

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The Court of Appeal however found that there was enough evidence before the court to prove CPL’s ownership of the copyright in the artwork (as it had commissioned and paid for the artwork). It therefore held that Morison was also liable for copyright infringement of the artwork in the registered trademark.

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Spicy IP Weekly Review (December 11 to December 17)

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Ankit Sahni’s AI “Co-authored” Artwork Denied Registration by US, Continues to be Registered in India Can AI (co)author art? 1253/DEL/2006 and 4197/DEL/2015) related to computer software based on earlier guidelines of the patent office. Delhi High Court restrains One8 Commune from playing PPL songs without license. and Ors. ,

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 4-March 10)

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The plaintiff has registered its “Social” trademark and states to have invested considerably in its advertisement from 2001-2023. An initial suit was filed in 2015 which was subsequently stayed due to a pending cancellation petition filed by the plaintiff before the IPAB.

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

Above the Fold

Just as every piece of artwork is unique, there is no “one size fits all” when it comes to protecting your fashion goods with intellectual property tools. Fashion companies should be aware that they may need to obtain a license to, or ownership of, the copyright from the photographer. Scenario 1: Protecting the Work by Copyright.

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

LexBlog IP

Just as every piece of artwork is unique, there is no “one size fits all” when it comes to protecting your fashion goods with intellectual property tools. Fashion companies should be aware that they may need to obtain a license to, or ownership of, the copyright from the photographer.