IP and Legal Filings

MAY 29, 2022

Copyright safeguards works made by a genuine creator in a variety of genres, including literary, musical, theatrical, and artistic works. There is, however, a procedure that must be followed in order to register the copyright for all such works. The work must be written down in order to get registration of copyright.

Copyright 78

Copyright Artistic Work Registration Music 78

IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Section 13(2) provides one exception: where the work is done by an author-employee for their employer as part of their job and there is no contrary agreement. All this applies to cinematographic works, a species of dramatic work, as the Quebec courts recently confirmed: Choko v Munden 2021 QCCA 786 at [12], aff’ing Glasz c.

Ownership 92

Ownership Copyright Intellectual Property Designs 92

SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

We informed our readers that the DPIIT IPR Chair of the Inter University Centre for IPR Studies at the Cochin University of Science and Technology and the Third World Network are jointly organizing a free webinar on “Trade Secret and Access to Medicine” on September 22, 2021. The deadline for submission is 20th November, 2021.

Artistic Work 87

Artistic Work Intellectual Property Law Journalism Intellectual Property 87

SpicyIP

MAY 6, 2024

The MHC in Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC vs Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs clarified the role of the ‘person skilled in the art’ (PSITA) in determining non-obviousness. The plaintiff also holds trademark registration for “Serpenti ” etc. Wide interlocutory order dated April 04. Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC v.

Trademark 59

Trademark Invention Licensing Patent 59

SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

They filed a suit alleging copyright and trademark infringement against the defendant after discovering that they were selling household products under the name, ‘SUFIYAMA’, using a similar trade dress and artistic work. Nevertheless the court referred the following questions to a higher bench- “ Whether the decision of the ld.

Trademark 103

Trademark Social Media Registering Trademarks Copyright 103

IIPRD

JUNE 8, 2024

Abstract In the dynamic realm of the fashion industry, the saying ‘following in someone’s footsteps’ takes on a new dimension, where the replication of designs is not a mere stride but a strategic dance. Up-and-coming artists can exhibit their work to attract attention and serve as an inspiration to well-known brands.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Designs Design Branding 52

43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Indeed, the PTO has increased its focus on whether the use an applicant is making is trademark use, as opposed to ornamental or informational use, in its registration decisions. Thus, even though it would be possible to have a registrable llama logo that functioned as a trademark, that’s not what Epic had.

IP 94

IP Trademark Advertising Advertising 94