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California Supreme Court reaffirms strict liability for false advertising in Serova

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The statements were “commercial advertising meant to sell a product, and generally there ‘can be no constitutional objection to the suppression of commercial messages that do not accurately inform the public.’” Not all marketing of artistic works is noncommercial speech. The California Supreme Court reversed.

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Hacking Fashion Week: IP Guide to Survival

LexBlog IP

But if you have not taken that route for one reason or another and you encounter highly similar products on the market, there are other ways to protect your products through IP. Unfair competition may protect your fashion items against copying in two scenarios. One way is to take advantage of the European unregistered design.

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11th Circuit affirms Viacom's Rogers-based win for MTV Floribama Shore

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Flora-Bama logo The Flora-Bama has been featured in artistic works by third parties. Viacom also engaged a market research company to learn more about “southern beach culture,” which suggested that the term Flora-bama was “either unknown or though [sic] to refer strictly to the bar.” Deliberate copying was irrelevant.

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Critical Analysis on Intellectual Property Rights and its components.

IIPRD

For example, noodles people prefer Maggie over other companies noodles because of the uniqueness in the packaging, taste and also the advertisement which creates an impact on customers to buy the product. It creates an impact in the market, like at the time of collaboration or merger with foreign companies.

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What Protects The Intellectual Property Created By Artists Or Designers?

Intepat

Unlike Copyright, a registered design grants the proprietor the exclusive right to create the design, which means they may sue someone who infringes on their design even if it is not copied. Protection of an Artistic Work–. Artists or designers invest a lot of skill and creativity to make their work distinctive.

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What Protects The Intellectual Property Created By Artists Or Designers?

Intepat

This would enable a person to determine the extent of each and take the necessary steps to safeguard their work. The following types of original artistic work are protected by copyright. a collage, sculpture, photograph, or graphic work; 2. a building or model of a building that is an architectural work; or.

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OTT Platforms and Digital Piracy

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Undoubtedly, the OTT broadcasting market is one of the world’s largest media markets. The potential flow of advertisement traffic for this content makes them lucrative assets for any commercial establishment.