Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

However, the prevalence of unauthorized use of renowned person names in advertisements has become a concern. Need for Protection of Personal Names through IPR Celebrities commonly demand a licensing fee for the utilization of their name, image, or other distinctive attributes in advertising or merchandising endeavours.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

If you’ve been glued to news coverage of the Ed Sheeran trial for the past two weeks, you may have missed an even bigger story from the world of music copyright. From a copyright perspective, these particular tracks are clearly derivative of both the original sound recordings and the underlying musical compositions.

Music 85

Music Copyright Copying Copyright Law 85

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

collectively, “ Kaira ”) commenced an action alleging passing off, trademark infringement, depreciation of goodwill and copyright infringement by, Amul Canada, Mohit Rana, Akash Ghosh, Chandu Das, And Patel Patel (collectively, the “ Defendants ”). Kaira also established trademark infringement.

False Advertising 40

False Advertising Social Media Trademark Branding 40

Kashishipr

AUGUST 17, 2022

When it comes to promoting, marketing, and advertising, social media is one of the most effective and powerful ways. It currently accounts for about 15% of the entire revenue spent on global advertising. It grants copyright holders the exclusive right to display, perform, or distribute their original works.

Social Media 52

Social Media Intellectual Property Registration Branding 52

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

And the third position was secured by Tanishka Goswami, from National Law University, Delhi for their essay titled “The Copyright Paradox: Striking The Balance Between Free Speech & Copyright In India”. The court relied on its previous orders which dealt with identical facts and had ordered for advertisement therein.

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Patent Prosecution Invention Journalism IP 111

43(B)log

JUNE 26, 2023

16, 2023) The court refused to dismiss copyright and trademark claims based on copying of a TV show format, including the hosts. It developed the show with Big Fish, but the parties agreed that A&E would have exclusive ownership of the rights in Live PD. “In Big Fish Entertainment, LLC, 2023 WL 4053871, No.

Social Media 59

Social Media Copying Fair Use Advertising 59

Kashishipr

JULY 21, 2021

Proof of IP Ownership – IP Registration Certificate or Copyright Recordal Certificate is necessary. According to the policy of the e-commerce sites, the company may have created specific programs where IPR holders can register as a member to provide in advance IP ownership by filling in a standard form notice.

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Branding Brands Branding Cease and Desist 105

43(B)log

MARCH 31, 2023

The Estate alleged that his copyrights were wrongfully claimed for nearly 50 years by Darger’s landlords. The court denied a motion to dismiss on copyright and trademark etc. They also used Darger’s name, identity, and likeness to “exploit” his works and by registering the domain name “officialhenrydarger.com.”

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Ownership Art Copyright Registering Trademarks 59

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Trademarks reduces the chance of confusion: Trademarks helps in preventing confusion in the minds of consumers by indicating the source and quality of the product, they are intending to use. Sections 9 and 11 of the Trademarks Act, 1999 address the notion of confusion.

Business 52

Business Trademark Registration Cease and Desist 52

IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Intellectual Property such as patents, trademarks, brand value, copyright, etc have become foundational assets for several businesses, seeking greater importance and attention. Trademark as Collateral in the US. The agreement lays down conditions for patent ownership in the event of default. Case Studies.

IP 40

IP Intellectual Property Branding Brands 40

Kashishipr

AUGUST 10, 2022

For instance, if you want to prove the creation of your article, i.e., your copyright, on the blockchain, the technology would not store your actual article. Blockchain technology allows for a guarded and secured chain of evidence for IP ownership. Additionally, blockchain technology offers a way to trace the ownership of an IP asset.

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Intellectual Property Ownership Contracts IP 52

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so we have a fair sprinkling of cases dealing with copyright, patents, trademarks, competition law etc. Both suits were filed before the 2012 amendment to the Copyright Act. The Indian Performing Right Society Limited (IPRS) v. Piyush Subhashbhai Ranipa v.

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IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143

LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

That question is “how have various countries’ intellectual property laws addressed efforts to copyright, trademark, or patent holy names, sacred words, or outputs of creation?” context to see how various other countries have responded to such challenges as well, not only in copyright but in trademark and patent too.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Invention Trademark Copyright 52

IIPRD

JANUARY 18, 2022

It has the ability to be one-of-a-kind and unrepeatable token that cannot be split but may be used to represent real or virtual world things, as well as the token’s own qualities and ownership, all while remaining within a blockchain representation. Copyright infringement arises when reproduction right is infringed (i.e.

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Non-Fungible Tokens Intellectual Property Ownership Branding 40

43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

My former student Grace McLaughlin has written an excellent note about the fact that these putative trademarks don’t serve human trademark functions—it’s very hard to remember them or distinguish one random string from another random string in terms of knowing what you’ve seen before—and has proposed some possible responses from the PTO.

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