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Bombay High Court Rules that Copyright Registration of a Label is not Compulsory

Kashishipr

The plaintiff, SSPL, had filed a lawsuit against the defendant NTC in the Bombay High Court, alleging Copyright and Trademark Infringement. Under Section 2(c) of The Copyright Act of 1957 , the label is an original artistic work. The dispute between the two arose concerning the use of packaging in their respective products.

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Copyrightability Of Designer Clothes And Costumes

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction An artist’s ideas, be it for a renowned painting, sculpture, novel, technological design, jewelryor fashion are his own. They must not be used by anyone other than the artist himself. However, many a times, we witness these designs being copied or recreated. Furthermore, protect it from any kind of misuse.

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Copyrighting the Ogopogo Monster: The © story behind the news story

The IPKat

Perhaps the right involved was actually a trademark registration, and the journalist had got it wrong? The author decided to search the Canadian Trademark Database for information on what had been registered under the mark "Ogopogo". Unfortunately, while CIPO’s database records registration, it has no copy of what was registered.

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NFTs and Copyright: Some Burning Issues

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Significantly, the vast majority of NFTs do not include a copy of the underlying work ‘as is’, but rather, only include the alpha-numeric signature or URL that is associated with the underlying work, although some low-resolution artwork is stored on the blockchain with the NFT. The communication to the public right.

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Which Type of Intellectual Property Protection Do I Need?

Art Law Journal

Unfortunately, Intellectual Property law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which type of Intellectual Property (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work. Copyright is the type of Intellectual Property most often associated with artistic works like fine art, movies, or books.

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Role of Intellectual Property in Entertainment Industry

IIPRD

We will examine the fundamental ideas and rules of copyright, trademark, and patent laws as well as how they relate to various entertainment business sectors in this extensive book. Copyright and trademark are the most important IP rights in this industry.

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Intellectual Property Protection for Content Creators & Social Media Influencers

Kashishipr

Therefore, content creators and social media influencers must understand that their unique and creative content is easily accessible to millions of social media users and can be easily copied. Trademarks – A trademark helps identify, indicate, classify, and differentiate the source of products or services of one from those of others.