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[Part I] Cryogas Judgment: Supreme Court Stops Copyright from ‘Gaslighting’ Design

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Inox India Limited and Others , Aditya Bhargava discusses the jurisprudence on the difference between copyright and industrial designs and the two-pronged test to distinguish between the two intellectual properties adopted by the Court in this case. Inox India Ltd.

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[Guest post] Can the owner of an artistic work convert it into an NFT for its use in the Metaverse?

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Now, a further development on IP and NFTs comes from Spain, as Katfriend Mercedes Morán Ruiz (CEDRO) reports: Can the owner of an artistic work convert it into an NFT for its use in the Metaverse? We will have to wait until the final judgment is issued.

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[Part II] Cryogas Judgment: Supreme Court Stops Copyright from ‘Gaslighting’ Design

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Part II] Cryogas Judgment: Supreme Court Stops Copyright from Gaslighting Design By Aditya Bhargava In the first part of the post, I looked at how jurisprudence has evolved from the Microfibres case in 2006 up to the present case in Cryogas. This became known as the functional vs. aesthetic dichotomy in design cases.

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Demarcating the Boundaries: The Supreme Court’s Twin Test for Resolving Copyright and Design Conflicts Under Section 15(2)

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Introduction The intersection between copyright and design law has long been a contentious and evolving area within Indian intellectual property jurisprudence. Yet, over time, confusion has persisted regarding what qualifies as a “design” and when copyright ceases. & Anr. This new ruling addresses that.

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[Guest Post] Things go belly-up for Aldi in Australia as baby food packaging found to constitute copyright infringement

The IPKat

Aldi was sued for copyright infringement of an artwork that appeared on the packaging of childrens snacks under the BABY BELLIES, LITTLE BELLIES and MIGHTY BELLIES brands, each aimed at different age groups. In 2019, Aldi undertook a re-design of its MAMIA range of baby food products.

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Copyrightability Of Designer Clothes And Costumes

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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. What Is Copyright?

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[Guest post] ‘Ghiblification’ and the Moral Wrongs of U.S. Copyright Law

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Visuals works were narrowly limited to singular/limited series editions of paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, and photographs produced for exhibition purposes. Usually, artists seek to remove their name to maintain their reputation.