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Best Practices for Intellectual Property Management in Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

Intepat

It includes creations of mind, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, symbols, and names used in commerce. While the firms have noticed that Intellectual property (IP) can provide a competitive edge, but understanding its nature and worth is challenging. This is where IP management steps into the picture.

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Could this music law help Spotify dodge future copyright infringement battles?

IPilogue

A look at streaming giant Spotify’s recent significant copyright battles provides some insight into the issue of compensation for artistswork on online streaming platforms. Spotify has encountered its fair share of copyright infringement lawsuits filed by music artists, record labels, and publishers.

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Growth of Virtual Youtubers and IP Complications

IIPRD

1] However, this growth also brought an onslaught of new Intellectual Property (IP) issues. The issues pertaining to the rights of VTubers encompass rights to the design of the character, the privacy of the individual, licensing and taking inspiration from an existing character.

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When Is Trade Secret Protection the Right Choice?

The IP Law Blog

Companies rely on intellectual property (“IP”) rights to protect their valuable information, creations, and branding. IP rights come in several forms: copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. There is a fourth type of IP protection, trade secrets, that doesn’t involve registering the rights with a government office.

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The Photography Show: your questions answered

Intellectual Property Office Blog

Whether you mark the work or not doesn’t affect the level of protection you have. Photographs will generally be protected by copyright as artistic works. Try to contact the individual infringing your rights and ask them to cease doing so (or you could offer to license the copyright to them for a suitable fee).

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

The IPKat

If you've been too busy watching for signs that spring has truly sprung , here's the summary of the IP news you missed last week: Trade Marks Image from RebaSpike via Pixabay.

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Fonts & Typefaces: Are they Copyrightable? 

SpicyIP

This post only deals with copyrightability of fonts from artistic work perspective and does not explore the copyrightability of fonts as code or literary works. The phrase has been placed as a residuary clause to cover works that otherwise fulfil the eligibility of artistic work.

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