Intellectual Property Office Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Answer: Copyright gives you (the copyright owner) the right to exclusively control and exploit your creative works. Copyright exists automatically – there is no formal registration. You can mark your work with the copyright symbol (©), your name and the year of creation. Question: How do I protect my images?

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IPilogue

AUGUST 16, 2022

Generally, a photographic syndication agency holds contractual agreements with various photographers to sell and license their photos for commercial and/or editorial use. in damages, which is the total license fee for the photos. The Plaintiff, August Image LLC (“August”) is a photographic syndication agency based in New York, USA.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 1, 2022

MGFB has a federal registration for FLORA-BAMA for “bar and restaurant services” and several entertainment services, including “social entertainment events,” live musical performances, and “competitions for fish throwing.” Flora-Bama logo The Flora-Bama has been featured in artistic works by third parties.

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Kashishipr

MAY 25, 2021

Copyright is a legal protection afforded to an original, creative literary, musical, or artistic work. The protection under copyright is instantaneous and immediate to the works being created, and therefore, it is not necessary to have such rights registered. The process of seeking registration can be cumbersome and tedious.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 30, 2023

in Computer Science at the University of Texas at Austin and has since combined his love for photographic art and computer science by building an online system to help protect artists’ works on the internet. A Copyright Registration was issued on December 15, 2008 under Register Number VAu 989-644. He received his B.S.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Image from DALL-E 3 Introduction Generative AI is disrupting the creative process(es) of intellectual works on an unparalleled scale. More and more AI systems offer services that push users’ production capacity for new literary and artistic works beyond unforeseen barriers. ChatGPT , Smodin ), to perform music (i.e.,

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2023

This may be simpler in the case of employee-created works that will be converted into digital or NFT assets, but less so when an independent contributor is involved. The trademark registration safeguards the owner’s rights and establishes the business’s legal standing.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 17, 2022

Additionally, while creating content, content creators and social media influencers must have adequate authorization and consent in place before using the creative works of others in any form, be it videos, photos, or text, on social media platforms to avoid infringing upon the IPRs of others. For more visit: [link].

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 27, 2022

COPYRIGHTS: Term copyright is a bundle of exclusive rights provided to the creator/owner of original works of authorship, which includes literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, cinematographic films, and sound recordings. Broad classification of ‘works’ which are protected by copyright are-. Cinematograph films.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Once a work is created, in most cases, the creator will automatically enjoy copyright protection in all 164 member countries of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works including all European Union countries and China. Voluntary registration for your copyright is available in China.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Music is an artistic work which falls into the purview of copyright protection. However, if such streaming of copyrighted music is done without obtaining license from the copyright holder, then it amounts to copyright infringement. Copyright involves the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the original work.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works; 2. In the continuance, Section 14 lays down exclusive rights to do or to authorize reproduction of their artistic works. Section 13(1) of the Copyright Act speaks about the applicability of protection to: 1. Cinematographic films; 3. Sound recordings.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

In India the protection of a designer’s original creation is protected under both, copyright and designs legislation.Some relevant laws protecting the clothing industry are the: Copyright Act of 1957 – The Act protects the original works of the artists from the time the said original work is put in fixed form.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 9, 2022

In early 2012, there has been substantial amendments to the Act, copyright protection involves dramatic, musical, any original piece of literary work including cinematography films, etc. Is Copyright registration mandated in India? The registration is not treated as a prerequisite to acquiring the copyright of any literary work.

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Intepat

JUNE 15, 2023

Copyright is a form of intellectual property law designed to safeguard original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, and artistic works such as computer software, novels, architecture etc. In the context of the Copyright Act, computer software is categorized as a ‘literary work’. What is copyright protection?

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 14, 2023

The theory of Territoriality states that since disputes relating to the registration and validity of intellectual property rights are typically considered to fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the State in which such registration was applied for, the choice of law should favour that State. Will there be no remedy at all?

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Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Can NFTs Reflect Ownership License Rights or Other IP? If the NFT project then sells the NFT linked to a digital work to a NFT buyer, that NFT buyer would also be infringing. Ownership and licensing ( copyrights & trademarks) vital when dealing in NFTs. As an artist and creator, you want to protect your ideas and hard work.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 31, 2022

Such creations may include literary and artistic works, designs, names, inventions, etc. Copyright License. Being a copyright owner or holder, you have the exclusive right to require a license for your creative work’s use. You exercise your economic rights with a copyright license. Final Thoughts.

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Mandabach sued under §43(a) and coordinate state law claims and sought cancellation of a trademark registration. If we got rid of the bizarre idea that Rogers was about artistic works and correctly labeled it as being about commercial speech, courts would do much better. Did Mandabach have valid marks?

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

First, it argued that the plaintiff concealed material information that the registration of its mark was removed for non renewal in 2010 and was renewed only in 2019. Second, the defendant was able to obtain copyright and trademark registrations for its device marks during the above interim phase.

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

He notes that the Court considered this dispute concerning the breach of a trademark licensing agreement as arbitrable and referred it to arbitration. The share prices of Bajaj Healthcare rose as the company moved the Patent Office to seek a compulsory license for Covid drug Baricitinib. Golden Tobacco Ltd. Thematic Highlight.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 17, 2022

the plaintiff opened an art gallery in the virtual game world with the assistance of Second life, called “SLART” and obtained a trademark registration. This right is given to literary and artistic work like music, etc. Liden Research, Inc. , Later it was settled. Copyright Infringement. Conclusion and Suggestions.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 29, 2022

Copyright safeguards works made by a genuine creator in a variety of genres, including literary, musical, theatrical, and artistic works. There is, however, a procedure that must be followed in order to register the copyright for all such works. The work must be written down in order to get registration of copyright.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Any business owner based in Singapore therefore ought to understand key concepts regarding copyright registration in Singapore, copyright protection in Singapore, as well as which items can be protected by copyright. These rights enable a copyright owner to control the commercial exploitation of his work. Image Source:Freepic].

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Intepat

MAY 17, 2024

The generated work might be an original creation of the AI, or it could be considered a derivative work depending on the nature of the output and the input data used. Despite this, the Office denied copyright registration for the AI-generated images. The contract should detail the scope, duration, and limitations of the license.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 16, 2022

The High Court held that the business of granting copyright licenses can be carried out only through the copyright societies. Registration of Copyright society.— (1) However the business of issuing or granting licenses can be carried out only through the copyright societies. I intend to critically analyse this judgment.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 21, 2023

In other words, it gives the copyright owner the exclusive right to make copies of the work, and to exercise the ancillary rights that come with that monopolistic power, such as licensing rights, et cetera. So what kind of works, provided they meet the requirement, qualify for copyright protection?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 21, 2023

In other words, it gives the copyright owner the exclusive right to make copies of the work, and to exercise the ancillary rights that come with that monopolistic power, such as licensing rights, et cetera. So what kind of works, provided they meet the requirement, qualify for copyright protection?

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 16, 2022

Copyright registration is like having art insurance. Actual damages represent the money that would have been received if the artist had sold or licensed it to the infringer. Your fee for licensing work to a blog is $400, so the actual damage is the loss of that licensing fee.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

UK Supreme Court Confirms No Patent for “AI-invented” Inventions Image from here On December 20, the UK Supreme Court affirmed its previous decision to deny registration to inventions by Dr. Stephen Thaler’s AI DABUS, holding that an AI software cannot be listed as an inventor. SpicyIP intern Vedika discusses this development.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Vijay Keshav Wagh And Ors on 23 November, 2023 (Delhi High Court) Image from here The plaintiff was aggrieved by the registration of a deceptively similar “Tiger” device as an artistic work by the defendant and sought rectification of the Copyright register.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 24, 2023

It is used to classify goods for the purposes of the registration of industrial designs which further helps in design searches. Under the previous law, the Design registration was granted only for the visual appearance of an article which included shape, configuration pattern, and ornamentation whether in 2 or 3 dimensions.

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SpicyIP

MAY 6, 2024

Novartis appeal and the MHC’s decision in Microsoft Technology Licensing v. The MHC in Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC vs Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs clarified the role of the ‘person skilled in the art’ (PSITA) in determining non-obviousness. The plaintiff also holds trademark registration for “Serpenti ” etc.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Subject to certain exclusions, an issuer must meet certain criteria, obtain commission approval, and submit a registration statement and a draught prospectus to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in order to issue regulated digital tokens. 2537 (1994).

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

They filed a suit alleging copyright and trademark infringement against the defendant after discovering that they were selling household products under the name, ‘SUFIYAMA’, using a similar trade dress and artistic work. “ Vifor International v. MSN Laboratories Pvt.

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IP Whiteboard

JUNE 7, 2021

Under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), copyright of a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work includes the exclusive right to reproduce the work in a material form, publish the work and communicate the work to the public. Multiple pieces of copyright material may exist in a single digital work.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Indeed, the PTO has increased its focus on whether the use an applicant is making is trademark use, as opposed to ornamental or informational use, in its registration decisions. Thus, even though it would be possible to have a registrable llama logo that functioned as a trademark, that’s not what Epic had.

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