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Understanding the Relevance of IPR in the Fashion Industry

IP and Legal Filings

Under the copyright act in India, an artist may protect an “original artistic work” if it is expressed in a tangible medium for over 60 years. However, it is pertinent to note that if an artistic work is already protected under the designs act, it cannot be protected under the copyright act.

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Parody under the Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

In relation to ‘Parodies’, since it is derived from the original work of another writer or artist, it is difficult to draw a line between creative criticism and imitation. Parody is often taken as a defence in trademark infringement suits. and will it amount to trademark infringement?

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Intellectual Property Protection for Content Creators & Social Media Influencers

Kashishipr

It becomes easy to get copied or plagiarized content removed from the web or any social media platform if a social media influencer has original content registered as his IP. Trademarks – A trademark helps identify, indicate, classify, and differentiate the source of products or services of one from those of others.

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Can Intellectual Property Rights Safeguard Your Blog?

Kashishipr

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. Trademarking a Blog. Copyright and Blogs.

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IPR and the World of Fashion

IIPRD

Piracy may be defined as the unauthorized and illegal reproduction or distribution of materials protected by copyright, patent, or trademark law which is capable of eating up the whole industry slowly and steadily. It focuses not only on analyzing the need for intellectual property in the fashion industry but the problems associated with it.