LexBlog IP

MARCH 9, 2023

They must first determine whether the work is one “of artistic expression” and thus prima facie entitled to protection under the First Amendment. If it is, the Court will then ask whether the use of the trademark bears any artistic relevance to the underlying work. ” ( Hermès Int’l v. .”

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 2, 2021

A Parliamentary Standing Committee Report that Challenges the Fine Balances Within the IP System. In a guest post , Dr. Arul George Scaria writes about the macro and structural issues with the recently released Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on IPR. The post focuses on three methodological flaws in the Report.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The application stated that the Work had been autonomously created by a computer algorithm running on a machine. Registration was sought as a work-for-hire to the owner of the Creativity Machine. COPYRIGHT OFFICE, REPORT TO THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS BY THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS 5 (1966).

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Copyright Artistic Work Copyright Law Contracts 145

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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Copyright Fair Use Registration Ownership 52

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The copyright eligibility of computer-generated literature and artistic works is not, contrary to what many may think, a post-millennial question. Is this the first PRC case on the copyright in an AI-generated work? Certainly not. In Beijing Film Law Firm v Beijing Baidu Netcom Science Technology Co. 16, 2023), [link].

Social Media 52

Social Media Artistic Work Copyright Technology 52

Kashishipr

AUGUST 17, 2022

Content creators and social media influencers work sincerely to build their reputation for expertise in specific industries, products, and topics. As per a report, influencer marketing investment is expected to reach $15 billion in 2022. It currently accounts for about 15% of the entire revenue spent on global advertising.

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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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Intellectual Property Blogging Fair Use Registration 98

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.,

Copyright 124

Copyright Art Copyright Law Licensing 124

Corsearch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Copyright Copyright protection extends to creators and authors of literary, visual, and multimedia creations, encompassing books, films, music, photographs, video games, and artistic works. Copyright infringement refers to the unauthorized utilization of safeguarded creative works.

Branding 59

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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. Patent Infringement.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

On copyright subsistence, the judge held that the Mark with Text is an artistic work, failing within the sub-category of “graphic works”. Trade mark infringement Lidl relied on various registrations for each of: the Mark with Text, and the Wordless Mark. The judgment focused on the Mark with Text.

Copyright 60

Copyright Copying Branding Brands 60

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. Cuttack’s Silver Filigree gets GI tag.

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Trademark Registration Copyright Patent 59

Corsearch

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Notify the platform – Reporting infringements on Amazon – Reporting infringements on eBay – Reporting infringements on Alibaba – Reporting infringements on Etsy • Step 3. Copyright infringement refers to the unauthorized utilization of safeguarded creative works.

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Branding Brands Branding Intellectual Property 59

LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

2] The USCO, maintaining this perspective and upholding the human authorship requirement with respect to GenAI works, refused to register the copyright claim in the Work. The court then states plainly: “The [Copyright] Register did not err in denying the copyright registration application presented by plaintiff.

Copyright Law 52

Copyright Law Copyright Technology Registration 52

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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Garrigues Blog

MAY 11, 2021

Although it is not widely known in the field of architecture or construction, there is in fact an Artistic Works and Applied Art Registry, which is directed by Indecopi’s Copyright Management. Creators of architectural works (which include scale models or sketches, among others), can apply to register their creations at this registry.

Copyright 52

Copyright Moral Rights Derivative Work Registration 52

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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Non-Fungible Tokens IP Cease and Desist Ownership 40

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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