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Recipes Aren’t Copyrightable, No Matter How “Exciting” They Are–Coscarelli v. Esquared

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It has cratered into a fireball of litigation that doomed the restaurant chain (e.g., It’s so complicated that the judge made an appendix recapping the status of dozens of claims: This post focuses on a sliver of the sprawling litigation empire. Food Tastes Better When Branded “McDonalds”. Schutz , Robins Kaplan LLP.

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Wanjiru v Machakos University: Image rights and its relationship with constitutional/human rights in Kenya

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According to Wanjiru, Machakos University infringed her intellectual property rights, image rights, right to privacy and human dignity by using her photograph (taken by the university during Wanjiru’s graduation) in advertising and marketing of the computer packages courses it offers.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 18- September 24)

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On one hand, they can lead to an amicable settlement between the parties and prevent lengthy litigations. The defendants were ordered to cease using specific domain names and email addresses associated with the brand. On the other hand, this gives a chance to the violating party to quickly dispose of the goods. Emami Ltd.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2021

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The decisions in the first category , i.e., Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Topicality/Impact) reflect those that we thought were important from a topical point of view and were covered by the media in some way owing to the importance of parties litigating or the issue being considered or for impact on industry and innovation/creativity ecosystem etc.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

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The decisions in the first category, i.e., Top 10 IP Cases/Judgements (Topicality/Impact) reflect those that we thought were important from a topical point of view and were covered by the media in some way owing to the importance of parties litigating or the issue being considered or for impact on industry and innovation/creativity ecosystem etc.

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