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Copyrightability Of Designer Clothes And Costumes

IP and Legal Filings

The Trademarks Act 1999- The Act intends on protecting the name of the brand by registering the trade name of the brand, hence eliminating the possibility of any other person using it without facing consequences. Visibly, the most imitated brands around the world are Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Michael Kors, Coach, Nike, Rolex etc.

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Trade Marks in the Virtual World: Is your Business Well Meta-Versed in Emerging Technology?

LexBlog IP

We have previously written about key steps for brand owners to consider for their trade mark strategy in the metaverse and since then, earlier this year, the 12 th edition of the Nice Classification came into force. What does all this mean for brand owners? physical) marks.

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[Guest post] Retromark Volume XIII: the last six months in trade marks

The IPKat

It is also a neat illustration of the potential for trade mark disputes to arise, and be aired in court, long after the competing brands enter the market. No double diamond infringement for Umbro – but was its logo harmed by being too closely associated with the brand name? IPKat here.

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Copyright Violation

IP and Legal Filings

This blog will talk about how it is harmful, types of copyright vitiation, remedies available for it as well as the penalties faced by the copyright infringer, Copyright is an intellectual property right-handed to the proprietor of any works of cultural expression which may be in the form of literature, drama or music.

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First duel between NFTs and copyright before the Spanish courts: NFTs 1 – Authors 0

Kluwer Copyright Blog

More from our authors: International Cybersecurity and Privacy Law in Practice, Second Edition by Charlotte A. Tschider € 195 Managing Copyright: Emerging Business Models in the Individual and Collective Management of Rights by Rudolf Leška € 93 This first duel has ended in a victory for the NFTs, at least for now. Place your bets!

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After Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff Follows Suit! Taking a Look at the Recent DHC Order From the Perspective of Personality Rights & Right to Livelihood

SpicyIP

A list of the allegedly infringing activities is given below in the form of a table taken from the order. jackie-shroff-post-table-1-2 Download Shroff claimed that these unauthorized uses diluted his brand equity and infringed upon his exclusive rights.

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A Summary of the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) [Excerpt from my Internet Law casebook]

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

[The 2021 edition of my Internet Law casebook is coming soon. Before mid-2022, the Copyright Office will deploy a new adjudicatory function called the Copyright Claims Board (CCB). The CCB will be dominated by claims over alleged online infringement, so it’s a major development for online copyright law.

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