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Role of IPR in Protection of Bio-Diversity

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Moreover, the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) was established in 1961 to grant intellectual property rights to people who breed new varieties of plants. The breeder includes an individual, farmer, researcher or public or private company. Plant Varieties And Farmers Right Act, 2001.

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[Guest Post] Nigeria's quest for its own statute for the protection of Geographical Indications gains momentum

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On 17-18 of February 2022, AfrIPI in partnership with Africa International Trade and Commerce Research (AITCR), hosted a National Conference on Creating Legal and Institutional Frameworks for Geographical Indications at the Hilton-Transcorp in Abuja, Nigeria. The ultimate draft needed to be evaluated and a conference was due.

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IPSC Breakout Session #4 Innovation/Copyright

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But none reached the market despite millions in R&D from National Institute of Justice. To avoid the mistakes of interventionist policies of the past, national governments should promote cultural industry capabilities, but avoid picking winners in ways that make creative industries complacent. Super-narrow © license.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 3- July 9)

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We featured a total of 5 posts discussing 2 significant orders from the Karnataka High Court on Twitter’s writ petition against blocking orders issued by the GOI, and on the copyright infringement complaint filed against the Indian National Congress. Last week also saw many landmark orders from the courts across the nation.

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

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The second suit was filed by IPRS and PPL against an event management company for broadcasting music without authorization. Master Arnesh Shaw vs Union of India [Delhi High Court]. Union of India [Delhi High Court]. This judgment concerned the classification of payments under end-user license agreements (EULA).

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

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Controller of Patents and Designs and Raytheon Company v. In another judgement, Raytheon Company v. The judgement in the Raytheon Company case was passed by a Single Judge Bench of Justice Prathiba M. The rejection order is authored by Dr. Latika Dawara, Asst. Controller of Patents & Designs Patent Office Mumbai.

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