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HIT NETFLIX CONTENT AND THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT THAT FOLLOWS

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2] While most Sherlock Holmes stories are now in the public domain, the estate alleged that some works and character elements regarding Sherlock Holmes are still protected by copyright. [3] 18] Netflix admitted it had access to and copied the memoir. [19] 5] Netflix and the estate quickly settled. [6].

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Bombay HC Clarifies the Contours of Copyright Infringement and Confidentiality Law

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Image of folder tag with text “confidential” Image from here. Saregama India Ltd & Anr deliberated upon the intersection of copyright infringement and confidentiality law and held that ideas cannot be copyrighted but can be protected through the application of confidentiality law. Background.

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A Cautionary Tale on Including an Expiration Date in NDAs

LexBlog IP

further stresses the importance of carefully crafting the terms and conditions in a non-disclosure agreement (“NDA”), and ensuring there is no ambiguity as to when the NDA’s confidentiality protections expire. Emerson Electric Co. The Inclusion of Expiration Dates in NDAs.

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Copyright in Registered Designs

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Copyright in its general sense, confers exclusive rights to the author and thus protects the works from being copied or reproduced. The total duration of copyright in design will not exceed the fifteen year period, following which the design will become a part of the public domain. Restoration of lapsed designs.

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Analysing Amazon’s Strategic Approach to Tackle Patent Infringement

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Patent are valid for the duration of 20 years before coming into public domain) Patent infringement can occur in two ways. 15] It is a voluntary and confidential process and have essential elements similar to UPNEP Programme. 14] In April 2022, Amazon launched Amazon Patent evaluation Express (APEX) Programme. [15]

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Patentability of Food Recipes and the Section 3(e) Challenge

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Chefs across the world spend a good amount of time to come up with new food recipes but even though how much fascinated was their recipe, their efforts often go in vain as there are no specific laws to give protection to their food recipes, in absence of which other people can easily copy their recipes without committing any illegal act.

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Cardinals Of Intellectual Property Rights (Part- II)

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To reproduce, store, issue copies to public, perform, communicate, and make translation or adaptation of the work. TRADE SECRETS: Any set of information which is confidential and is necessary for the commerce of that business since they include potential commercial value and is not in public domain qualifies to be a trade secret.