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Book review: Guidebook to Intellectual Property + discount code

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This is a review of Guidebook to Intellectual Property (seventh edition) authored by Sir Robin Jacob (8 New Square and UCL, Matthew Fisher (UCL) and Lynne Chave (UCL). Kat approved This book is aimed at those who are new to the subject of intellectual property.

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Cultural appropriation: are there legal mechanisms to stop this from an intellectual property standpoint?

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Trying to provide effective, balanced and adequate protection of traditional cultural expressions and recognizing the intellectual property rights that local communities and indigenous peoples hold with regard to those expressions pose a real challenge in legal terms. who is entitled to take this type of action?

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Cardinals Of Intellectual Property Rights (Part- II)

IP and Legal Filings

In India, protection under copyrights is provided into two forms, which includes, economic rights and the moral rights of the author. Economic rights are enumerated under section 14 of the Act and section 57 deals with the moral rights of the copyright holder.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 5-11)

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Varsha reported the significant development that the Delhi High Court issued a press release stating its plan to create an Intellectual Property Division (IPD) in the Delhi High Court. Vempati Ravi Shankar – Facebook Copyright Dispute: Issues on Moral Rights and Posthumous Enforcement of Celebrity Rights.

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

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Madras High Court Inaugurates the IP Division and Notifies Intellectual Property Division Rules, 2022 The Madras High Court on April 12, 2023, inaugurated the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Division, making it the second High Court after the Delhi High Court with a dedicated IP Division to hear IPR disputes.

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[Guest post] Could your beliefs about copyright be protected under the Equality Act?

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Ms Gray was a writer and filmmaker, who had studied aspects of intellectual property law through a master’s degree in film. Many readers of this blog will work in legal roles centred on copyright protection, have studied intellectual property law in post-graduate programmes or research and teach copyright in academic roles.