article thumbnail

BIPLA (Boston Intellectual Property Law Association) Writing Competition call for papers

43(B)log

Law school students are encouraged to submit papers relating to topics involving intellectual property law. Articles must be submitted to the Boston Intellectual Property Law Association on or before September 30, 2024. Submission of the paper as a.pdf file is required.

article thumbnail

Intellectual Property Law and Competition Law: Conflicting or Complementing

IIPRD

Introduction If we take a broader look at the Intellectual Property Laws, the primary objective of the legislation in framing these laws is to provide exclusive rights to the IP right holder as against the entire world. Therefore, the two legislations clearly have contrasting objectives.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Protecting Application Programming Interfaces (API) Through Intellectual Property Laws

Kashishipr

Intellectual Property Protection over an API. There has been a long-standing debate about the different modes of safeguarding an API through the laws on patents, copyright, and trade secrets. Accolade case, wherein Accolade had copied Sega’s API code. An example of this is the Sega v. Conclusion.

article thumbnail

[Guest Post] Book review: Intellectual Property Law in Nigeria: Emerging Trends, Theories And Practice

The IPKat

This book review of Intellectual Property Law in Nigeria: Emerging Trends, Theories And Practice by Desmond Oriakhogba (University of the Western Cape, South Africa) and Ifeoluwa Olubiyi (Afe Babaloloa University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria) is kindly provided by Kasim Waziri , Professor of Law at the University of Abuja, Nigeria.

article thumbnail

A Seller’s Guide to Navigating Intellectual Property Law on Amazon

LexBlog IP

A basic understanding of Intellectual Property (IP) law is essential to managing an Amazon storefront, as IP issues can be a minefield for the uninformed. A common pitfall for Amazon sellers is copying and pasting content from other websites or products (e.g., pictures or descriptions) for use on their own materials.

article thumbnail

Intellectual Property And The Festival Of Halloween

IP and Legal Filings

These innovations are which attract more and more buyers, which is guarantee their huge profits thus, they tried to use legal means available to protect their innovations, and ultimately, they came up with the idea to make it their exclusive property under Intellectual Property Law. Image Sources : IP Blog Dot PL].

article thumbnail

Analyzing relationship between Contemporary art and Intellectual Property Rights

IIPRD

Image Sources: Shutterstock] Protecting such outstanding works of art and property through the use of intellectual property law is undeniably a sound strategy. The test is used to establish the extent to which one artist has copied, reinterpreted, and re-created the work of another artist.