Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Besides, any association of persons or organizations can make an application for registration of Geographical Indication in India. The applicant should check whether the indication falls under section 2(1)(e) of the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999. Registration Certificate.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 30, 2022

First off today, Austen Goslin at Polygon reports that choreographer Kyle Hanagami has filed a lawsuit against Epic Games alleging that the video game company copied his choreography for an emote in the game Fortnite. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Epic Games Hit with Another Lawsuit Over Fortnite Dance Moves.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2021

An application for registration of a Geographical Indication can be made by any associations of persons or organizations representing the interests of the producers of the respective goods. Three verified copies of the region map pertaining to the GI. • Three verified copies of the region map pertaining to the GI. •

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

First off today, Winston Cho at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that three major ISPs, Comcast, Verizon and AT&T, have settled lawsuits filed by a group of filmmakers that claimed the companies were not doing enough to combat piracy on their networks. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 11, 2023

The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. Registration of a mask work with the Copyright Office provides certain legal benefits, including the ability to bring a lawsuit for infringement of the mask work. Registration of a Mask Work.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 31, 2022

Reports indicate that four well-known piracy brands have been reported to the police – the infamous Tamil Rockers, Tamil Blasters, and Tamil MV, plus popular mobile application Pikashow. The registration of the complaint was confirmed by Santosh Ram, station officer at the Bengaluru Police.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 11, 2022

Earlier this month, the ecommerce site Etsy announced that they are launching a new intellectual property portal that they hope will make it easier for brands, creators and other rightsholders to report listings that are infringing on their rights. From there, they can search function to find listings and add them to the report.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Dear Rich: I want to copyright a report I researched and wrote and hope to sell to a museum. My report includes my collection of 19th-century photographs, most of which are extremely rare. W hen researchers use the report, I want them to credit me. These photos are in the public domain and free for anyone to copy.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

In this edition, we report on an AG Opinion that came out late in 2022 and update you on what has happened in the first trimester of 2023 in EU copyright law. For the a comment on the most recent Court judgment on private copying and the cloud (Case C-433/20), also coming from Austria, see here.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 18, 2022

WRB has an incontestable registration for “Hammer-Schlagen” and a registration for the trade dress of its stump, cross-peen hammer, and nails: specifically, “a three-dimensional configuration. DAMM has a registration for “Minneschlagen.” WRB’s word mark registration states that “the English translation of ‘hammer-schlagen’.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 31, 2023

Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) under the broad provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, aims to set forth fresh reporting obligations for corporations pertaining to their beneficial ownership and organizers— though it is essential to bear in mind that some exceptions are in place.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 5, 2024

As Rights Alliance reported in 2023, the cross-border nature of the offending can require evidence to be obtained from overseas, meaning that cases can drag on for quite some time. A resident of southern Sweden, the man was the alleged registrant of the service’s domain name. In this case, already four years.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Perhaps the right involved was actually a trademark registration, and the journalist had got it wrong? A press report indicated the registration had been made in 1953 by Arthur “Gil” Seabrook, a local broadcaster, as a civic promotion. And remember, when a work is registered with CIPO, no copies are retained.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

With Hollywood regularly reporting UnblockTech to the U.S. Somewhat unusually, these operations weren’t mentioned in Hollywood’s reports to the U.S. An IIPA report dated January 2023 goes into detail in other ways but makes no mention of arrests in Taiwan. Government. Ltd hardly suggests an operation in stealth mode.

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Kashishipr

MAY 25, 2021

However, there are a few additional benefits that are attached to the registration. It may not always prevent unauthorized copying; however, it may serve as a public notice by securing a public record in one’s favor. The process of seeking registration can be cumbersome and tedious. is being utilized?

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The IPKat

JANUARY 27, 2022

Even a mark that has been on the International Registry for 40 years does not assure registration of a subsequent national designation. Kat friend Marijus Dingilevskis reminds us of this in reporting on a recent decision by the Lithuanian Supreme Court. Did Chanel fail to secure registration for its perfume bottle within Lithuania?

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Olartemoure Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

The Madrid System is undergoing a renewal process by digitizing its internal procedures making them more agile and efficient for those who apply for trademark registration. This is important given it streamlines a procedure that helps demonstrate the scope of the international trademark registration. 06/23/22 – Patents.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

AI-generated works have won awards: The Crow , an “AI-made” film won the Jury Award at the Cannes Short Film Festival and the story of an AI artwork winning the Colorado State Fair’s annual art competition was reported in The New York Times. Registration was refused in August 2019, in line with previous US case law and guidance.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 27, 2023

The injunction was granted to prevent confusion or deception amounting to infringement or passing off of Glenmark’s trade mark registrations. Glenmark made out the case that in September 2022 it had received reports of counterfeit Telma and Telma-AM products being sold in Delhi markets.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 11, 2022

According to Bungie, AimJunkies copied and distributed its copyrighted work, to develop and advertise its cheat software. The cheat software itself certainly isn’t a copy of Bungie’s work, they add. The cheat software itself certainly isn’t a copy of Bungie’s work, they add. Copyright Questions.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 28, 2023

Anti-piracy group Rights Alliance is now reporting the details of yet another Asgaard-related conviction. Plex Server Subscriptions The man was reported to the authorities in January 2021 for the eBook and article-sharing offenses but despite the shutdown of Asgaard, infringement of other types of media continued.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 21, 2021

This starts with the domain name registration. There are several commercial Whois proxy or shielding services that hide registrant information. Domain registrar oversight body ICANN is aware of this and is considering whether to make ‘proxy’ registration data available for enforcement purposes. Whois Privacy.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

increase in international registration filings compared to 2020! These and other relevant figures were recently published by WIPO and Marques' CLASS 46 reported on them here. Marques' CLASS 99 reported more insights here. TRADE MARKS It's time to take a look at last year's statistics. In 2021, there was a 14.4%

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SpicyIP

JULY 29, 2021

As most readers must be aware by now, the Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on India’s IP regime has revealed a problematic, maximalist approach to IP protection, showing no more than a tokenistic appreciation of public interest considerations. Limitations on storage of copied works in digital formats. Bench decision).

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2023

More than 120 years ago, nine countries established a particular unit for the international registration of marks, known as the Madrid System. More and more countries have signed up to this unique international trademark registration system. The process of trademark registration internationally under the Madrid System can be read here.

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2023

Later, on page 46, while listing the key challenges in India’s ‘march towards leadership in AI’, the report terms India’s intellectual property regime ‘unattractive’ and one of the impediments to incentivising research and adoption of AI. Committee D – This report is on cyber security, safety, legal and ethical issues.

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The IPKat

JULY 23, 2023

Anna Maria also analyzed the decision of the EUIPO of June 15 2023, which rejected the application for registration of an EU sound trade mark featuring the nursery rhyme “Johnny Johnny Yes Papa” on the grounds of lack of distinctiveness.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Furthermore, the registration of the ‘Carlton dance’ routine, performed in ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ by the performer Alfonso Ribeiro, was rejected by the US Copyright Office since it was a mere combination of three different dance steps. Why Consider Registering a Copyright?

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Procedure for registration of Non-Banking financial company with reserve bank of India. Thereafter the applicant company has to apply in hard copy along with the duplicate copy of the online application form to the jurisdictional office of Reserve Bank of India With the given allotment reference number and prescribed documents.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 3, 2024

Mandatory requirement of the registration of the work in order to institute a suit for copyright infringement. Both the conditions of registration and reduction of copyright term were antithetical to the core of Berne Convention of which India was a signatory. The JPC Report records (p.10 10 pdf) “the member of P.E.N.,

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 17, 2022

As per a report, influencer marketing investment is expected to reach $15 billion in 2022. Therefore, content creators and social media influencers must understand that their unique and creative content is easily accessible to millions of social media users and can be easily copied. How to Ensure Compliance with IP?

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

As laid out in David Graves’ declaration, the website DaftSex.com links to 1,734 pirated copies of CP Productions videos. ” Their demands included the following: Deactivate and cancel the DaftSex and Pornwild domains and prevent re-registration. Declaration in Support of TRO. Two other domains, daftsex.tv

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 13, 2024

Wordle’s Copyright Registration Even if we assume that the Wordle elements in which the Times claims protection are, in fact, unique and protectable, the company’s DMCA notice still appears to misstate the scope of its rights. copyright registration doesn’t claim rights in the game’s graphics or other visual elements.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 14, 2023

Counterfeiting is one form of trademark infringement, where exact copies of registered trademarks are used to deceive customers and pass off as your brand. Gather intellectual property information and infringement evidence Before reporting the listing, you’ll need to ensure that you have all the necessary information and evidence.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 24, 2022

If the foreign company have its trademark, then a copy of the trademark registration certificate (duly apostille). Form Spice+ Part B and C are required to be filed on the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) website for registration of the proposed wholly own Subsidiary. Issue of EPFO registration. Bank Account Selection.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 9, 2022

The bottom line is to treat the dataset as a directional indicator, not as a quantitatively precise report.]. Individual emoji symbols can obtain copyright registrations… sometimes. There are many other caveats to the emoji/emoticon breakdown and the dataset generally–ask me if you want more details. When exactly?

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Patent Trademark Blog

JULY 27, 2021

For example, if you are dealing with a likelihood of confusion refusal, see if multiple registrations owned by different parties exist for similar marks. If so, cite those examples and build a case for the mark being relatively weak due to high numbers of registrations and usages. It depends.

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