IIPRD

AUGUST 11, 2023

IP ISSUES CREATED BY THE MANGA FAN BASE Due to the growing interest of the world inMangas several rights of a manga-ka are challenged. There is no question of fair use as although it is not commercially beneficial but it is neither limited to private use. For content piracy, Takeshobo Inc., Napster, Inc.,

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Kurian’s trail of transparency, Statements of Patent (Non-)Working, Corruption in IP Offices, Serial Crisis in India, the Indian “Bayh Dole” Bill, etc. Although India now has the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 , it doesn’t provide IP protection to databases. Missed anything? No worries, we got you! Sounds “Jhakaas!”

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SpicyIP

JULY 29, 2021

This post only deals with copyrightability of fonts from artistic work perspective and does not explore the copyrightability of fonts as code or literary works. Debunking the ‘no copyright for fonts’ Argument. This is perhaps why fonts cannot be copyrighted in the US.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

As 2023 comes to an end, in line with our annual tradition, we take stock of the top IP developments that occurred this year. We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. A special thanks to Mr. G. Nataraj, Ms.

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