Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 23, 2022

An interesting case recently decided by the Italian Supreme Court ( Corte di Cassazione ) has focused on whether the slogan “ 500% FIAT ” can be protected by copyright (decision No. This was not the first time the Italian Supreme Court has taken a position on copyright protection for advertising claims. Richter via Pixabay.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Today, we begin with developments in the copyright field. CPL Industries Limited , dismissed an appeal from the High Court in a copyright infringement, trademark infringement and passing-off suit between two pharmaceutical companies. CPL had a registered trademark in the word “Conphamol” and the design of the product packaging.

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Kashishipr

OCTOBER 27, 2021

There has been a long-standing debate about the different modes of safeguarding an API through the laws on patents, copyright, and trade secrets. Copyright and APIs. Google , the Federal Circuit Court held that the Java API in question was copyrightable. It was regarded as being fair and permissible by the court of law.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 19, 2023

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. The purpose of a trademark is to prevent consumer confusion about the source of the corresponding product. Registering trademarks with the U.S.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 4, 2022

Black’s Law Dictionary defines intellectual property as “a commercially valuable product of the human intellect, in a concrete or abstract form such as a copyrightable work, a protectable trademark, a patentable invention, or a trade secret.” has registered several trademarks. billion USD to the GDP.

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Corsearch

MARCH 13, 2023

The copyright for one of the first depictions of Mickey Mouse will expire in 2024. Copyright © Walt Disney Animation Studios Interestingly, Mickey started as a character known as “Oswald the Lucky Rabbit”. Copyright protection is usually granted for 95 years to works published between 1923 and 1977. Steamboat Willie.

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IPilogue

MARCH 27, 2023

Serena Nath is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Every year on January 1, works protected under copyright law enter into the public domain due to their copyright protection expiring. As a result, the Mickey Mouse copyright was then set to expire at the end of 2003.

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Kashishipr

JULY 6, 2022

If you fail to do so, you shall end up finding yourself in big trouble like Copyright Infringement. Here in this article, we shall be thoroughly discussing Copyright Protection in the Indian music industry. We shall answer a few questions, including: How is copyright protection applicable to the music industry?

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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

MARCH 18, 2021

Intellectual property law includes patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets and is an important consideration for any new business. This article will address trademarks and copyrights, but the law firm of TraskBritt can assist with any intellectual property law needs.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 31, 2022

However, in this aspect, what needs to be duly noted is that staying on top of Copyright Laws , rules, and regulations on a content-rich internet can be challenging. It is because not only the internet but the laws, rules, and regulations are also saturated with exceptions, clauses, and legal jargon.

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Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Those activities are all well and good – and I fully appreciate that “ bobbing for apples ” wasn’t listed because, let’s be honest, that’s really gross – but as we’re the Trademark & Copyright Law blog, allow me to focus on something a bit closer to home: apple trademarks.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 17, 2024

There are no separate legal provisions for these rights and they have been included under the existing Intellectual Property laws. This is prone to gross misuse and there is ambiguity regarding the legality of the same since there is a vacuum in the existing legal framework of IP laws with regards to AI generated content.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

While NFT platforms are not yet specifically regulated, they are subject to the provisions on Electronic System Providers (“ESPs”) contained in several regulations, as follows: • Law No. 11 of 2008, dated April 21, 2008, regarding Electronic Information and Transactions, as amended by Law No 19 of 2016, dated November 25, 2016.•

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Kashishipr

MARCH 16, 2022

People are aware of the term ‘Property,’ which relates to the regulations, rules, and laws of ‘Real Property’ or ‘Real Estate,’ i.e., land. Trademarks. When we talk about Trademark Protection , it can last forever, provided the trademark owner renews his Registered Trademark at appropriate levels.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Santa Claus art works which are often used by brands to promote their Christmas related products can be protected copyright law. However, if an artist comes up with an original depiction of Santa Claus then it shall be copyright protected on account of being an original artistic work of that artist.

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Those brand owners who invest in building up and maintaining a portfolio of registered trademarks and designs will then find it far easier to fighting any counterfeiters than would be the case than if just relying on copyright and/or trade dress and, in so doing, such remedies will be less costly and more effective.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Tianchu Gao is an IPilogue Writer and a 1L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. . Companies that include other companies’ trademarks or products in their own advertisements are subject to various constraints from the Trademarks Act, Copyright Act, Competition Act, tort law, and the Canadian Code of Advertising Standards.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

January 1, 2024, brought numerous hangovers along with an unprecedented amount of media attention to intellectual property law. Freed from the shackles of copyright, Walt Disney’s iconic rodent was now in the public domain and, therefore, available for everyone to copy. Copyright terms have been on a steady upward march.

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The TTABlog

MAY 28, 2024

The Lexmark analysis has "no meaningful, substantial difference" from the test traditionally applied by the CAFC: whether a trademark challenger has demonstrated "a real interest in cancelling the [registered trademarks at issue] and a reasonable belief that the [registered trademarks] are causing it damage."

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IPilogue

MARCH 27, 2023

Serena Nath is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Every year on January 1, works protected under copyright law enter into the public domain due to their copyright protection expiring. As a result, the Mickey Mouse copyright was then set to expire at the end of 2003.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

If you’ve been glued to news coverage of the Ed Sheeran trial for the past two weeks, you may have missed an even bigger story from the world of music copyright. From a copyright perspective, these particular tracks are clearly derivative of both the original sound recordings and the underlying musical compositions.

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The TTABlog

JUNE 7, 2023

The Board granted a petition to cancel a registration for the mark ARTNCRAFT for, inter alia , ceramic knobs and pulls, finding confusion likely with petitioner's identical, prior-used common law mark for overlapping goods. Text Copyright John L. Bhupendra Tekwani DBA Artncraft , Cancellation No. Welch 2023.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 24, 2024

Any engagement with a registered trademark can be well covered within the purview of artistic freedom, if such reference forms an essential part of the production of an artwork and does not degenerate or disparage the applicant’s trademark, the court noted.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Reflecting on the far reaching consequences of this historic course of events, Prashant concludes that a plurality of Indian judges generating diverse judicial opinion that will enrich IP jurisprudence in the best traditions of common law. Other Developments. Decisions from Indian Courts. A Bangalore District Court in P Kanthilal v.

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Kashishipr

JULY 14, 2021

Like any other asset, the question of protecting recipes and corresponding assets through the application of Intellectual Property (IP) laws has gained momentum. However, there is still a dearth of cases that could help analyze the circumstances under which a recipe may be protected through copyright or in the form of trade secrets.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 2, 2021

Dr. Scaria points out that the Report lacks focused questions of enquiry and instead undertakes a superficial review of all IP laws in the country. Parliamentary Standing Committee and Copyright Reform: One Step Forward, Three Steps Back. Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on IPR: Tipping the Scales of Patent Law?

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 7, 2023

Praharsh discussed an interesting development in Karnataka where a Court granted an interim injunction to a law student against 2 law assistant professors, on copyright infringement claims. SpicyIP Tidbit: Law Student Claiming Copyright Infringement Gets an Interim Injunction Against 2 Law Asst.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 23, 2021

Big data is a relatively new concept that has created a greater conundrum in the realm of Intellectual Property (IP) laws. ” Therefore, the domain of big data cannot escape the interplay of IP laws in its administration and protection against third parties. Big Data and Copyright. What is Big Data?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Trademarks: Trademarks safeguard brand names, logos, symbols, or phrases that distinguish a startup’s products or services from competitors’ Registering a trademark ensures exclusive usage and prevents others from causing confusion among consumers.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The Plaintiffs also contended that the logos used by the Defendants infringed on their marks and get up since their registered trademark incorporated the words ‘ACAL’ and an image with the map of Africa which the Defendants had copied. This Katpost discussed the case in fuller detail.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 30, 2022

The Philippines has laws and policies that generally support a conducive intellectual property (IP) environment, but enforcement is irregular and inconsistent. Third, rights must be registered and enforced in the Philippines under local laws. A trademark applicant may be a natural or juridical person. Introduction.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

In this video, we will also examine the legal strategies each project got right on trademark registration and copyright licensing. What Is A Copyright and How Does It Apply to NFTs? Copyright is different than a trademark. Copyright identifies the author or artist who owns the “Work” (i.e.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 16, 2021

Of these crimes, Intellectual Property (IP) theft is one of the many, which involves stealing copyright, patents, industrial designs, etc., Copyright and trade secrets like software, secret formula/recipes, music, etc., by using the internet and computers as a medium. Conclusion. For more visit: [link].

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Ensuring Compliances of IP laws Trademarks and logos: On media platforms, names and emblems are commonly used to advertise companies and services, both visually and orally. Online nicknames, icons, taglines, names of series, and even hashtags might be able to be registered as trademarks.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 9, 2021

If the music that is streamed is not licensed out, then does it amount to Copyright Infringement ? had claimed to be the owner of the copyright in over 25,000 sound recordings. Tips’ Repertoire was earlier licensed to the Defendants by the copyright society – Phonographic Performance Limited. Background.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Yesterday, it was all about key developments in the copyright field in the Africa IP Highlights 2023 – the result of collaboration between myself and several IP practitioners and researchers across Africa: Clarisse Mideva ; Rita Chindah ; and Jessie Mgonga. Should it not be the chant that may be copyright-protected as a musical work?]

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 21, 2022

Therefore, its task is to determine whether the TTAB properly followed the law as it applies in Board proceedings. 2020) (“In this appeal, we review de novo whether SFM pleaded sufficient facts to establish entitlement to challenge Corcamore's registered trademark under § 1064. Text Copyright John L. 1064.”). .

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