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The Design Law Treaty and the Struggle for International Harmonization of Industrial Design Protection

Patently-O

By Dennis crouch The international IP community is moving toward further harmonizing legal protection for industrial designs. In the US, these are design patent rights. 2] This same issue has arisen in other IP treaty negotiations over the past few decades. [3]

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What is intellectual property (IP)?

Patent Trademark Blog

What is an intellectual property right? Intellectual property (IP) can seem abstract. At its core, intellectual property is a legal right. Let’s look into what those intangible assets might be, and how they can be protected. It’s often called intangible. So what is IP exactly?

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Taxation of Intellectual Property: A Comparative Note

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Today, companies are increasingly placing a huge amount of enterprise value on Intellectual Property (IP). As embodied in the Internal Revenue Code, IRS regulations, and case laws, IP includes patents, trademarks, copyright, trade secrets, know-how, and computer software. have attracted taxation on IP as a global issue.

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International IP Agreements

Sander Law

There are several international IP agreements that are useful in protecting your IP. Below is a brief summary of a few of them: Paris Convention (Foreign filing priority) After filing your IP in your home country, you can file the same IP in other countries and benefit from the filing date of the earlier home application (e.g.

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Cardinals Of Intellectual Property Rights (Part- I)

IP and Legal Filings

The concept of Intellectual Property Rights (hereinafter IPRs) is in direct relation with creativity and innovation. This dates to 19 th century, when the Paris Convention, 1883, came into existence, where for the first time a historical decision was taken “for the protection of Industrial Property.

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Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law in the UAE

IP and Legal Filings

Patents (including utility models) are protected through registration with the UAE Ministry of Economy, Intellectual Property Protection Department (IPPD) and/or through the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) Patent which is administered by the GCC Patent Office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and governed by the GCC Patent Law.

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India’s Accession to the Locarno Agreement: Amendments to the Design Rules, 2001 & Other Impacts

SpicyIP

We are pleased to bring you a guest post by Yashi Agrawal on India’s recent accession to the Locarno Agreement, discussing inter alia the resultant amendments to India’s design laws and prospective benefits to India on becoming a part of the Locarno Special Union and Assembly. Yashi Agrawal. India and the Locarno Agreement.

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