The IPKat

JANUARY 20, 2024

IP events, news, and opportunities are continuously announced as the end of January rapidly approaches. PermaKat Eleonora Rosati will address how IP rights protect fictional characters through several case law examples, aiming to “answer whether, in the end, the only fictional thing is the notion of public domain”.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

In this part 1, we tackle the first of three questions regarding the legal copyright landscape from an NFT purchaser’s perspective, as the extent to which the IP framework applies to NFTs remains uncertain. Copyright that is transferred upon selling an NFT may explicitly be outlined in the self-executing smart contract governing the sale.

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Any form of Intellectual Property (IP) , be it a trademark, patent, or copyright, can be licensed to third parties. Through IP licensing, IP rights holders grant third parties the exclusive right to use their IP while retaining their ownership. Understanding the IP License. Creating the IP Licensing Agreement.

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SpicyIP

MAY 22, 2022

The IP Reveries series is an experimental ‘fun’ series set in an imaginary classroom where we are using a dialogue format to raise questions and discussions around IP that traditionally don’t find a place to get voiced either due to long standing assumptions, or due to being seen as ‘too trivial’ to discuss in more formal settings.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

This Big Kat is thinking about the big issues for IP in the coming year. The early years focused on investigating and analysing national experiences to understand the relationship between IP and genetic resources, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions. It has been a long road to a Diplomatic Conference.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Much like regular websites operated by governments, companies, organizations, and the general public, most internet-based piracy services can be accessed using a domain name. Domain names also play an important role in conveying branding and as a result can be worth considerable sums of money.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

Continuing our annual tradition of recounting the significant developments that impacted the Indian IP landscape in the year that has been, we bring you a round-up of 2021’s developments. This year, we have divided these developments into three categories: a) Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Topicality/Impact).

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Even though the focus of these activities involves, among others, accounting, financial, and the legal standing of the entity, there are also a number of tasks that involve the status of IP matters and rights held by the company.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

With this consultation, the Office seeks to assess whether the current IP regime strikes the appropriate balance to encourage the development of AI and its use across the UK economy. This is not the first time the UKIPO has engaged with a public call for views on the topic of AI and IP. IP plays a fundamental role in this.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 24, 2022

IP Reveries: Class I – “IPR” – A Tantalising Term or Troubling Terminology? To start with, let’s think a little about what IP and IPR mean. You all have touched on different aspects of the question from what/what-not IP to why IP and what after IP. Swaraj Barooah & Lokesh Vyas. The best (yet banal!)

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 19, 2022

The Domain Name System has been an essential component of the Internet since the mid-eighties. DNS resolvers make it possible to map a human-readable domain name to an IP-address, so a website or service can be easily located. Older people also call it the Internet’s phone book. Borderless Backbone.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 4, 2023

Changes to IP rules on their own in our world may have little effect on whether we go towards the good vision or the bad—cloud computing, network effects that cause convergence on a small number of intermediaries, and important tech that is protected by secrecy/real and personal property law/employment agreements.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 28, 2022

Appositely, while the ‘property’ image of IP has become a part of our legal consciousness, the nature of user interests is unclear. This also intends to make us hark back and ask – whether we are truly independent in our thinking of knowledge governance or just nurturing some narratives. Section 52: A Multi-monikered provision?

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Relying on Twin Books Corporation v Walt Disney Company ( Twin Books ), Bundy argued, “a foreign publication of a foreign work, before January 1, 1978, without notice of United States copyright, did not put the foreign work into the public domain in the U.S.”. They brought evidence of U.S. Copyright Act of 1909. The Outcome.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 4, 2024

However, there is information available in the public domain (including press releases issued by the European Union) as to the likely format of the AI Act. The text is still not publicly available as it is subject to certain further refinement over the coming weeks.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 23, 2023

But don’t stop reading if your passion lies along other branches of IP law, because this volume has plenty to say about copyright, trademarks, and more. Theme 4: Nature as Subject Matter The final two chapters discuss how IP law has consistently been faced with the challenges of dealing with nature-based subject matter.

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IPilogue

MARCH 21, 2022

Nikita Munjal is an IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, a Student Editor with the Intellectual Property Journal, and a third-year JD/MBA Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Some of the most notable arguments are included in a joint submission on the public consultation by 14 Canadian IP scholars.

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The IPKat

JUNE 26, 2022

While enjoying (or not) this heatwave, check the latest IP events and opportunities to be cool for the summer! Experts from different countries and regions will be sharing and exchanging insights on various areas of IP. closing dinner), IP Lunches (incl. Diversity and Inclusion Today, Would you like some IP with your Wine?,

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The IPKat

MAY 13, 2022

Friday is finally here - is there a better way to celebrate than by updating your schedule with the best IP events? Check the newest IP events and opportunities below! Events A Kat prepared for the weekend 24 May: The IPKat and Simmons & Simmons: Retromark: the Conference, London, UK.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 13, 2024

In doing so, it calls into question a fundamental assumption of many traditional intellectual property (IP) frameworks as copyright laws only protect works created by humans and not AI. AI will play a rapidly expanding role in all aspects of our daily life and therefore the law must govern its applications.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Recent advances in the technical field of quantum technologies have not only experienced high amount of attention in information science and software engineering disciplines but also gained a wide interest of government due to its complexity and global significance. What kinds of IP related rights would apply to quantum computing technology?

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 10, 2024

But, in this space, headlines are usually a source of inspiration (so we can write about intellectual property issues that may interest more than just IP attorneys), and titles a bit of fun (so we can draw in those looking for a bit of lightness amid more serious legal analysis). ” 17 U.S.C. §§101, §§101, 105.

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Intepat

APRIL 2, 2022

Patents give the inventor the security and confidence to share their invention in public domains. It enables the Government to develop strategic administrative policies that strengthen the intellectual property sector from time to time. appeared first on Intepat IP. Sense of ownership. Patents as assets.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

NFTs have sparked several discussions raising questions on how this would affect IP Rights and what ownership of artwork, especially digital copies of artwork entails. How are IP Rights and NFTs related? Copyright law in India is governed by the Copyright Act, 1957.

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IP Whiteboard

JULY 19, 2020

On 27 April 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States ( Supreme Court ) handed down its decision in Georgia Et Al v Public Resource Org, Inc. The decision extends the United States “government edicts doctrine” which embodies the principle that “no one can own the law”. What did the Supreme Court find?

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

IP owners must plan and safeguard their unique creation from any prospective infringements because NFTs have a distinguishing trait. [ii] NFTs are governed by smart contracts, which divide ownership and limit transferability. i] It is possible to view NFTs technology as an original method of capitalising on intellectual property.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

IP practitioners are not always interested in taxation profiles of intellectual property, but sometimes it’s necessary to get acquainted with them. Most of the discussion over the year has been on what kind of IP assets could be protected. The Patent Box was introduced in Italy in 2015.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 18, 2023

From the text it appears that the HNLU team relied on an underlying ‘study’ conducted by a renowned IP law firm. Neither HNLU nor the IP law firm has made the raw data available to the public nor have they clarified the basis of selecting or excluding the data that they have used for their ’study’.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Cryptocurrencies are significantly relevant in several IP-intensive industries such as music, pharmaceutical, automotive, and luxury goods. Trademarking of cryptocurrencies is yet another aspect that links IP to the crypto market. The copyrights that subsist on an NFT are also governed with the help of a smart contract.

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SpicyIP

MAY 15, 2023

He shares a keen interest in developments concerning IP Law.] Here are the quick summaries of the 5 posts, 16 case summaries, and other IP developments that took place last week. Important IP cases that we’re missing out on? Adding to this, the court recently set aside three such orders from the IP Offices in one day!

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

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. Trademarks.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 29, 2022

This Act also includes the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s Information Technology Rule, 2000, which governs reasonable security policies and procedures for sensitive personal data or information. AMAZON IP ACCELERATOR–THE ASSISTANCE TO INDIAN BUSINESSES. These are the first steps toward paperless trade.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 29, 2024

It also includes the monitoring costs associated with creating a self-GI mechanism or using IP firms’ legal services to keep an eye out for cases of infringement. An indication becomes generic when it returns to the public domain and is no longer protected in its country of origin or has ceased to be used there.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

To navigate this complex issue, it is essential to explore the current legal frameworks governing AI-generated art. appeared first on Intepat IP. This pivotal question challenges our understanding of authorship and ownership in the digital age. The post Who Owns the Copyright in AI-Generated Art?

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SpicyIP

JULY 17, 2023

Her area of interest lies in IP and corporate law. The court, however, dismissed the application holding that the impugned film was based on information in the public domain and clarified that the publicity and privacy rights are not heritable and died with the late actor.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 15, 2023

Perpetual ownership: Patent and copyright both have a limited period of protection, after which the traditional knowledge falls into the public domain. At the same time, the government may try to respect the customary secrets of indigenous communities and ensures that their policies respect cultural privacy of these communities.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 14, 2023

Context Copyright can be challenging for cultural institutions (or “GLAM“ for Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) when pursuing digitization and dissemination activities, as copyright governs whether a given work can be used and if so, how (as shown in recent studies for museums , archives or libraries ). Proposal 12.

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