The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This book review of Intellectual Property Law in Nigeria: Emerging Trends, Theories And Practice by Desmond Oriakhogba (University of the Western Cape, South Africa) and Ifeoluwa Olubiyi (Afe Babaloloa University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria) is kindly provided by Kasim Waziri , Professor of Law at the University of Abuja, Nigeria.

Intellectual Property Law 79

Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property Law Registration 79

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

Therefore, the need to safeguard one’s name becomes apparent, and Intellectual Property Rights offer a means to address this concern. This strategy has roots in ancient times when Queens and Popes were sought after to endorse patent medicines, a tactic that has consistently proven effective.

Intellectual Property 76

Intellectual Property Registration Trademark Personality Rights 76

SpicyIP

AUGUST 22, 2021

In a guest post , Satchit Bhogle covered the issue of infringement of personality rights. It is noted that the test for identifying infringement of personality rights is to check whether there has been unauthorised use of identity for commercial gain and if there is a likelihood of confusion. News from India.

Personality Rights 119

Personality Rights Reporting Social Media Branding 119

The IPKat

MAY 29, 2023

This Kat is pleased to review the “ Overlapping Intellectual Property rights ”, edited by Neil Wilkof [full disclosure: a member of the IPKat team], Shamnad Basheer, and Irene Calboli (OUP, 2023, 864 pp.). Chapter 2, authored by David Musker, considers the overlaps between patents and designs.

Intellectual Property 89

Intellectual Property Editing Privacy Moral Rights 89

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so we have a fair sprinkling of cases dealing with copyright, patents, trademarks, competition law etc. In 2006 Kibow had applied for registration of its invention for a certain composition that augments kidney function and was granted patent protection.

IP 143

IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143

SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

She argues that the courts are restricting traders from revealing objective facts about a rival’s product under the guise of intellectual property protection, which is open to constitutional scrutiny since the advertisements can only be restricted under Article 19(2) whereas the right to free speech under Article 19(1) extends to commercial speech.

Advertising 105

Advertising Advertising Non-Fungible Tokens Intellectual Property 105

SpicyIP

MAY 20, 2024

Highlights of the Week Announcing the 2024 Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on Intellectual Property Law Prof (Dr.) The Controller on working examples is surely going to interest patent lawyers. Remanding the matter back to the Patent Office, the Court clarified that a working example does not define the patent’s scope.

Trademark 45

Trademark Advertising Advertising Copyright 45