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Trademark Considerations for Copyrighted Works in the Public Domain

LexBlog IP

Because copyright protection has a set term, copyrights in certain works necessarily expire each year and enter the public domain. Once a work has entered the public domain, it no longer retains copyright protection and cannot stop use of the work by others based on its prior copyright rights.

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Trade Secrets in Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)

Kashishipr

In today’s highly competitive working environment, almost every other individual knows what Intellectual Property (IP) is and that the protection of IP assets is a matter of paramount importance. and commercial info, including the list of clients and suppliers, distribution methods, marketing strategies, etc.

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ICANN Simplifies Requests For Hidden Domain Name Registration Data

TorrentFreak

For companies enforcing their intellectual property rights, determining who owns a domain can prove invaluable as part of a wider investigation. That included those whose names appeared in public WHOIS databases as registrants or owners of domains.

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Book Review: Overlapping Intellectual Property Rights (Second Edition)

The IPKat

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.). The first part of the chapter offers valuable insights into the historical background of utility models, in Germany and elsewhere.

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Can Intellectual Property Rights Safeguard Your Blog?

Kashishipr

Due to creative and original use of expressions, blogs are deemed to be counted as private property for which Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) can be sought. However, there are a few additional benefits that are attached to the registration. The process of seeking registration can be cumbersome and tedious.

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Which Type of Intellectual Property Protection Do I Need?

Art Law Journal

When people find out that I am an Intellectual Property attorney, I am often battered with questions about the topic. Unfortunately, Intellectual Property law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which type of Intellectual Property (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work.

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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. In 1891, Madrid Agreement was adopted whereby the foundation of international registrations of marks was launched. Section 2(1)(l) determines non-anticipation of any publication in any document in public domain.