The IPKat

DECEMBER 17, 2021

July was also quite momentous in South Africa as its Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) became the first Patent Office in the world to award a patent that names an artificial intelligence as the inventor of a product. In August , national elections in Zambia resulted in a change in government.

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IP Patent Intellectual Property Inventor 92

The IPKat

MAY 29, 2023

The fictitious German inventors want to commercialise their invention, yet do not have sufficient funds to seek patent registration. Ochoa authors Chapter 9, which is devoted to the overlaps between copyright and the rights of publicity or personality rights.

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Intellectual Property Editing Privacy Moral Rights 89

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The petitioner contented that Jayalalithaa’s personality rights and her family’s privacy rights should be protected and that the productions may be incorrect and misleading. In ‘congratulating’ newsmakers , advertisers open themselves up to accusations of unauthorizedly infringing on personality rights.

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IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

In this month’s edition, he looks into topics including the Plant Variety Registry, different tales of/ takes on personality rights, and multiple leaks of key documents and their contribution in law-making. SpicyIP intern Vedika discusses this development.

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