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Intellectual Property Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Navigating Challenges and Seizing Opportunities

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Intellectual property covers the rights relating to: performances by artists, phonograms, and broadcasts; literature, art, and science; advancements in diverse human endeavors; scientific discoveries; protection against unfair competition. But in the current scenario, AI is causing greater challenges to the trademark law as well.

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The Kluwer Trademark Blog reported on the proposed independent EU regime for CIPs and other findings in a related article. Therefore, the role of the basic mark is crucial for international registration in the Madrid system, which has prompted MARQUES to discuss its importance and provide some tips on filing strategies.

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Cardinals Of Intellectual Property Rights (Part- II)

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PART 1: of the blog discussed about history, development, fundamentals of IPR and explained Patents and Trademarks. Just like trademarks, registration for them is not mandatory, but if it is registered the protection becomes airtight. Their registration is for 10 years, extendable up to 5 years.

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[Guest post] European Commission strategy on Web 4.0 and virtual worlds

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Intellectual Property The EC’s comments on each of the IP rights in virtual worlds are primarily found in the Staff Working Document. Interestingly, it notes that it will be “necessary to examine whether trademark protection needs to be strengthened by legislative means”.

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Beyond the Big Screen: The Legal Odyssey of Film Titles in India

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V RGV Film Factory” [4] , the court rules that a movie title’s eligibility for trademark protection depends on its acquisition of secondary meanings and uniqueness. [5] These registrations aid in allocating precedence. MK, An analysis on Protection of film titles under Trademark Law , Surana & Surana (Dec.

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moral rights. Apart from the discussion regarding copyright infringement, the validity of the registration is also being questioned. Is the Spanish implementation of Art. 17 CDSM compatible with EU law? This is the question Miquel Peguera raises on Kluwer Copyright Blog, alongside his analysis of the topic.

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TRADE MARKS According to Professor Barton Beebe of NYU School of Law, more than 77% of the 20,000 most common English words identically match a EUTM registration, and the remaining 23% of words have negative connotations. Global trademark and design applications boom in 2020! Is Europe running out of trade marks?