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Traditional Knowledge on the agenda for 2024

The IPKat

The WIPO IGC was established in 2000. WIPO Diplomatic Conference In a few months, the Diplomatic Conference on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge will take place in Geneva to conclude the final stage of negotiations before the adoption of an international legal instrument. Image from Pixabay.

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Alfred v. Walt Disney Company: Decoding the concept of Substantial Similarity with respect to the Pirates of the Caribbean lawsuit

IP and Legal Filings

In 2000, the plaintiff had penned down a screenplay involving pirates and their adventures. Unprotectable elements such as ideas, concepts and elements in the public domain are filtered out of this test. The defendants were provided with a copy of the screenplay.

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Dilution of Fictional Characters: A Remedy to Trademark Infringement

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It was also contended by scholars that dilution would go on to replace copyright law as well as conventional trademark protection, since it could create trademark rights in gross by permanently removing fictional characters in the public domain. [3] 11] Kristen Knudsen, ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ (2000) 2 VAND. 1125(c)(1). [7]

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Conundrum behind registrability of GUIs as industrial designs in India

LexBlog IP

The subject design is original and has never been in the public domain. The process of application of the subject design on the finished article is a mechanical and manual process that falls within the definition of ‘industrial process’ (and accordingly falls within the purview of Section 2(d) of the Designs Act 2000).

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

Copyright Lately

Cinema Secrets (2000). It found that because Harvey had not renewed the copyrights on the comics featuring the character that later developed into Fatso, the depictions of the character relied on by Harvey had fallen into the public domain. . “Halloween” (1978). The Ghostly Trio.

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Competition Law: The Patent Pendulum

Intepat

After the period of protection, the inventions and information surrounding it fall into the public domain. Apart from this, the public disclosure at the time of application allows others to build upon this preexisting knowledge. Parallelly, competition law works in tandem and “protects competition, not competitors.”

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Copyright in Registered Designs

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Thus, the registered proprietor has copyright in the design as soon as the design is registered under the Designs Act, 2000. The total duration of copyright in design will not exceed the fifteen year period, following which the design will become a part of the public domain. Restoration of lapsed designs.

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