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IP Forecast: Taylor Swift Seeks To Shake Off Copyright Case

IP Law 360

Taylor Swift's lawyers will argue next week in a California federal court that lyrics from her 2014 hit "Shake It Off" about "players" and "haters" are well within the public domain and don't rip off an R&B song from 2001.

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IP as a political instrument in Russia

The IPKat

Kat friend Iana Kazeeva provides an enlightening discussion on steps taken by the Russian government and courts with respect to IP following the invasion of Ukraine. The common denominator is the use of changes to the IP law as a political instrument towards states taking “unfriendly” actions against Russia.

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[Guest post] Can the owner of an artistic work convert it into an NFT for its use in the Metaverse?

The IPKat

Now, a further development on IP and NFTs comes from Spain, as Katfriend Mercedes Morán Ruiz (CEDRO) reports: Can the owner of an artistic work convert it into an NFT for its use in the Metaverse? This would not be the case if the work were in the public domain or if it could be considered an orphan work owned by a museum or a library.

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How plausible may be a conference on IP (and regulatory) exclusivity? Sufficiently

The IPKat

Last October this GuestKat attended an interesting conference in Munich (program here ) named " Life Sciences Strategy: Summit on IP and exclusivity ". If that is the case, in fact, the second medicinal product would not enjoy the data and market exclusivity as provided for by the Directive.

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Rise of Patents in India and Amended Rules Of 2024

IP and Legal Filings

Lastly, it doesn’t only protect the invention, a patent generate a valuable IP asset. To sum up, a registration of a patent is a crucial move that gives legal protection, monetize the invention, strengthen the competitive advantage and generate a valuable IP assets which all are the important parts of the success of inventions worldwide [4].

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Conundrum behind registrability of GUIs as industrial designs in India

LexBlog IP

The Patent Office further stated that: A GUI lacks ‘constant eye appeal’ as it is visible only when the computer screen is on and hence is merely a function of a computer screen (and not an IP). The subject design is original and has never been in the public domain.

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Cardinals Of Intellectual Property Rights (Part- II)

IP and Legal Filings

This blog will consider different IPs, which are at growing stage. These include the IPs, like- Copyrights, Industrial Designs, Geographical Indications, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Plant Variety Protection and Trade Secrets. Being at a nascent stage for IP compared globally, remarkable progress has been made by the nation.