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Conundrum behind registrability of GUIs as industrial designs in India

LexBlog IP

There has been quite a bit of debate around the registrability of GUIs under industrial design law in India. While the Designs Act, 2002, recognised protection for GUIs, the Indian Patents Office has been reluctant to grant registration to GUIs. 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

Just like trademarks, registration for them is not mandatory, but if it is registered the protection becomes airtight. This statute also gives the rightful owner ‘copyright’ in design, which means the proprietor has exclusive right to use the design on article belonging to the class of its registration. PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION.

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The Other ‘Maybe’ Authors: Copyright Ownership for AI Trainers

IP Intelligence

the Office’s recent registrability decision regarding the graphic novel created by Kris Kashtanova creates nearly insurmountable, unnecessary hurdles to all kinds of AI authorship. Prediction and control of output have taken an outsized role in recent registrability and policy statements from the U.S. 2018) (citing Design Data Corp.

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The Other ‘Maybe’ Authors: Copyright Ownership for AI Trainers

LexBlog IP

” the Office’s recent registrability decision regarding the graphic novel created by Kris Kashtanova creates nearly insurmountable, unnecessary hurdles to all kinds of AI authorship. Prediction and control of output have taken an outsized role in recent registrability and policy statements from the U.S. Unigate Enter. ,

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Analysing Amazon’s Strategic Approach to Tackle Patent Infringement

IIPRD

Patent are valid for the duration of 20 years before coming into public domain) Patent infringement can occur in two ways. LEXIS 18660 & 2001 U.S. 2] Amazon Accused of Patent Infringement – Legal Help, Amazon Sellers Lawyer, [link] (last visited Dec 8, 2022). [3] 3] Mandour & Associates, supra note 1. [4]

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Time for the 12 O'Clock Boyz to go: court shuts down (c)/TM lawsuit against documentary & feature film about Baltimore bikers

43(B)log

Plaintiffs also alleged infringement of Monbo’s right of publicity, unjust enrichment, and violations of the Lanham Act and related Maryland trademark law. Plaintiffs also alleged infringement of Monbo’s right of publicity, unjust enrichment, and violations of the Lanham Act and related Maryland trademark law.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2021

SpicyIP

The suit concerned agreements dating back to 2001 between IPRS and ENIL regarding broadcasting music in certain cities. In this case, the Bombay High Court ruled that registration of copyright is not mandatory for obtaining relief in an infringement action. Durga Trading Corporation was clarified in this case. In Dhiraj Dewani v.

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