This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Copyright laws play a crucial role in protecting creative expressions such as literary works, artisticworks and musical works. This exclusive rights comprises of the right to copy, distribute, perform, license or adapt the work. It officially came into force in March 2002. WIPO Copyright Treaty.
Case Summaries Abbott Healthcare Private Limited vs Vinsac Pharma on 17 February, 2025 (Delhi High Court) Abbott Healthcare sued two defendants for trademark and copyright infringement, claiming they deceptively copied its well-known LIMCEE Vitamin C tablets by selling LIMEECEE with similar packaging. Citing Jaisuryas Retail Ventures v.
Copyright The Court also established that Lidl’s mark was protected by copyright as an original artisticwork under Section 4 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Therefore, the Court considered that Tesco had copied a substantial part of Lidl’s mark with text, and thus also infringed Lidl’s copyright in the logo.
Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) establishes the entitlement to enjoy the protection of moral and material interests arising from scientific, literary, or artistic creations. This applies to literary, dramatic, musical, artisticworks, computer programs, cinematograph films, and sound recordings.
The district court granted summary judgment on the resulting trademark claims, reasoning that plaintiffs’ likelihood of confusion showing was “not strong enough to meet the standard that applies to artisticworks. Occasionally been used in the title to artisticworks” is a red herring. This part is not persuasive.
Person A makes a copy of the movie on his phone and shares it with his friends. Going back to the same example again, the first point of infringement would be where A illegally copied the film. In this scenario, when infringement has become borderless, should the rule of lex loci protectionis be blanketly applied to all the cases?
82 of 2002 ) itself. Upon such request, and if deemed both urgent and necessary, the competent court possesses a wide range of non-exhaustive measures, including but not limited to the “ suspension of production, exhibition, publication or reproduction of the work, performance, sound recording or broadcast program ” (art. 179(3) ECL).
A third reflection emerges: undoubtedly, Warhol’s work was created based on Goldsmith’s. However, it is important to recognize that all artisticworks are influenced by those that came before them. [1] photographs seem to be receiving significant protection due to their own nature of easily replicable works.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 9,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content