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Fonts & Typefaces: Are they Copyrightable? 

SpicyIP

But as I will discuss in this post, they fulfill the eligibility criteria as provided under the Copyright Act, 1957. Typeface’ refers to the particular design of letters, numbers, marks and symbols. Debunking the ‘no copyright for fonts’ Argument. This is perhaps why fonts cannot be copyrighted in the US.

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Protecting Software Innovation in India

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Introduction Software refers to a compilation of instructions, data, or programs designed to operate machinery and execute specific tasks. 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.

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Navigating the Global Intellectual Property Landscape: Key Treaties and Agreements

IIPRD

‘The Paris Convention’, adopted in March 1883 and revised in the years 1900, 1911, 1925, 1934, 1958, 1967, and 1979, comprehensively addresses “patents, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks, service marks, trade names, and geographical indications”. [1] Geneva, WIPO, 1984.” [3] 3] Kumar, Nagesh. 36/37 (1998): 2334– 35. [4]

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Dynamic Blocking Injunctions – Lessons for the Egyptian Copyright Legislator

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In a previous post ( here ) we considered what the Egyptian copyright legislator could learn from the YouTube/Cyando case, and here we explore what lessons, if any, it should retain from this growing trend of dynamic injunctions. Overview of Injunctive Relief Under Egyptian Law. 82 of 2002 ) itself. 179 ECL). by Tito Rendas. €