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Trade mark ownership: As easy as A-B-C?

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Trade mark ownership is an important consideration for any business. Unfortunately however, while seemingly obvious, the concept of ownership is sometimes overlooked and can be more complex than originally imagined. At this point, it may be too late! Let’s start with the legislation – a very good place to start.

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Evaluating the efficacy of Competition Commission Amendment Act, 2023

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Incorporating a novel focus on the digital market environment, the Competition Amendment Act, 2023 stands out as one of the most momentous changes made to the Competition Act of 2002 in the last two decades. The modifications intend to modify the 2002 Competition Act.

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New Research Study from IP Australia Confirms IP Rights Ownership as a Signal to Identify Successful SMEs

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There is a risk that this study may be understood or reported in some quarters as implying the presence of a causal relationship between ownership of IP rights and business success. The study finds that, on average, SMEs that own IP rights (IPRs) are 3.5 My opening sentences above were very carefully chosen.

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Spider-Man: Where is Home?

IPilogue

In 2002, the first well-known Spider-Man movie was filmed by Columbia Pictures, a division of Sony Entertainment. In 2015, Marvel and Sony made an unprecedented deal that the two companies would share joint-ownership in Spider-Man’s copyright. There is no dispute that the new Spider-Man, starring Tom Holland, is a hit.

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IP Financing in India – Part I: Perfection of Security and (Non) Registration of Copyright

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These records provide banks with a clear history of ownership of that land and thus assure them of the valid title of the borrower. There is no mandatory registration requirement for establishing ownership of the copyright in the first place let alone transfer of the same.

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On Sale Bar – Sales require Consideration, not necessarily Money Payment

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The proposal expressly stated that “ownership and title to the Equipment” would be conveyed. 2002) (offer to make a “remote database object. 2002) quoting Group One, Ltd. Allen Eng’g Corp. Bartell Indus., 3d 1336 (Fed. The court cited a prior decision on point. Netscape Commc’ns Corp. Konrad , 295 F.3d 3d 1315 (Fed.

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The Supreme Court’s Unsettling Attempt at Settling the Debate on Section 63 of the Copyright Act

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Jithendra Prasad Singh v State of Assam, 2002. Without the registration requirement, there is no need of any documentation to even claim ownership, before pointing at someone else for alleged infringement and opening them up to arrest. Here are the decisions where various High Courts have taken conflicting views: . High Court.

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