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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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SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 8- May 13)

SpicyIP

Other Posts World of Possibilities: Single Judge Bench of Delhi High Court Allows Use of Celebrity Information Available in Public Domain Delhi High Court specifies some contours of publicity rights in India! Deadline for the Applications: 11:59pm IST, 23rd June, 2023. 50,000/- to be paid to YSL. Case: Holyland Marketing Pvt.

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Precedential No. 6: Title of Single Work "STRONGHOLDS & FOLLOWERS" Fails to Function as a Trademark, Says TTAB

The TTABlog

2002); In re Cooper , 254 F.2d The Federal Circuit has foreclosed the argument that the title of a single work is registrable if it has acquired distinctiveness." MCDM next pointed to third-party registrations for similar role playing game manuals, but the Board once again pointed out the each case must be decided on its own record.

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Competition Law: The Patent Pendulum

Intepat

After the period of protection, the inventions and information surrounding it fall into the public domain. Apart from this, the public disclosure at the time of application allows others to build upon this preexisting knowledge. Parallelly, competition law works in tandem and “protects competition, not competitors.”

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Trademarks and Market Distinctiveness: Analyzing the Antitrust Implications of Branding Strategies

IP and Legal Filings

This strategic application is the result of the thorough trademark strategy discussed in this discourse, which includes understanding its significance and handling post-registration responsibilities. 1] [link] [2] [link] [3] Competition Act, 2002 S.4 4 [4] Competition Act, 2002 S.3(1) 9(a) and (c).

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A Preliminary Analysis of Trump’s Copyright Lawsuit Over Interview Recordings (Trump v. Simon & Schuster) (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Fourth, if not, can Trump circumvent the registration requirement by seeking a declaratory judgment, or will he have to comply with the registration requirement? If the work was published without proper copyright notice, the work entered the public domain. Third, is Trump’s claim of ownership barred by 17 U.S.C.

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