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Localisation Vs Globalisation in Gi Tags

IP and Legal Filings

The International Intellectual Property Rights Conventions, such as the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, (1883), and the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary & Artistic Works (1886) facilitate cooperation among the nations, promote innovation, and protect creators’ rights globally.

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Copyright Ownership of Movies and Films in Canada: Who’s on First?

IPilogue

The defendant lost at trial and on appeal because he failed to prove the contrary, i.e., that he employed the plaintiff under a contract of employment ( Choko , QCCA at [13]). Registration then provides all the contrary proof needed for the registrant to rebut the author/owner presumption ( Act, s. The relevant part of s.