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Intersection of Intellectual Property Law and Competition Law with respect to Cross Licensing Agreements

IIPRD

Overview on Intellectual Property Law and Competition Law Indian IP law is primarily designed to encourage innovation and creativity by providing inventors with exclusive rights to their creations for a specified period of time. College: LC-1, Faculty of Law, Delhi University [1] The Patents Act, 1970, No.

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Intellectual Property Law and Competition Law: Conflicting or Complementing

IIPRD

Introduction If we take a broader look at the Intellectual Property Laws, the primary objective of the legislation in framing these laws is to provide exclusive rights to the IP right holder as against the entire world. One such principle, the court said, is “the later laws abrogate earlier laws.

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[Guest Book Review] Technology, Intellectual Property Law and Culture: the Tangification of Intangible Cultural Heritage

The IPKat

This book review of “Intellectual Property Law and Culture, the tangification of intangible cultural heritage”, written by Megan Rae Blakely, is kindly provided by Katfriend Victoria Dipla (Greek Lawyer, IGNITE Trainee Solicitor Clifford and Chance LLP London).

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Copyrightability of a Programming Language

Patently-O

New briefs in support of the accused infringer WPL: Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) : The law treats copyrightability of software differently than other literary works (as it should). Posner, The Economic Structure of Intellectual Property Law (2003). Patents should be the go-to in this area. 1821 (2013).

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Call for Internship: DPIIT- IPR Chair at Gujarat National Law University  [Apply by July20]

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Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) is the statutory university established by the Government of Gujarat under the Gujarat National Law University Act, 2003. A writing sample either published or unpublished on Intellectual Property Law (between 1000-1500 words including footnotes). About the University.

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Can A Single Colour Mark Acquire Registration In India?

IP and Legal Filings

2003) 27 PTC 478 at para 63. See also: Libertel Group BV and Benelux-Merkenbureau [2003] E.T.M.R. 15] Sieckmann (C-273/00) EU:C:2002:748 [2003] Ch 487 [16] Vatsala, Supra note 2, at page 129. [17] 15] Sieckmann (C-273/00) EU:C:2002:748 [2003] Ch 487 [16] Vatsala, Supra note 2, at page 129. [17] 2003) 27 PTC 478. [19]

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SPACs: A Double-Edged Sword

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However, from 2003 to 2019 , the average number of SPAC IPOs per year was just 23, and SPAC IPOs have never raised more than 20% of total U.S. After graduation, he intends to practice business or intellectual property law. The Year of SPAC. IPOs and 46% of total U.S. IPO proceeds. IPO proceeds in a given year.