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

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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

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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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Reminder: 2024 Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on Intellectual Property Law [Submit by July 14]

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Basheer’s 48 th birth anniversary we announced the 2024 edition of the Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on Intellectual Property Law. programs can take part) across the world, as well as to those who have completed their first law degree in 2022 or later. Shamnad Basheer 1976-2019; taken at NUJS, Kolkata circa 2009.

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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]