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The impact of Geographical Identification tags on Indian local markets and economies

IP and Legal Filings

Geographical indications bring a sense of security that protects unique property that belongs to a particular geographical location, increasing its value in the market. By throwing more light on the market economy and local market, it can be noted that G.I. tags have a significant impact.

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[GuestPost] Opinion: Patent trolling threatens the market of taxi aggregators in Kazakhstan

The IPKat

These two largest services merged their platforms a couple of years ago, which influenced the taxi market in Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and several other Commonwealth of Independent States countries. These mobile services have significantly expanded the market, transferring most of Kazakhstanis from public transport to taxis.

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Publicity Rights Concerning Sports Athletes

IP and Legal Filings

i] In principle, the Delhi High Court has recognized publicity rights in the case of ICC Development (International) Ltd v Arvee Enterprises (2003). [ii] ii] 2003 VIIAD Delhi 405, 2003 (26) PTC 245 Del, 2004 (1) RAJ 10 [iii] The Trademarks Act, 1999. [iv] ii] It was the first given judgment dealing with publicity rights.

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

IIPRD

Hence, the concept of cross licensing agreement has originated with the intent to help various organizations in sharing patent licenses along with their rights and liabilities leading to their easier access to masses and reduction of monopolistic market tendencies. Cross-licensing agreements can both restrain and advance competition.

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[Guest post] 'Made in Italy' and false indications of origin under the scrutiny of the Italian Supreme Court

The IPKat

350/2003 concerning the use of the wording 'Made in Italy' and the misleading use of trade marks on the origin of goods, with penalties depending on the conduct at administrative level (paragraph 49 bis ) and at criminal level (paragraph 49). The relevant rules are those set forth in Article 4, paragraphs 49 and 49 bis of Law No.

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

The IPKat

From the first wave of ICH, to the second one – the “invented traditions” after governmental intervention occurred in most cases, it is apparent that ICH entails an inherent difficulty of deciding what to include as such in a relevant register, such as the ones proposed by the 2003 convention.

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Facebook Defeats Lawsuit Over Discriminatory Housing Ads–Vargas v. Facebook

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

“plaintiffs do not attempt to allege that housing was generally available in their desired markets – much less that housing Ads satisfying those criteria were being placed in Facebook – under the criteria that any of the plaintiffs were using during the times they were using Facebook to search for housing. .”