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IP as a political instrument in Russia

The IPKat

One of the first enacted changes concerned the rules for calculation of the compensation paid to the patent owner in the event that an invention, utility model, or industrial design is being used without the patent owner’s authorization. Before the 2021 amendment, such use was allowed only for reasons of public defense and security.

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False Patent Marking as False Advertising: Overcoming Dastar

Patently-O

This case began back in 2006 when Crocs sued Double Diamond and others for patent infringement of Crocs’s design patents. Therefore, Dastar ‘s unaccredited copying did not constitute a false designation of origin actionable under § 43(a) of the Lanham Act. 1125(a)(1)(B) (Section 43 of the Lanham Act).

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Whither a Signal-Based Broadcast Treaty?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The 2006 GA authorized negotiations for a diplomatic conference on the Broadcast Treaty only on “traditional” broadcasting and cable casting and only adopting a “signal based” approach. No amendment offered in public session. But indisputably it does not mean unanimity. 5- National Treatment Paragraph 5.2

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The Much-Adapted “Peter Pan” (1904 – Forever )

Velocity of Content

> “ Peter Pan in Scarlet ” (2006 novel by Geraldine McCaughrean). The dust jacket text refers to the centenary of the novel’s initial publication and the fact that the rightsholder – Great Ormond’s — opted to mark this occasion by authorizing this work, promoting it as “the first ever authorized sequel to J.M.

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

Copyright Lately

The humanized skeleton figure on the left is Skully, which artist and entrepreneur Gregory Spiers first conceived while designing a T-shirt for the Lithuanian Olympic basketball team. The humanized skeleton figure on the right is Curly, a character designed for Scholastic’s popular “Goosebumps” series of books.

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Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law in the UAE

IP and Legal Filings

A GCC Trademark Law was issued in 2006. This law will replace the current Trademark Law of 1992 subsequent to its publication in the Official Gazette by the UAE government. Design rights are registered with the IPPD. Unregistered design rights are not recognised (although in some instances, copyright may apply).

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Impact of other related Intellectual Property rights on the Pharmaceutical Industry

IIPRD

To qualify as a patentable invention, the invention: must not be in the public domain or have been published or used previously; must not be obvious and must involve a technical advancement; and must be capable of being implemented commercially. Medical devices are patentable in India with certain caveats.