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Protecting Fashion or Stifling Innovation

IIPRD

Introduction The Indian fashion market is pegged at an impressive value of $50 billion, out of which 10% consists of international luxury brands. [1] It is here that the distinction between ‘design’ in the Designs Act and ‘artistic work’ in the Copyright Act becomes relevant. Infringement Of IPR – Design or Artistic Work?

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Copyrightability Of Designer Clothes And Costumes

IP and Legal Filings

The Trademarks Act 1999- The Act intends on protecting the name of the brand by registering the trade name of the brand, hence eliminating the possibility of any other person using it without facing consequences. Visibly, the most imitated brands around the world are Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Michael Kors, Coach, Nike, Rolex etc.

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[Guest Post] The wisdom of Dune and copyright litigation

The IPKat

Modern copyright jurisprudence offers protection, not only to classical types of literary and artistic works such as books and movies (as an illustrious example, Denis Villeneuve’s new Dune adaption, in cinemas everywhere), but also to less inherently artistic and perhaps more mundane expressions of human creativity.

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Trademark Tussle: Blenders Pride vs. London Pride – A Legal Saga Unraveled

IP and Legal Filings

Karanveer Singh Chhabra, emerges as a poignant saga, pitting the stalwarts of the liquor industry against each other in a quest for brand integrity and consumer trust. Whether the consumers of such products be able to differentiate between both brands? In this realm, the case of Pernod Ricard India Pvt. Deejay Distilleries (P) Ltd.

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Limited Edition Products: Can they be Protected under IP Law?

Kashishipr

Several times, we see that luxury brands come up with limited edition products, whether it is cars, watches, cosmetics, chocolates, electronics, etc., The brand does not create more of these to maintain the attractiveness and exclusivity associated with the limited or special edition products.

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Intellectual Property Rights And Darwinism In E-Commerce

IP and Legal Filings

The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property in 1883 and the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works in 1886 both acknowledged the significance of the intellectual property. The World Intellectual Property Organization administers both accords (WIPO).”. Image Source: gettyimage].

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Intellectual Property Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Navigating Challenges and Seizing Opportunities

IIPRD

And IPR serves to protect the creations of the human intellect, encompassing inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, symbols, as well as names and images utilized in commercial endeavors. Another question regarding AI-generated copyright work in India is, whether AI should be given ownership of the work or not.