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National IPR Policy : An Analysis

IP and Legal Filings

Typically, they give the creator the only, time-limited right to use his or her invention and creation. [i] i] The very first accords to recognise why IPRs are important were the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1883) and the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (1886).

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Evolution of Tests of Creativity in Copyrights

IP and Legal Filings

Originality is the quality that distinguishes produced or invented works from copies, clones, forgeries, or derivative works by being new or novel. The word “originality” is frequently used in conjunction with the creativity of writers, thinkers, and artists. It was written with a distinct style and message. 4] 499 U.S.

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IP infringement in Metaverse

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For example, in 2009 the owner of a physical TASER gun sued Liden Lab stating that the users of Second Life are infringing the TASER’s trademark by creating a version of the TASER gun and trading them in Second Life. This right is given to literary and artistic work like music, etc. Later it was settled. Copyright Infringement.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 23-September 29)

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The respondent, the Assistant Controller, had refused the application under Section 15 of the Patent Act, 1970, citing a lack of novelty and inventive step, based on prior art. It observed that the Controller erred in determining novelty by failing to distinguish the specific features of the invention from the prior art.

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