The IPKat

APRIL 4, 2024

Here’s what Desmond writes: The Copyright Amendment Bill ensures fair remuneration for South African creators and performers by Desmond O Oriakhogba.fair compensation needed The Copyright Amendment Bill (CAB) was introduced to parliament on 13 May 2017. The CAB now awaits presidential assent to become law.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Specifically, when a derivative work is created pursuant to a statutory exception, then the derivative work is prepared “lawfully,” even though the artist who created the derivative did not get a license or other permission from the owner of the copyright in the underlying work. Figure 1, Slip op.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Read Yogesh’s critique of the judgement in light of DHC’s OpenTV decision and the CRI 2017 Guidelines. They filed a suit alleging copyright and trademark infringement against the defendant after discovering that they were selling household products under the name, ‘SUFIYAMA’, using a similar trade dress and artistic work.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

IP includes any creation of the mind, including inventions, literary and artistic works, symbols, names, images, and designs, and various forms of IP protection cover these different categories. For example, in 2017, battery supplier LG Chem sued Amperex Technology Ltd. Intellectual Property Considerations. Conclusion.

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