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Intellectual Property Strategies To Best Protect Cannabis Related Innovations

JD Supra Law

billion in 2017 to $47.3 Protection of intellectual property in this space is critical, particularly as large entities have slowly started to break in. By: Caldwell Intellectual Property Law Cannabis Projections and Patents- Current projections indicate that the cannabis industry will grow from $9.2

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Need of specialized intellectual property courts in India

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction India publicly acknowledged the importance of safeguarding and upholding intellectual property rights by signing the World Trade Organization agreement on trade-related aspects of those rights. Currently, the High Court is filling the shoes of the IPAB.

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EU Research Links Youth Unemployment and Income Inequality to More Piracy

TorrentFreak

The European Union Intellectual Property Office ( EUIPO ) regularly conducts studies to see how piracy develops over time. ” The research is part of a recurring series which has tracked European piracy rates since 2017. ” The research is part of a recurring series which has tracked European piracy rates since 2017.

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Legal Analysis Of Copyright Issues In YouTube And Other Social Media Content

IP and Legal Filings

The Delhi High Court highlights the difficulties of enforcing intellectual property in the digital sphere by emphasising the need to strike a balance between the rights of copyright holders and the legal protections granted to online providers, even in the case of Super Cassettes Industries Ltd. 2017) 236 DLT 478 (DB). [1]

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The Hocus Pocus of Intellectual Property in Halloween Costumes

IPilogue

Nonetheless, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office notes that those in the jewellery industry may be granted industrial design registrations, offering a different kind of intellectual property protection. Outside of masks and jewellery, a 2017 U.S. However, the case was settled before a trial of the issues.

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Loui Vuitton: In Charge Of 18,000 Intellectual Property Rights

IIPRD

According to Louis Vuitton’s website, its intellectual property department oversees more than 18,000 IP rights around the world with the support of a specialised team of 250 lawyers and law enforcement officials. and others in 2017 for selling counterfeit goods that infringed on their brand.

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UK IPO report: use of intellectual property rights across UK industries

The IPKat

The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has published a report which shows that over a third (34.95%) of UK industries are found to be ‘IP intensive’. The analysis covers the years 2014 to 2016 and 2017 to 2019. The report, published on 9th June 2022 here , is an update to a similar publication by the IPO in September 2020.