IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The availability of a large variety of information has also increased the risk of Copyright Infringement due to its easy accessibility and dissemination. This has led to varying degrees of copyright infringements in this digital era. However, with more advantages, some disadvantages also come into play.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Articles Protected Under The Copyright Laws Normally, fashion garments are placed under the bracket of ‘artistic works’ under the Copyright Act owing to the fact that they are the works of artistic creations. Literary Works Other than Computer Programs. Musical Works. Artistic Works.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 29, 2022

Copyright safeguards works made by a genuine creator in a variety of genres, including literary, musical, theatrical, and artistic works. There is, however, a procedure that must be followed in order to register the copyright for all such works. In India, this protection is given by the Copyright Act, 1957.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 14, 2023

Copyright is a more complicated problem. Per Article 5(2) of the Berne Convention [9] , copyright is established without the need for any further procedures. This contradiction can be seen in Article 8. This article talks about infringement of Unitary Community IPR. Garimella and S. Jolly (eds.)2017)

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Music is an artistic work which falls into the purview of copyright protection. However, if such streaming of copyrighted music is done without obtaining license from the copyright holder, then it amounts to copyright infringement. Nowadays, music lovers can easily stream music. The defendant no 1 i.e,

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2024

This week in Other Barks and Bites: Judge Pauline Newman responds in district court challenge to her suspension; Over 200 musical artists sign letter imploring tech companies to stop using AI to devalue artists’ work; a California district court denies a motion from tech giants, including Google and Apple, that sought to challenge USPTO IPR rule; and (..)

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Due to the same reason, cyberspace can often become a breeding ground for IP infringement. Some of the most common types of IP infringements that occur in cyberspace include trademark, domain name, and copyright infringement. Instances of copyright infringement in the cyberspace. Image Source: gettyimages].

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 16, 2022

Jill is looking for an image to use in her blog article and finds your artwork on Stock Art Online. She then purchases it and makes it her blog article’s featured image. Obviously, Jack who intentionally copied, then publicly displayed the artwork on his site, and distributed the artwork to Jill, is guilty of infringement.

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The IPKat

JULY 6, 2023

The Court disagreed with Tesco, rejecting the suggestion that it should strip out the notion of reputation attached to Lidl’s logo as if Tesco were seeking to purchase a licence to use an artistic work of little or no intrinsic value.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Given the fact that the copyright law was originally framed to protect literary and artistic works, it needs to be seen how much the law has evolved to grant protection to digitalized works. Kind of Copyright Infringement. Copyright infringement can take place in various forms in this digital era.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 29, 2024

AGA also relied on copyright in a design drawing of an AGA control panel and claimed copyright infringement by the Defendants’ control panel. However, the court found that the Defendants were entitled to rely on the defence afforded under section 51 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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Kashishipr

MARCH 16, 2022

If any unauthorized person tries crossing that fence, it is referred to as IP Infringement. In this article, we will be throwing light on the 03 most common forms of IP, including trademarks, copyright, and patents, along with the different and varying levels of protection that they offer.

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IP Whiteboard

AUGUST 30, 2020

In what we understand to be an industry-first, the Copyright Agency (an Australian not-for-profit collecting society that also licences copyright protected literary and artistic works) has licenced an Indigenous artwork for a tattoo. Does copyright exist in tattoos? Does copyright exist in tattoos?

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 24, 2023

Under the previous law, the Design registration was granted only for the visual appearance of an article which included shape, configuration pattern, and ornamentation whether in 2 or 3 dimensions. Designs are registered in different classes as per the Locarno Agreement. Landmark Judgments Crocs Inc. Bata India Ltd.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Music is an artistic work which is subject to copyright protection. However, copyright infringement occurs when such copyrighted music is streamed without acquiring proper license from the copyright owners. Copyright involves the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the original work.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

But, by registering copyright, additional benefits and stronger legal protection can be achieved in case of any copyright infringement. Copyright registration in India ensures protection for various types of works, such as literary works (e.g., books, articles, poems), artistic works (e.g.,

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 2, 2021

Prior to the Locarno Agreement, design classification in India was based on product material and post acceding, all articles are classified in accordance with the Locarno Classification. Fonts and Typefaces: Are they Copyrightable?

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IIPRD

JUNE 24, 2024

This article sheds light on the foundational frameworks and pivotal agreements that govern the rights and responsibilities of creators, innovators, and consumers worldwide. 4] Prior to its creation, several countries implemented copyright laws individually, resulting in varied regulations limited to their respective territories. ‘The

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IP Whiteboard

JUNE 7, 2021

You then upload a copy of the digital work that you want to represent in NFT-form to the NFT marketplace, pay a transaction fee and click ‘create’. Copyright is a bundle of exclusive rights that protects original expression if that expression is in a material or tangible form. The NFT can be offered for sale on the NFT marketplace.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Section 52 of the Copyright Act, 1957, enumerates specific acts or works that are not deemed infringements of copyright, including fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical, artistic work, or work that is not a computer programme.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 23, 2023

A group of artists has filed a first-of-its-kind copyright infringement lawsuit against the developers of popular AI art tools, but did they paint themselves into a corner? If it’s really just a backdoor attempt to control the artistic works used in the training sets, the claim is likely preempted by the Copyright Act.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 29, 2024

However, this article will discuss the reasoning of the court with respect to relief claimed by the Plaintiff against a creator of a YouTube video who compiled the interviews of the plaintiff and depicted his personality as ‘thug life’ The plaintiff contended that such videos portrayed him in a derogatory manner.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

Accordingly, Cipla Ltd brought in an action for Trademark infringement, copyright infringement and passing off. In the instant case, Cipla Ltd filed a suit seeking a permanent injunction against Sun Pharma for infringing the trademark “Respule”. This article has been authored by Madhuharanjani Prabakaran.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 15, 2023

These all reveals that AI generated works are outcomes of the programmed algorithms based on prompt, tokens and highest maximum likelihood. The above articles shows that technically AI generated works are software outcomes and their creative aspect relies on maximizing the likelihood of the prompt with pixel, text, byte etc.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Indian legislation does not provide exclusive statutory protection under the head of Personality Rights, but separate aid can be entreated under Copyright Act, Trademark Act, Fundamental Rights, and through various judicial pronouncements. Indian Copyright Act, 1957 holds sway over India’s Copyright functioning.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Copyright protects the producers of any original work, and is relevant to almost all businesses, not just those in the creative industry. Adequate copyright protection can form an important part of an IPR protection strategy. which all enjoy copyright protection. Image Source: Istock]. Conclusion.

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IIPRD

APRIL 8, 2024

This article delves into the ongoing debate around the issue of right of ownership of copyright by AI generators for their novel artwork. This question even after a broad reading of the Indian Copyright law remains unanswered, demanding an amendment in the present law or more clarity on the same by the way of judicial decisions.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

But as the sector grows, so does the problem of intellectual property rights infringement, cybercrimes, copyright infringement , and trademark infringement. Law and the courts encourage innovation by guaranteeing its unrestricted flow while continuously attempting to avert abuse.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 16, 2024

This article explores major international IP treaties, their impact on national legislation, and the challenges of harmonizing diverse legal frameworks. The convention has fostered international cooperation in addressing copyright infringement, leading to the establishment of treaties addressing specific issues like digital rights.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 11, 2023

This makes it difficult for the creator to control the dissemination of their works. one of the major publishers based in Japan sued Cloudflare in2022,for distributing data of copyrighted works for manga piracy sites by illegally uploading them and making them available for free, consequently, infringing the copyrights of the publisher.

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Corsearch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Counterfeits and other infringing products pose a serious threat to businesses using this marketplace, eroding reputation and damaging supplier relations. In this article, we share a step-by-step guide to removing counterfeits from Alibaba’s platforms manually.

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SpicyIP

MAY 6, 2024

The Single Judge had ruled that in case pre-grant opposition fails, the appellant can file a post-grant opposition or a revocation application as well and thus, in availability of an ‘alternate remedy’ with the appellant the petition under Article 226 cannot be maintainable. The plaintiff also holds trademark registration for “Serpenti ” etc.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 5, 2023

Vanity Fair commissioned Warhol to create the illustration, and Warhol used Goldsmith’s licensed photo to create a purple silkscreen portrait of Prince, which appeared with an article about Prince in Vanity Fair ’s November 1984 issue. Goldsmith notified AWF of her belief that the work infringed her copyright.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 17, 2022

There is an urgent need to shed some light on intellectual property infringement in this virtual world which will be dealt with further in the article. Trademark Infringement. Liden Research filed an appeal in which the court terminated the account of Minskey on the ground of trademark infringement. Later it was settled.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

A few years later, in 1984, Goldsmith’s agency, which had retained the rights to those images, licensed one of them to Vanity Fair for use in an article called “Purple Fame.” Goldsmith counterclaimed for copyright infringement. Vanity Fair , in turn, commissioned Warhol to make a silkscreen using Goldsmith’s photograph.

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Intepat

JUNE 15, 2023

Hence, the purpose of this blog is to delve into the significance of copyright protection, the limits of protection and the remedies against infringement. What is copyright protection? In the context of the Copyright Act, computer software is categorized as a ‘literary work’.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

The domain of copyright deals with the literary, musical, dramatic, and artistic works, and cinematograph films. Before the digital era, copyright protected tangible art or works, allowing authors to easily regulate usage, copies, and earnings. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IN DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT.

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