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Bombay High Court Rules that Copyright Registration of a Label is not Compulsory

Kashishipr

Under Section 2(c) of The Copyright Act of 1957 , the label is an original artistic work. As per NTC’s statement, both SSPL and SK Oil Industries couldn’t claim copyright in the artistic work. It further added that an individual could either own a registered trademark or copyright but not both.

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PROTECTING ARCHITECTURAL WORKS IN THE INDIAN IP REGIME

Intepat

COPYRIGHT PROTECTION OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS Under the Copyright Act, 1957, architectural works are protected by Section 2(b) which defines a work of architecture to be any building or structure having an artistic character or design, or a model of such building or structure.

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The protection of fashion and applied art under criminal law: the Supreme Court rules on the Desigual case

Garrigues Blog

The way legal protection varies from country to country complicates things even further, forcing designers to maneuver through a complex web of legal protection that ranges from copyright to industrial designs, trademark law and unfair competition. Consequently, works applied to practical products were not protected under criminal law.

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Santa Clause and IP

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The depiction of Santa Claus in Coca-Cola’s winter advertisement was done by artist Haddon Sundblom but because this artistic work was based on a real person, it could not be granted copyright protection as it was not unique. Most trademarks registered in the U.S

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THE OVERLAP OF COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK IN PRODUCT PACKAGING

Intepat

The same is not true for trademark law which offers protection to generic names if it has acquired distinctiveness. There are no restrictions preventing the combination of copyright and trademark protection for a business or its specific product. Both trademark and copyright laws have their own advantages and limitations.

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Beyond the Big Screen: The Legal Odyssey of Film Titles in India

IP and Legal Filings

The blog will address the legal protection of film titles and answer the big question of whether anyone can make another DDLJ. 1] The Copyright Act protects certain types of works, which are included in Section 13. Cyril Amarchnad Corporate Blogs (Dec. Film titles are essentially the bridge between the viewers and the film.

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Poking Fun or Making a Buck?

LexBlog IP

My last blog post ended with a cliffhanger: but what about Jack Daniel’s and dog toys? Supreme Court in June issued a decision involving trademark law. Jack Daniel’s brought trademark infringement claims against VIP Products, a company that produces a “Bad Spaniels” line of dog toys.