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Industrial Design under The Design Act, 2000

IP and Legal Filings

The Designs Act, 2000 (“the Act”), is a complete code in itself and protection under it is totally statutory in nature. It protects the visual design of objects that are not purely utilitarian. Designs are registered in different classes as per the Locarno Agreement. These classes are mainly function oriented.

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Choosing the Right Intellectual Property Protection

IIPRD

All the creations of the human minds such as designs, inventions, artistic works, names, symbols, etc. For example, the Tata Nanos rear-engine design and lightweight body structure is patented by Tata Motors. For example, the shape of Coco-Cola bottle is registered as an industrial design.

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When Is Trade Secret Protection the Right Choice?

The IP Law Blog

Copyright Office explains, copyrights protect “original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture.” But not all confidential business information that is valuable and generally unknown is a trade secret.

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The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in India’s Startup Ecosystem: A Pathway to Innovation and Growth.

IIPRD

The Intellectual Property incorporates the makings of the thoughts such as the discoveries, literary and artistic works, design, symbols, names, and images used in the business. Protecting Creative Works: Copyrights safeguard the startup’s original outputs from being copied or used without authorization.

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Cardinals Of Intellectual Property Rights (Part- II)

IP and Legal Filings

PART 2: of the blog gives a detail about Copyrights, Industrial Designs, Geographical Indications, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Plant Variety Protection and Trade Secrets. Broad classification of ‘works’ which are protected by copyright are-. Original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works.

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When Is Trade Secret Protection the Right Choice?

LexBlog IP

Copyright Office explains, copyrights protect “original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture.” But not all confidential business information that is valuable and generally unknown is a trade secret.

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Best Practices for Intellectual Property Management in Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

Intepat

It includes creations of mind, such as inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, symbols, and names used in commerce. Protection: The protection to IP objects can be afforded via legal measures, keeping the information regarding the IP object confidential.