IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Fashion designers and artists showcase their creative genius through conceptual fashion shows and apparel collections. Since fashion designers, textile manufactures, apparel companies and artists produce creations of the human intellect, Intellectual Property Rights play a significant role in the fashion industry.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

While at this stage the particulars of Getty’s claim are unavailable, their press release states that Stability AI “unlawfully copied and processed millions of images protected by copyright and the associated metadata owned or represented by Getty Images”. What is AI image generation software?

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The label in question was designed by an employee of SK Oil Industries. 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.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 7, 2022

As a result, intellectual property refers to creations such as innovations, industrial product designs, literary and creative works, and symbols that are later used in business. As an artist or designer, one should be aware of two forms of intellectual property (IP) rights: copyright and design rights.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

” Second, the Board determined that the separable portions of the design, in combination, met the minimum threshold of creative authorship necessary for some level of copyright protection to result. .” A copyright audit performed by a qualified design rights attorney may be able to identify these “slumbering” rights.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) are essential elements of modern software, defining how users visually interact with applications and systems through various design components such as icons, menus, and layouts. The visual design of the button itself, such as its colour, shape, and placement, is covered as an artistic work.

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The IPKat

JUNE 17, 2023

“ Perhaps I’ll be remembered in history as the banana imbecile ”, summed up provocative and uber-creative artist Maurizio Cattelan in a recent interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. Lord Millett set out the test in the context of the landmark decision in Designers Guild , concerning infringement of copyright in a fabric design.

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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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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

The Assistant Controller Of Patents And Designs on 20 September, 2024 on 19 September, 2024 (Delhi High Court) Image from here The appellant challenged the rejection of its patent application for an absorbable iron-based alloy medical device. Biotyx Medical (Shenzhen) Co. Rohit Kumar Dhaka & Anr. Ashok Kumar(S)/ John Doe(S) & Ors.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Copycats: unregistered designs, unfair competition and copyright Better register first than be sorry later. In general it is a good idea to register fashion products which have a reasonable expectation of commercial success as designs or, where possible, as shape-trademarks before they appear on the catwalk.

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IIPRD

MARCH 4, 2024

This right can be related to music, a book, a logo, any art work, work related to science, designs of the industries. Work related to art or any rights which is related to literary, artistic, or scientific related matters. This is basically for literary and artistic work.

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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. Is it copyright infringement to copy a work and use it as a tattoo? .

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The IPKat

MARCH 2, 2023

Grimaldi ) whereby the right to protect a registered trade mark (a protection given in the USA law essentially by the Lanham Act ), under some circumstances, cannot be enforced to detriment of “the right of others to express themselves freely in their own artistic work” (from the Rogers v. Grimaldi case).

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 7, 2024

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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The IPKat

AUGUST 30, 2024

AGA also alleged that the control panels fitted by UKIG to the eControl Cookers infringed the copyright in its design drawing for the control panel of its own electronically controlled AGA Cookers. It therefore found that although copyright subsisted in the design drawing, UKIG's actions were permitted by section 51.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Computer-aided design (CAD) files are the most common type of digital file. A diagram, map, chart, or plan, an engraving, photograph, a work of architecture, or any other work of creative workmanship is defined as an artistic work under Section 2(c) of the Copyright Act.

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The IPKat

APRIL 25, 2024

This post further explores the argument that the outputs of generative AI tools are unprotected in the UK, despite the language in section 9(3) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 UK (CDPA) relating to computer-generated works. Does UK copyright law protection extend to computer-generated works which are not original?

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azrights

AUGUST 11, 2022

If each output is unique and another user gets a different output even if their query is identical to yours, it means someone else could only use the same visual images as you by copying yours. Most of these computer-generated works are protected by copyright in the UK. Would they be infringing your copyright though?

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 27, 2022

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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The IPKat

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The design was largely attributable to functional and technical considerations and based on simple variations of previously known designs that are part of the general design repertoire. b) the work in question builds on and constitutes a variation of a previously known design or an ongoing design trend?

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Velocity of Content

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

It is clear that AI is built on a foundation of immense works of authorship, many of which are protected by copyright. 7 When copyrighted works are used, AI systems typically make copies of the works to train and power AI outputs. 1858); Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, c. Ginsburg & R. Dreyfuss eds.,

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IIPRD

JUNE 14, 2021

However, there lies an unfilled gap between the existence of such rights and their application in the real world which has led to the development of the omnipresent problem of copying an individual’s work rather than using one’s own craftsmanship. Piracy and Fashion Design. Protection under the Designs Act, 2000.

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The IPKat

MAY 2, 2023

Copyright The Court also established that Lidl’s mark was protected by copyright as an original artistic work under Section 4 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Therefore, the Court considered that Tesco had copied a substantial part of Lidl’s mark with text, and thus also infringed Lidl’s copyright in the logo.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Copyright infringement – Copyright subsists in the Lidl logo and this was copied by Tesco in creating their Clubcard Price(s) signs. On copyright subsistence, the judge held that the Mark with Text is an artistic work, failing within the sub-category of “graphic works”. This was rejected by the judge for two reasons.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Introduction Software refers to a compilation of instructions, data, or programs designed to operate machinery and execute specific tasks. Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) establishes the entitlement to enjoy the protection of moral and material interests arising from scientific, literary, or artistic creations.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 21, 2023

The word ‘copyright’ in its simplest sense is an amalgamation of the two words ‘copy’ and ‘right’ which leads to the meaning— ‘right to copy’. The section 2(c) of the 1957 Copyright Act of India defines ‘artistic work’ as any work that includes engraving, sculpture, painting, or a photograph.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 18, 2024

In the first part, I’ll explain the forces at play in the publishing industry, why copyright ownership in academia is so important and how the publishing process works. The old argument of copyright ownership in academia According to the UK’s Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, the author of a work is the owner of any copyright in it.

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Dragons' Den

APRIL 4, 2024

Once your copyright has expired, anyone can use or copy your work. The length of copyright depends on the type of work. For artistic work copyright protection lasts 70 years after the author’s death. There isn’t a register of copyright works in the UK.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 21, 2023

The word ‘ copyright ’ in its simplest sense is an amalgamation of the two words ‘copy’ and ‘right’ which leads to the meaning— ‘right to copy’. The section 2(c) of the 1957 Copyright Act of India defines ‘artistic work’ as any work that includes engraving, sculpture, painting, or a photograph.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 31, 2022

Such creations may include literary and artistic works, designs, names, inventions, etc. Copyright’s relationship to IP is that it is just another form of IP, like trademarks, patents, and industrial designs. Do you think about the fight between musicians concerning stolen or copied song lyrics?

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Other Posts A Case of ‘Smart Copying’: ‘Peace Maker’ Restrained from Imitating ‘Officer’s Choice’ image from here Do you enjoy your whiskey? Ttk Prestige Ltd vs Arjun Ram & Anr on 31 January, 2024 (Delhi High Court) The plaintiff had filed a design and trade dress infringement suit against the defendant for its brand ‘Prestige’.

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Corsearch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Intellectual property rights are defined as legal rights that protect the ownership of artistic, literary, and other creative works. You should prepare links and screenshots as evidence for your claims of copyright, or trademark, patent, or design right infringement on Alibaba.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Cooper case, a work does not have to be entirely unique in order to be protected by copyright; rather, there needs to be some effort put into it and it cannot be a carbon copy of another person’s work. The lack of organisation and ambiguity make the protection problematic even if the work is copyrighted.

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Garrigues Blog

MAY 11, 2021

In the case of architecture, holding copyrights in works enables authors to exploit their economic rights with a view to continuing their creative activity. The RAE’s definition of architecture as “the art of designing and constructing buildings”, is not alien to Peruvian copyright law. Indeed, Legislative Decree no.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2024

IP practitioners and the wider design community have been eagerly awaiting the decision as it was expected to be the first UK decision to grapple with the boundaries of UK copyright protection and thorny issues surrounding the protection of works of artistic craftsmanship under s.4(1)(c) 4(1)(c) CDPA.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 17, 2022

These trademark applications consist of Nike’s logo “just do it” and air Jordan designs. As recently in 2022 Hermès, a fashion house sued Manson an NFT (non-fungible token) creator for trademark infringement who marketed a digital asset called “Metabirkins”, which was a digital copy of a bag created by Hermès, which sold at many high prices.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

In the conventional sense, copyright law requires that the concerned work must, in its entirety, be an outcome of the intellectual labor of a human being. However, at the dawn of the digital era, computer software is being used in abundance to help create literary and artistic works. systems to have such works generated.

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