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Protection of Jewellery under Intellectual Property Rights

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Section 2(c) of the Copyright Act 1957 states that a copyright covers what is referred to as an artistic work, when interpreted in relation to the protection of jewellery through intellectual property, it may be deemed that the initial artistic sketch on which the design is based will be subject to copyright protection.

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AGA Rangemaster v UK Innovations – can you repurpose an AGA?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

This was on the basis that the control panel itself could not be considered an “artistic work”. That means we finally might have clarity in the UK on whether a work that is a 3D work, has to be an ‘artistic work’ in order for copyright to be enforced; in other words: does the Cofemel approach apply in the UK or not?

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Amicus of copyright law professors in Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith

43(B)log

Summary of argument: If the meaning of artistic works were objective, an art appreciation class would be like a standard math class: It would have only right and wrong answers. Instead, the Court should recognize the common existence of varying interpretations of artistic works. Available here.

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IPEC serves up a hot trade mark exhaustion decision, with a side of Cofemel, in AGA Rangemaster v UK Innovations

The IPKat

7 of Directive 89/104/EEC and, at the relevant time, provided that: A registered trade mark is not infringed by the use of the trade mark in relation to goods which have been put on the market in the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area under that trade mark by the proprietor or with his consent. Section 12 is derived from Art.7

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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. Since then, it has been continuously used and has even acquired reputation and goodwill in the market. As per NTC’s statement, both SSPL and SK Oil Industries couldn’t claim copyright in the artistic work.

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Can We Reexamine the Role of Blockchain in Copyright Now?

Plagiarism Today

Back in January, the crypto group Spice DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) made headlines for spending approximately $3 million to acquire a physical copy of the book Jodorowsky’s Dune , a bible for a planned Dune move that would have been made in the 1970s. . The payment beyond excessive.

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

IIPRD

Introduction In the quickly developing scenery of the recent business the startups stand as the indications of modernization which brings the new concepts and fresh products or the amenities to the market. Moreover, the IPR eases the market development and establishes a solid brand identity.