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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION IN THAILAND

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

A patent registration is not mandatory in Thailand, but to have an exclusive right over the invented good or process, it is necessary to file an application for patent and to be granted with a patent. The Patent needs to be renewed after its renewal due date. However, it does not include ideas, steps or processes.

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Exploring Copyright in Graphical User Interface

Intepat

However, protecting these interfaces involves navigating complex layers of copyright, design patents, and other intellectual property laws that cover specific aspects of GUIs. The visual design of the button itself, such as its colour, shape, and placement, is covered as an artistic work.

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Protection of Jewelry in India: Copyright or Design?

IP and Legal Filings

This IP protection ensures that other designers, whether direct competitors or producers of knock-off jewelry or imitation jewelry, do not ruin their reputation or copy their designs so as to reduce the value of their jewelry and lose out on potential sales. Among the patents were a ring, pendant and necklace with the panther design.

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What Protects The Intellectual Property Created By Artists Or Designers?

Intepat

With the introduction of the Designs Act in the year 2000, the Government of India included the advanced provision of safeguarding works with non-functional features in the domain of creative work. Industrial design patents give the person exclusive rights for a new ornamental design of an essential functional item.

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When Is Trade Secret Protection the Right Choice?

The IP Law Blog

IP rights come in several forms: copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. 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.” As the U.S.

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What Protects The Intellectual Property Created By Artists Or Designers?

Intepat

This would enable a person to determine the extent of each and take the necessary steps to safeguard their work. The following types of original artistic work are protected by copyright. a collage, sculpture, photograph, or graphic work; 2. a building or model of a building that is an architectural work; or.

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Design Protection: Don’t Sleep on Copyrights

LexBlog IP

” 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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