Artistic Work Designs Patent Law 
IP and Legal Filings
APRIL 24, 2023
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.
Intepat
MARCH 13, 2025
Architectural designs came to be recognised as a form of intellectual property capable of protection after the 1908 Amendment to the Berne Convention, 1886. This inclusion was crucial in recognising and protecting the rights of architects over their architectural designs and works.
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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.
Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
The Patent Act, covers three types of Patents for protection: Invention Patent: Section 3 of the Patent Act, Thailand describes invention patent as any discovery or invention or any improvement of a product. The Patent needs to be renewed after its renewal due date.
SpicyIP
AUGUST 2, 2021
Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on IPR: Tipping the Scales of Patent Law? Continuing our posts on the Parliamentary Standing Committee Report, I wrote a II-part post on the Report’s recommendations on patent law reform. Part I and II. Fonts and Typefaces: Are they Copyrightable? Other News from Around the World.
SpicyIP
MARCH 9, 2025
Highlights Moving Towards a Wrongful Obtainment Standard Part I Wrongful obtainment is a less explored area of patent law in the Indian context. Patent Office orders have partially answered what it means to wrongfully obtain a patent but are inconsistent in adjudicating wrongful obtainment claims.
The IP Law Blog
JANUARY 18, 2024
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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