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Fonts & Typefaces: Are they Copyrightable? 

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Typeface’ refers to the particular design of letters, numbers, marks and symbols. This post only deals with copyrightability of fonts from artistic work perspective and does not explore the copyrightability of fonts as code or literary works. Shivam is a recent graduate of the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

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Traditional Tattoos on the Red Carpet: Continuing the Conversation of Collective Ownership

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These events point to two prevalent issues within the current legal framework: First, that current intellectual property laws do not properly acknowledge collective ownership over shared culture within Indigenous communities and second, whether tattoo designs have the potential to be protected through copyright laws. Of note, in DRG Inc.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 3 – March 9)

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The plaintiff alleged that the defendants are selling counterfeit products using his registered design without authorization. Basf Se vs Joint Controller Of Patents And Designs and Ors. The plaintiff, a proprietary firm, held a registered trademark (ARJUN) since 1993 and a copyright for its artistic work, with claimed use since 1978.

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Sports and Intellectual Property Law in India

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A trademark is a symbol or design or word or phrase that acts as an identifier for a business goods or services. A business may come up with a unique design to stand out from its competitors, to act as a differentiating symbol for the company. Within India, the sports market is able to thrive due to the extensive laws.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (December 18- December 24)

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In this month’s edition, he looks into topics including the Plant Variety Registry, different tales of/ takes on personality rights, and multiple leaks of key documents and their contribution in law-making. The Defendant contested that the bottles were not selectively obtained and it was using recycled bottles due to shortage.

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“Main Ladega”-The Fight Between Protection of Intellectual Property and Expressive Content

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In the present instance, the claim for infringement arises as the design of the NBC logo contains copyrighted content. Conclusion Claims that expressive works infringe intellectual property rights are not new. The Courts in the cases of India TV Independent News Service v.