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Choosing the Right Intellectual Property Protection

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All the creations of the human minds such as designs, inventions, artistic works, names, symbols, etc. Patents Patent protects new inventions that features technological advancements or economic significance or both and are capable of being used in the industry. For that, first let us understand what are IP and IPR.

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When Is Trade Secret Protection the Right Choice?

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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.” A patent protects an invention. As the U.S. then it is no longer a trade secret. Again, it depends.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 3 – March 9)

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The Delhi High Court upheld PPLs claims, granting an injunction restraining the defendants from using the sound recordings without a license, reasoning that PPL, as an assignee, retains the right to issue licenses despite not being a registered copyright society. The suit was dismissed with costs, for want of cause of action.

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

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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. The idea behind the invention is original, non-obvious, and has industrial applications, the same of which can be patented under the Patent Act, of 1970.

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Ownership of Copyrights Patents and Trademarks are Created by Employees and Independent Contractors

IP and Legal Filings

These rights have the sole purpose and that it so protects and confer the creation or an invention specific to a certain period. Trademarks- as the patents protect the inventions, trademarks refer to the unique symbols and phrases used by an organization helping them to distinguish from the others in a competitive market.

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Non-fungible Tokens: Commercializing Exclusive Digital Art- A Companion Piece

IPilogue

In this case, the software would still belong to the software engineers that invented it. In Canada, an express written assignment is necessary to transfer copyright from an artist to a purchaser. Of course, unless waived by the artist, the moral rights associated with the artistic work remain with the artist.

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Are Yoga Poses Copyrightable?

IP and Legal Filings

While nobody knows who invented Yoga Asanas, the Yoga Sutras compiled by the Indian sage Patanjali are considered to be one of the earliest organized resources on Yoga Asanas. So, it is extremely difficult to exactly determine when or by whom any Yoga Asana was invented. Fixation: The work must be fixed in a tangible medium.