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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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Understanding the Relevance of IPR in the Fashion Industry

IP and Legal Filings

Fashion designers and artists showcase their creative genius through conceptual fashion shows and apparel collections. As of 2019, the apparel market was valued at about 368 billion U.S Under the copyright act in India, an artist may protect an “original artistic work” if it is expressed in a tangible medium for over 60 years.

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PROTECTING ARCHITECTURAL WORKS IN THE INDIAN IP REGIME

Intepat

COPYRIGHT PROTECTION OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS Under the Copyright Act, 1957, architectural works are protected by Section 2(b) which defines a work of architecture to be any building or structure having an artistic character or design, or a model of such building or structure.

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Limited Edition Products: Can they be Protected under IP Law?

Kashishipr

A critical issue to be addressed is whether these limited-edition products can get protection under Intellectual Property (IP) law, just as regular products do, and if yes, then which is the most appropriate form of IP Protection ? Protection for Limited Edition Products under Trademark Law.

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Online Influencers, Knockoff Handbags, Drunk Elephants, and Dog Poop: This Week in Trademark Law at the U.S. Supreme Court

LexBlog IP

require the Court to consider exactly how far trademark law can go in regulating conduct in the face of competing public policy interests. citizens accountable when foreign companies also purposely target marketing to U.S. The Line Between Artistic and Commercial: Jack Daniel’s Properties Inc. VIP Products, Inc.

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THE OVERLAP OF COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK IN PRODUCT PACKAGING

Intepat

Product packaging encompasses the design, material, and overall presentation used to enclose, protect, and market a product. The same is not true for trademark law which offers protection to generic names if it has acquired distinctiveness. Both trademark and copyright laws have their own advantages and limitations.

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The protection of fashion and applied art under criminal law: the Supreme Court rules on the Desigual case

Garrigues Blog

The way legal protection varies from country to country complicates things even further, forcing designers to maneuver through a complex web of legal protection that ranges from copyright to industrial designs, trademark law and unfair competition. Consequently, works applied to practical products were not protected under criminal law.

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