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[Part I] Cryogas Judgment: Supreme Court Stops Copyright from ‘Gaslighting’ Design

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Inox sued for copyright infringement of these technical drawings, essentially arguing that its design of the tanker and internal parts was protected as an artistic work under copyright. As highlighted by Prashant Reddy T. As highlighted by Prashant Reddy T. I also dissect the two-prong test laid down by the apex court.

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Choosing the Right Intellectual Property Protection

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With so many IPs available trademarks, patents, copyrights, and more – how can you choose the right one for your work, product, or business? All the creations of the human minds such as designs, inventions, artistic works, names, symbols, etc. Key Features: The work must be original.

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[Part II] Cryogas Judgment: Supreme Court Stops Copyright from ‘Gaslighting’ Design

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It concluded the design was primarily functional, so the toothbrush design was not entitled to design registration. The court (Justice Gautam Patel) reasoned that Section 15(2) only talks about designs, not artistic works and the Designs Act explicitly excludes artistic works from the definition of design.

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PROTECTING ARCHITECTURAL WORKS IN THE INDIAN IP REGIME

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

IP and Legal Filings

The encouragement towards innovation is legalized under Intellectual copyrights patents and trademarks Rights are provided by the states around the globe. Unlike patents, trademark protection is held indefinitely. Copyright- copyright protection is given to the works of authorship. Is Copyright registration mandated in India?

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 3 – March 9)

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A quick glance at last week analysis of wrongful obtainment in the Indian patent landscape, discussing Delhi High Courts jurisdiction in ANI vs OpenAI, and the implications of a MoU between screen writers and music composers. There is no registration fee for any of the seminars. This and much more in this weeks SpicyIP Weekly Review.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 13-19)

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In this post , Praharsh discusses a Madras High Court Division Bench decision staying an interim injunction granted by the Single Judge Bench in a patent infringement dispute holding that the order “does not appear to be justified”. Further details, including the link for registration, are provided in the post here.