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11th Circuit affirms Viacom's Rogers-based win for MTV Floribama Shore

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Flora-Bama logo The Flora-Bama has been featured in artistic works by third parties. The title-v-title exception to original-recipe Rogers didn’t apply, because the bar’s name is not the title of an artistic work. Likewise, they submitted no evidence of confusion between any of those works and MTV’s show.

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Trademark and Copyright Cases to Watch in 2023

The IP Law Blog

In the lower court, the Second Circuit reversed the decision of the District Court and held that the Warhol work was not transformative because it maintained the “essential elements of its source material” and was not “fundamentally different and new.” Next, we have Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International. There, U.S.-based

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Personality Rights : Through The Glasses Of IPR

IP and Legal Filings

Original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works; 2. In the continuance, Section 14 lays down exclusive rights to do or to authorize reproduction of their artistic works. Relevant case law in this matter is Titan Industries Ltd. Cinematographic films; 3. Sound recordings.

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Intellectual Property Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Navigating Challenges and Seizing Opportunities

IIPRD

And IPR serves to protect the creations of the human intellect, encompassing inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, symbols, as well as names and images utilized in commercial endeavors. Another question regarding AI-generated copyright work in India is, whether AI should be given ownership of the work or not.

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Seeking Injunction in a Suit of Infringement and Passing off – Trademarks

Selvam & Selvam Blog

In the instant case, the Bombay High Court called out the practice of seeking separate reliefs of an injunction for passing off and infringement when pleadings were presented in respect of matters of trademark infringement. P Sulochana Bai to note how the Trademark law does not create any new rights per se.

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

IPilogue

The Cowichan could have had a stronger claim against Ralph Lauren, given that they had already turned their minds to protecting their intellectual property through trademark law. It is likely that tattoos would fall under the Copyright Act under section 5(1), which delineates artistic works as expressions through visual medium.

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Trademark and Copyright Cases to Watch in 2023

LexBlog IP

In the lower court, the Second Circuit reversed the decision of the District Court and held that the Warhol work was not transformative because it maintained the “essential elements of its source material” and was not “fundamentally different and new.” Next, we have Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International.