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Africa IP Highlights #3: Patents, other IPRs and reforms in IP policy, legislation and administration

The IPKat

In September , the Nigerian Government collaborated with WIPO to hold a national workshop for the validation of the Draft National Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy (draft IP Policy). Unlike Botswana (see November, below), there is no official copy of the draft policy available online.

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Does food flavouring constitute a “work”?

LexBlog IP

However, the Court rejected the action as: not legal, insofar as it concerned the protection of recipes as works of intellectual property; and unfounded, because recipes are assimilated to ideas and not to works enjoying copyright protection under Greek (and EU) law. dishes and seasonings) as works of IP. (1)

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The Five Essential Copyright-Related Terms You Need to Know

Kashishipr

In the present digital era, where we are so connected than ever, and the amount of online content produced has never been higher – the responsibility of safeguarding content has never been more crucial. Intellectual Property & Intellectual Property Rights. For more visit: [link].

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Understanding well-known trademarks application in India

Selvam & Selvam Blog

The present case of N.R. The history of the doctrine of well-known trademarks can be traced back to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (hereinafter, “the Paris Convention”) and the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (hereinafter, “TRIPs”).

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AI and copyright in 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

21, Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 ), New Zealand ( section 5(2)(a), Copyright Act 1994 ), South Africa (section 2(h), Copyright Act 1978 ) and the UK ( Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, section 9(3) ). As such, a proper evaluation of the options is not possible, and any changes could have unintended consequences.

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Saving the printed press – the Croatian implementation of Article 15 of the DSM Directive

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Unlike economic rights, that safeguard the economic interests of copyright holders, moral rights are a specific legal instrument that allow certain creators to control the treatment of their works and their presentation to others. Nevertheless, a more precise characterisation is that this is a new related right.

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CDSM: French transposition Order annulled to the extent that it does not provide for ‘appropriate’ remuneration for authors

Kluwer Copyright Blog

1) Article L131-4 paragraph 1 of the French Intellectual Property Code (‘IPC’) states the general applicable rule: the assignment by an author ‘ shall comprise a proportional participation by the author in the revenue from sale or exploitation of the work.’. and certain specific rules. and certain specific rules. To be continued….