Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Thailand has built a comprehensive Intellectual Property (IP) system, aligned with international standards, to protect the rights of creators, businesses and innovators. Managed by The Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) under the Ministry of Commerce it supports a global practice of IP laws.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 29, 2025

We are very happy to announce the results of the 2024 Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on Intellectual Property Law! Like previous years, we kept the topic selection open to participants asking them to choose any topic they wanted so long as it related to IP. Shamnad Basheer 1976-2019; taken at NUJS, Kolkata circa 2009.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 14, 2025

Intellectual property (IP) is often misunderstood, leading to costly mistakes for businesses and individuals alike. In reality, IP is a complex legal landscape governed by factors like value, ownership, jurisdiction and timing.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This is the question the European Parliament addresses for the first time in its Resolution on policy implications of the development of virtual worlds – civil, company commercial and intellectual property law issues, published on October 17, 2024, in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

Some of these issues are specific to doing business with the government and others are broader issues that all companies face when using AI, and generative AI (GAI) in particular. Broader Issues with Generative AI Some other issues companies face with employee use of AI relate to IP and open source.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The Himachal Pradesh High Court seems to be the latest addition to the list of Courts with a separate IPR Division, as it has notified its Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules, 2022. Recently, the Calcutta HC also notified its IPR Division Rules ( here ) and a new roster ( here ) that created specialised benches for IP matters.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Philippine blocking scheme is the result of a memorandum of understanding, overseen by the local Intellectual Property Office ( IPOPHL ). The complaint identified several YTS domains, which were blocked in May after IPOPHL’s IP Rights Enforcement Office completed its review. These include DNS, URL, and IP address blocking.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 5, 2024

This does, however, raise substantial issues to do with the protection of Intellectual Property (IP) and data protection. Image Sources: Shutterstock] Further also it stands an equal risk of infringing on one of the critical areas of intellectual property which is trade secrets.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 31, 2024

As we do each year, were dedicating the last day of December to readers' comments on what the IP landscape would look like to them if a little thing called reality was not an issue. So, below are our participants heartfelt IP wishes for 2025.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 2, 2025

The emergence of social networking sites has presented new difficulties for the government in defending the owners’ copyrights. The need for copyright regulations governing social networking sites has been recognised by the political community in recent years.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 22, 2025

To effectively tackle live sports piracy, broad blocking powers aim to block piracy-related domain names and IP addresses within 30 minutes. However, they argue that the ‘blunt’ DNS and IP blocking measures represent a threat to other companies and the public.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Twenty-five intellectual property luminaries sent a letter today to several members of Congress asking them to beware of misleading and inaccurate assertions by “activists and academics” that government price controls on drugs will lead to lower costs for consumers.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Intellectual Property Rights occur as the dynamic instrument to discourse these tasks if the legal protection and development of a situation is beneficial to development and novelty. IPR IN THE FRAMEWORK OF STARTUPS Intellectual Property Rights serves as the keystone for the tenability and the development of new ventures.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2024

While the question made sense ever since I read the post, it started making more sense (and bothering me more) after working on the SpicyIP Open IP Syllabus where I witnessed a relative “over-accessibility” of US-European IPR scholarship. I began to wonder – are there actually fewer IP scholars in India (or the Global South in general)?

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2024

We’re pleased to inform you that a free online course on intellectual property starting on January 08, 2023 is being offered for students on the e-learning platform SWAYAM by Dr. Yogesh Pai, Associate Professor of Law, in charge of the SPRIHA IPR Chair at National Law University, Delhi.

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IP Close Up

APRIL 9, 2024

Thanks in part to data-hungry artificial intelligence and growing anger over foreign and domestic intellectual property abuses, fixing the IP system is more topical than Continue reading

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IP.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In the era of fast-paced technological advancement, the integration of AI in the intellectual property (IP) lifecycle is transformative. Companies now use generative AI tools to streamline innovation, expedite the patenting process, and generate unique ideas while ensuring the confidentiality of valuable IP assets.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 18, 2023

The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held a hearing today featuring a panel of patent-savvy witnesses to underscore the crucial role intellectual property plays in the U.S. economy and to define the biggest threats to IP rights, both foreign and domestic.

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IIPRD

MARCH 21, 2024

Introduction Competition law and intellectual property rights (IPR) are like two different sides of the same coin, as they both work to ensure vibrancy in the market and promote consumer welfare. It also addressed concerns about unfair competition and IP rights holders’ trade practices.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 6, 2023

The House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet today held a hearing titled “IP and Strategic Competition with China: Part II – Prioritizing U.S.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The withdrawal was expected, with panelists at IPWatchdog’s Life Sciences Masters Program in October predicting based on USPTO Director Kathi Vidal’s comments at the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Annual Meeting that the rule was unlikely to be finalized before her departure from the Office.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This post is the third and final instalment in the “Africa IP Highlights 2022" series of posts highlighting some of the key developments in IP in Africa in 2022. As previously stated, the Africa IP Highlights 2022 is the result of collaboration between myself and and Doreen Adoma Agyei and Clarisse Mideva. Katfriend, Ifeanyi E.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Nearly 50 former government officials and other well-known figures in the IP space signed onto a letter today penned by the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) urging President Biden to oppose the World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) proposed extension of the COVID-19 IP waiver to therapeutics and diagnostics.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 22, 2023

On 30 November 2023, the Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU) published the findings of a survey on “Intellectual Property Principle – What the IP Community regards as important” ( executive summary and slides ). The survey was conducted by response:AI, an independent market research firm.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on the repudiations against personality rights, Govt. Tejaswini Kaushal analyzes this in light of the evolving jurisprudence surrounding rare diseases and the implications of the government’s measure.

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

The rapidly expanding space tourism industry is raising a vast universe of potential intellectual property issues. Experts say most of the laws governing extraterrestrial IP are as unexplored as space itself.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 11, 2024

The bill seeks to provide for intellectual property (IP) rights in an individual’s voice and likeness as well as remedies including statutory damages and disgorged profits.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) announced that it had joined with 30 other signatories to publish a framework of intellectual property principles designed to maintain America’s global lead in innovation.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Whether you are a startup founder, an entrepreneur, or an IP professional, knowledge of these areas can save you time and resources. Trademark law grants legal protection of your business name, logo, or slogan against other individuals using the same with regard to protection over intellectual property. D., & Kesselman, D.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Intellectual property rights are greatly important to Americas economy, and an efficient and well-functioning USPTO is critical to ensuring that such rights are protected. I liked reading the always-excellent Rob Greenspoon's post about five (almost) instant fixes to the patent system. The next U.S.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 27, 2025

The United States has long relied on robust economic sanctions and export controls to protect national security and safeguard intellectual property (IP) from foreign adversaries. patents.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 17, 2024

The Administrative Procedure Act (APA), a foundation in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) examination and post grant proceedings, in patent and trademark federal court cases and in International Trade Commission (ITC) proceedings, has been implemented more or less faithfully under U.S.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 23, 2024

trademark owners intellectual property, and threaten the safety of U.S. In 2024, Americas legislators continued their effort to fight against the harmful impact of counterfeit products being sold to American consumers. Counterfeit sellers often detract from the revenue of American businesses, infringe upon U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In particular, they allege that they have sent over a thousand notices against a single IP address on the AT&T network without a single response. The lawsuit accuses AT&T of contributory copyright infringement for its failure to act against piracy on its network. 3: MPLC Joins the Copyright Society.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 18, 2025

It's a new year and a fresh start to IP news, events and opportunities. geographical indications), designs, best foreign language/non-English IP book and IP in general (books covering diverse IP rights). The themes conference is Turning IP Ambitions into Action: Creating Connections, Collaborations and Communities .

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IP Watchdog

JULY 23, 2024

The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet today held a hearing, titled “IP Litigation and the U.S. Issa said these voices claim the forum is being leveraged in ways that distort the IP system.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

It took nearly two decades of negotiation, but member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have finally adopted the landmark Design Law Treaty (DLT) during the Diplomatic Conference in Riyadh on November 22. His previous posts can be accessed here. ] Article 3.2

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