Larson & Larson

JULY 13, 2023

A patent provides its owner with the legal right to prevent others from making, using, selling or importing an invention for a limited period of time, usually 20 years from the patent filing date. To be eligible for a patent, an invention must be novel, non-obvious and useful. What is a Trademark?

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SpicyIP

MARCH 10, 2023

Through an examination of ChatGPT’s ‘Terms of Use’, our former blogger Varsha Jhavar attempts to investigate the copyright implications of the chatbot inter alia touching upon the issue of ownership and assignment of the output generated. Her previous posts on the blog can be viewed here , here , here and here.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The year 2022 has been an extremely important year for the development of trademark jurisprudence in India. There have been various landmark judgements which have not only highlighted cardinal principles of trademark law but have also given a nuanced understanding of how Courts interpret statutory trademark provisions.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 31, 2024

Image from here Yesterday, Aparajita penned a post “ Squawking over butter chicken: The mystery of the real master chef” sharing her thoughts on the existing “Who Invented Butter Chicken and Dal Makhani” issue before the Delhi High Court in Rupa Gujral & Ors vs Daryaganj Hospitality Private Limited. ” As per the order (para.

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Traverse Legal Blog

JANUARY 17, 2025

IP typically falls into the following categories: Patents : Cover inventions, processes, and designs that are new, useful, and non-obvious. Trademarks : Protect brand identifiers such as names, logos, slogans, and symbols that distinguish your products or services in the market.

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Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Whether you are looking to make your own non fungible token to sell or you’re looking to buy an NFT as an investment, you need to be aware of copyright and trademark laws that might apply to your NFT. Intellectual property or IP is a creative work or invention that one holds rights to. Copyrighting vs Trademarking NFTs.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 25, 2022

Patents are composed of several different parts, each of which serves a particular purpose in securing the rights of an invention. The most direct stakeholders are the inventors who conceptualized the invention that is now patented. The inventor’s rights to the patent vary depending on ownership, further explained below.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2024

Unsophisticated consumers may conflate the purchase of an NFT associated with a digital good with ownership of IP rights in that good. Trademark applicants, registrants, and practitioners need guidance regarding obtaining and enforcing trademark registrations in the context of NFTs.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 28, 2024

They encourage creativity by granting exclusive rights to individuals and companies to exploit their creations or inventions. In this way, protecting political symbols under trademark law could undermine the core values of democracy and public service.

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Garrigues Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In view of the proliferation of similar cases, brands are considering whether they should file registration applications to protect their trademarks in these new virtual spaces. Indeed, we are witnessing an exponential increase in the number of trademark applications for these types of assets. The EUIPO’s guidelines as from 2023.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

” Aseri, Commercializing Religion Via Trademarking God, 23 J. Patent and Trademark Office granted ownership of the word “Jesus” to Jesus Jeans, owned by a publicly traded Italian company, BasicNet, giving the company exclusive rights in America to sell clothing bearing the name “Jesus.”

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 17, 2022

It identifies the product of that company and recognizes its own and gives some rights to ownership that can be enforced. It will be difficult to report copyright in metaverse because there is neither any law nor any precedent to cover the legal issue. It also protects the product from unauthorized use by a third party.

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IIPRD

JUNE 9, 2024

This will give recognition to those persons and provide them with ownership rights for that intellectual activity. When we talk about IPR in the metaverse various types of Intellectual Properties come into the picture, for example, copyrights, patents, and trademarks.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

[Delhi High Court] On May 23, the Delhi High Court passed an interesting jud gement on the issue of ownership of the copyright in a film screenplay and held that the copyright in the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’, lay with Satyajit Ray and on his demise, with his son Sandip Ray and the Society for Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives (SPSRA).

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

In 2006 Kibow had applied for registration of its invention for a certain composition that augments kidney function and was granted patent protection. The Court held that the use of the Google Ads program undisputedly qualifies as advertising, which falls under Indian trademark law.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 21, 2025

A subset of law known as intellectual property law protects investments and promotes innovation by giving creators, inventors, and companies legal ownership rights over their works. The main components of IP law are trade secrets, patents, trademarks, and copyrights. The question of ownership also comes up.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The Court confirmed that a combination of active ingredients could be considered a new product under Article 3(c) and meet Article 3(a) requirements if it falls under the basic patents invention. The case will proceed to trial, with potential implications for copyright ownership. Lionel Bently and Robert G.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Lava gave a mammoth 476 page judgement while dealing with issues related to novelty, inventive step, Section 3(k) and FRAND. Putting an End to some long standing Trademark Disputes Some of the longest-running battles in Indian Trademark Law have finally reached their conclusions! Ericsson v.

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