The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Here is what Kasim has to say: The task of writing on the subject matter of intellectual property (IP) is always an onerous one for a lot of reasons. One of such reasons is the volatility of IP law. IP law is mutably capricious in nature; it changes almost daily in its scope, scale and tenor.

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SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

She highlights that the emphasis is on investing only in royalty revenue and not buying the artist’s rights or retaining control over their work. NFTs (Non-fungible tokens), which act as a certificate of ownership for whatever the creator puts up for sale, allow artists to set their preferred terms of contract while making sales.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

When AI relies on extensive datasets, questions around the ownership, control, and protection of both personal and IP-related data become critical. AI’s capacity to generate content, inventions, and insights from this data intensifies concerns, not only about ownership but also about copyright and trade secrets.

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Olartemoure Blog

JULY 17, 2024

This means the tattoo artist holds the exclusive rights to reproduce, distribute, and display the design. COMMISSIONED TATTOOS AND OWNERSHIP When commissioning a tattoo, clients pay for the service, not the copyright. These rights include the right to attribution and the right to object to derogatory treatments of the work.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 28, 2024

NFTs are unique digital tokens that represent ownership of specific digital assets. NFTs are embedded with smart contracts—self-executing contracts written in code—that facilitate the transfer and verification of ownership. Secondly, there is a lot of confusion regarding the ownership and authorship of the work.

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SpicyIP

MAY 20, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summaries of posts on the Law Commission’s Report on Trade Secrets and Economic Espionage, DHC’s decisions on working examples, writ jurisdiction of the pre-grant oppositions, and the Viagra-Vigoura trademark dispute. This and much more in last week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review.

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The IPKat

MAY 29, 2023

Now in its second edition, the book offers a perspective on how one can address the overlap between intellectual property (IP) rights, either to reconcile them in whole or in part, or to pre-empt one over the other. The volume is a beautiful testimony to the work of late Shamnad Basheer, who co-edited the first edition.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

These events point to two prevalent issues within the current legal framework: First, that current intellectual property laws do not properly acknowledge collective ownership over shared culture within Indigenous communities and second, whether tattoo designs have the potential to be protected through copyright laws. Of note, in DRG Inc.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

These affected rights encompass personality rights, representing a distinctive form of intellectual property that transcends mere financial considerations. Personality rights, being non-inheritable and non-assignable, highlight the personal and non-transferable essence of this form of intellectual property.

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SpicyIP

JULY 29, 2021

In fact, in the year 1973, efforts were made by countries supporting IP protection for typefaces to bring into existence the Vienna Agreement for the Protection of Type Faces and Their International Deposit (“Agreement”). Shivam is a recent graduate of the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 9, 2024

Can be done with domain names, IP addresses, a combination, URL blocking. But more important with dynamic injunctions, where jurisdictions adopt some shortcut mechanism whereby an initial injunction against ISPs can be used by Ps to add URLs/domain names/IP addresses to the injunction. Gowers Review of IP—not adopted!

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

He did his LLM from Berkeley Law in 2023 specialising in IP and Tech law. “It Protects Them From Exploitation” The Claim : Capitalizing on celebrities’ identity subjects their personality rights to potential abuse and jeopardizes their career and livelihood. His previous posts can be found here.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Wondering what IP developments took place last week? Look no further as we present to you the SpicyIP Weekly Review, highlighting the discussions that took place on the blog along with other IP news. Image Rights Alright—But Can They Trump Established Rights and Doctrines? Should They? Read the post by Prof.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

He did his LLM from Berkeley Law in 2023 specialising in IP and Tech law. Views expressed here are personal.] Dismantling the Defense: Why Common Justifications for Publicity Rights Fall Flat Prof. Unauthorized use for commercial gain violates these rights. [This three part post is authored by Akshat Agrawal.

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