IPilogue

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Relying on Twin Books Corporation v Walt Disney Company ( Twin Books ), Bundy argued, “a foreign publication of a foreign work, before January 1, 1978, without notice of United States copyright, did not put the foreign work into the public domain in the U.S.”. They brought evidence of U.S. Copyright Act of 1909. The Outcome.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 14, 2024

Imagine building a house and by law, 20 years from completion, all ownership rights to the asset expired permanently whether retained by the original owner or obtained through purchase.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2020

These photos are in the public domain and free for anyone to copy. You can't claim copyright solely based on your ownership of a photo. Pre-existing works might include your public domain photos, a foreword by a third party, or any previously registered or previously published works that are included in your book.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2025

This brings us to the discussion of their personality rights, which confer upon an individual the exclusive right to govern how their persona is depicted in the public domain, particularly for commercial purposes. 11] WHY THE CONTEMPORARY SITUATION BEST BE DEALT WITH CODIFICATION OF PERSONALITY RIGHTS?

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Intepat

APRIL 4, 2022

It is time to think if our ideas are patentable if we share them in the public domain. This can also occur as a consequence of sharing your ideas in the public domain. Ideally, you can file a provisional patent application before disclosing your idea in public domains. appeared first on Intepat IP.

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IP Close Up

JANUARY 9, 2024

The most anticipated entry to the public domain, “Steamboat Willie,” an animated short featuring and early incarnation of Mickey Mouse, became available royalty-free to all Continue reading

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Now, a further development on IP and NFTs comes from Spain, as Katfriend Mercedes Morán Ruiz (CEDRO) reports: Can the owner of an artistic work convert it into an NFT for its use in the Metaverse? This would not be the case if the work were in the public domain or if it could be considered an orphan work owned by a museum or a library.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

Continuing our annual tradition of recounting the significant developments that impacted the Indian IP landscape in the year that has been, we bring you a round-up of 2021’s developments. This year, we have divided these developments into three categories: a) Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Topicality/Impact).

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Intepat

APRIL 18, 2022

There are several chances for competitors to access and claim ownership of the original work. The registration certificate will give you a stronger position in court in terms of ownership of the copyright. It includes commonly available information such as calendars, telephone directories, a list of tables in a public document, etc.

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The IPKat

MAY 17, 2023

The intersection between IP and cultural heritage…is not only complex, but also sensitive, as it involves issues of morality, ethics and public policy. In the first chapter, Irini Stamatoudi sets out to explain the overlaps and clashes between IP and cultural heritage law. The book is presented in three main parts.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

A musical production of the 1908 children's classic "Anne of Green Gables" on Tuesday urged a New York federal court to shut down another production's trademark claims, saying that, since the book is in the public domain, it would be equivalent to claiming ownership of Shakespeare's works.

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Intepat

APRIL 2, 2022

Sense of ownership. Patents give the inventor the security and confidence to share their invention in public domains. You can share your invention with the scientific community and investors without any fear of losing ownership of your invention. appeared first on Intepat IP. Patents as assets.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 27, 2022

While the government is not making the change retroactive (meaning works currently in the public domain stay there), no one seriously expected that to happen. Page 328 of the bill features the shoehorned amendments to the Copyright Act, including an extension of the term of copyright.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 24, 2023

Combine that “mastermind/dominant” author doctrine with the run of cases discussing ownership of software outputs (i.e., Copyright Office (the Office) when it comes to copyright ownership of artificial intelligence (AI) output. The Office has answered that question with a resounding “maybe.”

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This burgeoning genre is not only pushing the boundaries of artistic expression but also challenging the established norms of copyright ownership. This blog post embarks on a comprehensive journey to unravel the complex issue of copyright ownership in AI-generated art. Copyright laws are designed to safeguard the rights of creators.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

* For over a decade, I’ve implored people to stop using the term “Soft IP.” His defense is that the work he used was free for all; after his victory, that work remains in the public domain for others to build upon. 512(f) case in the context of an ownership dispute is sent to a jury. Jan 31, 2023).

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IPilogue

MARCH 21, 2022

Nikita Munjal is an IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, a Student Editor with the Intellectual Property Journal, and a third-year JD/MBA Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Some of the most notable arguments are included in a joint submission on the public consultation by 14 Canadian IP scholars.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

This Big Kat is thinking about the big issues for IP in the coming year. The early years focused on investigating and analysing national experiences to understand the relationship between IP and genetic resources, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions. It has been a long road to a Diplomatic Conference.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

Due to the recurrent copyright difficulties, which have a significant impact on an individual’s business interest, it is imperative to preserve the ownership rights of digital works. IP owners must plan and safeguard their unique creation from any prospective infringements because NFTs have a distinguishing trait. [ii]

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 19, 2025

Rahul Dhawan, her lawyer, argued that the disputed clip was part of Nayanthara’s ‘Personal Liberty’ as it was shot on her device and was already circulating in the public domain. He clarified that Dhanush’s production company, Wunderbar Films Private Limited, did not own the footage. 1] Llaiyaraja v.

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Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

MARCH 11, 2021

As one of Foley Hoag’s several resident video game nerds, this reminded me of one of my favorite video-game-related IP disputes. I’ll see if I can wrangle up some interesting Mario IP issues for a future post! March 8 was, according to questionable sources , National Retro Video Game Day in the US.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Here is our recap of last weeks top IP developments including summaries of the posts on Delhi HCs ruling on Celebrity Rights and the Powers of Regional Directors under Companies Act vis a vis Trademark Similarity. The Court found that the registered trademarks of the plaintiff are in the public domain.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

APRIL 16, 2020

There are very clear records in the post-1978 Copyright Office database indicating copyright ownership but this person is insisting it is an invalid copyright because there is no “©” insignia anywhere on head or tail. Does the absence of the insignia mean that the film is public domain? Is the copyright notice missing?

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 13, 2024

In doing so, it calls into question a fundamental assumption of many traditional intellectual property (IP) frameworks as copyright laws only protect works created by humans and not AI. There will be serious consequences for assigning other than human ownership to AI-generated creations.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Cryptocurrencies are significantly relevant in several IP-intensive industries such as music, pharmaceutical, automotive, and luxury goods. Trademarking of cryptocurrencies is yet another aspect that links IP to the crypto market. In the NFT space, a buyer is granted ownership over a copy of a digital artifact.

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IP Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

So if the consumer’s Midjourney birthday card is deemed public domain because an AI tool did the lion’s share of the work, so too will the product design created with that tool. Copyrighted works are used to train many AI models, and ownership of AI outputs might be crucial to certain industries.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Here is our recap of last weeks top IP developments including summaries of the posts on unreasoned patent grants and rejections, the One Nation One Subscription initiative by the government, and the DHC order on missing reasons for ex-parte injunctions. The plaintiff successfully proved his copyright ownership.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 15, 2023

Collective ownership: In case TK is protected under trade secrets there is no requirement of specific right holder and the community is deemed to have collective personality. Perpetual ownership: Patent and copyright both have a limited period of protection, after which the traditional knowledge falls into the public domain.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

Later, in 1914, Copyright Act was amended which was highly influenced with the Copyright Act, 1911 of Britain, such as both the legislation shared resemblance in the duration of copyright protection, focused on the protection of literary works, and had similar provisions regarding the concept of public domain and exceptions.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 29, 2023

It is to be made sufficiently clear that the aforementioned creations ought to be original and independent, rather than a slightly altered version of the creation already in the public domain, to instill looking into the prospects of copyrightability. Re-Examining The Copyright Ownership Of Player Created Content, GNLU L.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Lately, IP offices and the judiciary have started to decide on the copyrightability of AI-generated outputs. As a software-implemented creation, it was not in the public domain and the company willing to exploit the work had to clear the right to reproduction. In 2019, the U.S.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

My understanding is that all publicity photos taken back in the 1920s and 1930s were never copyrighted, therefore, in the public domain, especially if the photographer is unidentified. The public domain. You're correct that Louise Brooks publicity photos are probably public domain. What to do?

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 31, 2023

Once ownership is proved, he is required to furnish evidence regarding the defendant’s access to that work. Unprotectable elements such as ideas, concepts and elements in the public domain are filtered out of this test. Copying’ is quintessential in determining infringement. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The post Alfred v.

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IIPRD

MARCH 5, 2025

Now recent information has been disclosed that EUIPO turned down IP Protection of an AI-created music piece because it had no human input in the process of creating it. For example, in many Bollywood films, visual effects and script writing contain AI which brings up the issues of ownership and copyright protection.

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The IPKat

MAY 4, 2023

The valuation of SEPs is at the core of the draft regulation At its core, the draft regulation reflects the European Commission’s desire to take further ownership of the valuation of standard essential patents. For interested Kat readers, these issues will be further considered at the 8th IP and Competition Forum, here.

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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. Partridge, offers a view on the overlaps between trade marks and domain names.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The advantages of registered copyrights over unregistered ones are evident: Public Record of Ownership: Registration serves as a public record, enhancing the authority and confirming ownership to the creator. Copyright registration significantly reduces ambiguity in determining ownership and originality.

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