Streamlining Multi-Region Copyright Clearances for Mobile Apps in India + SEA
Introduction There is an unprecedented growth in the mobile application market across India and South East Asia. There is a scope of a large number of opportunities for the developers to seek an expansion using their database. Nonetheless, it requires a deep understanding and diligent implementation of copyright clearance to navigate the demands of diverse […]
Streaming Wars: The Hidden Battle of Digital Media Licensing
Introduction The present content material economy depends heavily on digital media licensing as its essential prison and commercial framework which controls how innovative works get used and monetized through streaming platforms and OTT services and digital storefronts and song aggregators and gaming ecosystems and person-generated content structures. Virtual media licensing functions as a permission system […]
Unseen Risks: The True Cost of Skipping IP Licensing
The most crucial resource of a business in a knowledge-based economy is intellectual property. Such properties require strong licensing-whether these are copyrights protecting original works of art, trademarks assuring brand recognition, or patents protecting cutting-edge technology. However, most corporations overlook the consequences of failing to obtain the right licensing for their intellectual properties. This is […]
The Evolution of Compulsory Licensing in India: Post-COVID Trends
Abstract Compulsory licensing under India’s Patents Act has always been a contested space, walking the tightrope between protecting pharmaceutical innovation and ensuring affordable public access to medicines. The debate took on renewed urgency during the COVID-19 pandemic, when shortages of drugs and vaccines brought the issue into sharp focus. Although Indian law contains strong provisions […]
Royalty Structures and Revenue Sharing: The Business Side of IP Licensing
With the advancement of society, Intellectual property has turned into a crucial asset for companies today. Patented drug formulas or copyrighted software codes, or even a logo that customers recognize-as long as it can be monetized under well-structured licensing agreements. And by its very nature, it includes concepts such as royalties and revenue sharing, whereby […]
Cracking the Code: Understanding the Basics and Types of IP Licensing
Today, in the knowledge-based economy, ideas are not just vague concepts; they are powerful business assets. From patented inventions or proprietary software to copyrightable music and trademarked logos, intellectual property has become the backbone of corporate value and strategy. However, merely owning IP is only half the battle; real power is in its leverage, and […]
How to Negotiate a Strong IP Licensing Agreement: Key Clauses to Include
Important agreements for Intellectual Property (IP), which include licensing in IP, are the backbone of commercialization of the innovation-involved businesses and individuals in monetizing the intellectual property that is owned such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Such agreements allow a licensee to use IP with an assured retaining right for the licensor, along […]
The Role of IP Licensing in Technology Transfer and Innovation
Licensing is fundamental to a knowledge-based economy, facilitating technology transfer across all sectors while promoting innovation. With this knowledge-based transition, IPRs provide significant protection for innovations while fostering dissemination. Licensing agreements afford inventors, researchers, and companies an avenue to exploit their intellectual assets in return for allowing others to use their patented technologies, trade secrets, […]
Preliminary Injunction Denied : Manufacturer Must Have a Perpetual License to Continue, Court Held
Plaintiffs and counterclaim-defendants Mrs. Fields Famous Brands, LLC (“Famous Brands”) and Mrs. Fields Franchising, LLC (“Fields Franchising”) appealed from the district court’s order granting a preliminary injunction in favour of defendant and counterclaim-plaintiff MFGPC Inc. (“MFGPC”). Famous Brands is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware with its headquarters […]
Who Can Grant A Copyright License In Respect Of Creative Works: A Conundrum Unresolved
Introduction: The 2012 Amendment to the Copyright Act imposed onerous obligations on “providing or giving license” in respect of the above-mentioned works [in addition to the obligations imposed by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994 (1994 Amendment)]. Section 33 of the Act, added by the 1994 Amendment, stated that only copyright societies are permitted to issue […]