Introduction: Navigating Growth and Governance in a Dynamic Landscape The Indian entertainment industry, which includes the dominance of cinema in Bollywood and the furious growth of the models of over-the-top (OTT) services, is a fundamental element of economic and cultural…
Introduction The smartphones, laptops, pen drives etc. that we carry, function seamlessly because of certain standards, i.e., certain widely accepted technical rules that ensure interoperability. These standards are often built upon, SEPs or Standard Essential Patents. Standard Essential Patents, simply…
Introduction Sports and Intellectual Property may appear to be distinct worlds; however, they meet in a dynamic way. Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) works as a backbone in the legal structuring and commercialization of the sports industry, not only by branding…
What happens when copyright enforcement becomes a weapon, not a safeguard? In the digital world where content is created, consumed, and critiqued within seconds, the recent copyright strikes by Asian News International (‘ANI’) along with the consequent deletion of several…
The patent law domain features compulsory licenses at their core to bridge invention promotion with essential public access to vital products through technology. Under certain public welfare situations the exclusive rights granted through patents become subject to being overridden. The…
Any successful café, restaurant, or retail establishment's environment is greatly influenced by its music. It creates a calm, relaxed atmosphere at a café or salon or energizes visitors while they explore in a store, setting the tone from the moment…
Introduction A trademark helps a consumer obtain goods and services of a certain quality and reduces their confusion related to the goods and services. The importance of the quality of the items offered under a brand has increased with the emergence of…
Introduction Copyright is an Intellectual Property Rights law that insures the protection to the creator on literary, dramatic, producer or reproducer or artistic work also to the producer of the filmography of the work and sound recordings. It also gives…
Introduction The petitioner wants to translate and publish Madeleine Slade's autobiography, "The Spirit's Trip," in Marathi. Madeleine Slade is more commonly known by her stage name, Mira Behn. According to the decision, the petitioner is prepared and eager to pay…
South Africa welcomes the opportunity to make submissions on the topic of exceptions and limitations. South Africa recognizes the role that Intellectual Property (IP) and Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) play in the global context of advancing innovation, the dissemination of…