Patent Pools: When Rivals Share Patents to Drive Innovation
Today’s world sees IPR as the most stringent weapon of the competition. Companies spend a lot of their time and energy in developing technologies, protecting their patents and inventions from rivals. However, some of the companies tend to take another route to the same destination by sharing their patents known as patent pool. Concepts like […]
AI And Copyright Navigating Legal Challenges And Ownership In The Digital Era
ABSTRACT This article explores the AI framework in different jurisdictions in the context of AI-generated work. It delves into the realm of challenges faced by authorship, ownership, and fair use. In the context of US legislation, authorship is currently granted to the work done by humans and it lacks the protection of AI generated work. On […]
From Code to Characters: IPR in Gaming Industry
Introduction The gaming industry has experienced exceptional growth in recent years, embracing as a crucial position in the global marketplace. This noticeable surge brings with it both opportunities and challenges. This blog helps in understanding the multiple role that IPR plays in safeguarding the rights of gaming sector. Other than the legal framework, IPR also […]
Biotechnology and Intellectual Property: Balancing Innovation and Access to Genetic Resources
Introduction The field of Biotechnology has been growing tremendously in the past few years, it is a dynamic field at the intersection of biology and technology, encompassing a broad range of applications aimed at improving human life and the environment.1 The UN defines Biotechnology as “any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or […]
Understanding Metaverse and Law: Challenges and Solutions
Introduction Robert J Thieruf in his book “Virtual Reality Systems for Business” explains Virtual reality technology of transforming worlds. “Virtual reality” typically consists of three elements. A computer system that allows the user to interact with the virtual world itself; a computer-generated 3-D visual or visual environment that was either produced from scratch or inspired […]
AI Generated Art and its conflict with IPR
This article delves into the ongoing debate around the issue of right of ownership of copyright by AI generators for their novel artwork. This is a major point of contention in the realm IP laws today whether or not AI can be given the said rights and protections under law. This question even after a […]
Protecting Fashion or Stifling Innovation
Introduction The Indian fashion market is pegged at an impressive value of $50 billion, out of which 10% consists of international luxury brands.[1] The fashion industry in India is extremely diverse in the type of fabric, labour, design, way of draping, and handwork that is used. This is evidenced by the numerous Geographical Indication tags […]
Trademarks and Metaverse
TRADEMARK A trademark is something that we encounter on a regular basis. It is the name given to a product or service. It is an indication of a trade organization’s or company’s quality and goodwill. A trademark allows a buyer to differentiate a certain commodity from other comparable goods on the market and to identify […]
Preserving Heritage: Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights
Introduction The protection of intellectual property rights and the preservation of traditional knowledge are more important than ever in this era of fast technological innovation and globalization. Traditional understanding is a precious resource that is vulnerable to exploitation or loss. It is typically derived from indigenous cultures and is transmitted through the generations. This blog […]
IP rights for social media Influencers and content creators
Introduction What separates long-established print and electronic media from social media is that it comes along with a bunch of techniques for its usage. Out of the various components of social media, there are which are very different from rest, which are: Tools for distribution and wide circulation of subject matter throughout the globe; and […]