June 30, 2021
Intellectual Property | Copyright
Intellectual Property | Copyright
Unshackling the Art World: NFTs, Blockchain, and Copyri...
In the first part of this two-part series, we offered a brief overview of NFTs and their applicability in the art world. This second part discusses the copyright and other related legal implications surrounding NFTs. ......
June 29, 2021
Intellectual Property | Copyright
Intellectual Property | Copyright
Unshackling the Art World: NFTs, Blockchain, and Copyri...
The business of purchasing art is traditionally associated with the sale of unique, physical objects whose source was verified by galleries, auction houses and, typically, a trail of paper, to distinguish an original from a copy. In the physical world, you can simply go and buy a painting that you wish to hang on your wall. ......
April 7, 2021
Intellectual Property | Copyright
Intellectual Property | Copyright
Is your original work automatically protected by copyri...
One of the first questions that comes to the mind of an artist or a creator, as soon as a work is created, is how can the work be protected. Is protection available only if the work is “registered”, or does protection follow automatically from the time of its creation? The issue of whether copyright registration is compulsory or not is a long standing one; and due to various conflicting judgements in India, artists and creators have always been uncertain about this matter. ......
November 19, 2020
Intellectual Property | Copyright | Patent | Trademark
Intellectual Property | Copyright | Patent | Trademark
Ideas made public may not be patentable
Have you launched your Startup? Have you blogged about your product or your offering extensively? Have you made videos or tutorials about your product and shared it on YouTube®?
If you answered any of these questions with a “Yes!”, then chances are that you may have unknowingly lost your opportunity to patent your ideas. ...
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August 3, 2020
Intellectual Property | Copyright | Patent | Trademark
Intellectual Property | Copyright | Patent | Trademark
New Startup. New Ideas. New IP.
Change is synonymous with Startups.
Startup teams are constantly innovating, exchanging new ideas, conducting new experiments, and learning new lessons along the way.
What’s really exciting about this is the potential for generating new Intellectual Property (IP) for the Startup each time you have a breakthrough. ......
October 24, 2019
Intellectual Property | Copyright | Trademark
Intellectual Property | Copyright | Trademark
Dear Startups: Who owns your idea? And why you should b...
All Startups start with an idea. An idea that solves an existing problem in a unique way. If your idea is truly unique, you could potentially be the owner of your intellectual Property (IP). This could be done by filing for a combination of patents, copyrights, and trademarks (IP) with respect to your idea....
August 22, 2019
Intellectual Property | Copyright | Trademark
Intellectual Property | Copyright | Trademark
Protecting IP across Border through Customs
Intellectual Property (IP) not only safeguards just ideas or concepts but protects genuine business assets that are integral to the core services of the business. Obtaining proper IP protection is critical and can make or break a business. The need to protect IP rights across borders has emerged as a significant issue....
July 15, 2019
Intellectual Property | Copyright | Publishing
Intellectual Property | Copyright | Publishing
Protecting pseudonymous works
The works of writers like Enid Blyton, George Eliot, Premchand, and Saki, have come to be embedded in our minds for generations, such as. We associate these names with canonical literature, but sometimes forget that these were not the authors’ real names. They were, in fact, pseudonyms, or pen names, adopted by their owners. The motivation for adopting a pseudonym for a creative work is not always clear, and can include a wish to create a separate identity from one’s real life persona. Whatever be the reason, the manner of protecting copyright in pseudonymous works is slightly different from that of a conventional copyright, which is the subject of this piece....
June 27, 2019
Intellectual Property | Copyright
Intellectual Property | Copyright
Streaming and other internet broadcasting services to b...
In response to the dramatic changes brought about in content sharing and broadcasting through technological advancements in the digital era, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Government of India (DPIIT) has proposed to amend the Copyright Rules. The draft rules are the latest in a long series of regulatory action taken by the government to address the entry of internet streaming services into the Indian market. ...