CBL Core issue: Intellectual property Case 7: Wachowski Bros and Lucasfilm Ltd. Problem statement: How to protect intellectual property in order to make profit? The copyright law provides different options to protect intellectual property in any form. In particular‚ the registration of copyright through trademarks‚ patents or registered designs is very effective method to protect the copyright owner’s work. Moreover‚ developing an IP strategy as well as knowing your IP rights is the basis
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Property is something that individuals and companies can own. Broadly‚ the property is divided into: Tangible and intangible property. The word ‘tangible’ refers to something that has a definable physical form that can be touched‚ whereas‚ word ‘intangible’ refers to something that cannot be perceived by the senses. Further tangible property can be divided into two distinct types that is: Real property refers to land or real estate; Personal property refers to specific items and things that can be
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the role of Intellectual Property Rights in Iran and draw a comparative analysis with respect to the same in the United States and the current international copyright agreements. It will also discuss to what extent Iran ’s experience of the role of Intellectual Property Rights protection has contributed to its future economic and industrial development. The fast growth of the Internet and technology has placed a great pressure on the Intellectual Property Protection such as Copyright in Iran. Moreover
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Intellectual Property Table of Contents Overview of Intellectual Property 3 Types of Intellectual Property Rights 3 Industrial property 4 Copyright 5 Controversy of Intellectual Property 5 Intellectual Property in the Digital Age 7 No Electronic Theft Act 9 Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 9 Case Study Involving Intellectual Property – Domain Names 9 Conclusion 11 Overview of Intellectual Property The term intellectual property refers to the innovations of the human mind. Intellectual
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What is Intellectual Property? Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind‚ such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols‚ names and images used in commerce. IP is protected in law by‚ for example‚ patents‚ copyright and trademarks‚ which enable people to earn recognition or financial benefit from what they invent or create. By striking the right balance between the interests of innovators and the wider public interest‚ the IP system aims to foster an environment
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS The character of world trade has undergone significant changes in the last decade. Many issues have come to the fore to influence the trade patterns. The concerns of environment‚ assertions on human rights the sympathy (?!)‚ for child labour‚ to mention a few‚ have‚ been exerting dominant influences. Transfer of polluting industries to the developing nations‚ using poor economies for pollution control are all totally new issues defying the relevance of the traditional
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INTRODUCTION Intellectual property surrounds us in nearly everything we do‚ at home‚ school; work‚ at rest and at play. No matter what we do‚ we are surrounded by the fruits of human creativity and invention. The importance of protecting intellectual property rights has received heightened recognition through the increase in world trade. It is estimated that billions of dollars of business is lost due to illegal counterfeiting. Between five to eight percent of all goods and services sold worldwide
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Intellectual Property Rights In the accession‚ there is no specific commitment in intellectual property rights area for China to achieve. However‚ GATT‚ GATS and TRIPS are the three major agreements in WTO‚ representing international trade‚ services and trade-related intellectual property rights (IPR)‚ to regulate the rules for WTO’s members to obey. So upon accession to WTO in 2001‚ China acquiescently acceded to the WTO agreements including TRIPS. Improvement in IPR Protection With technical
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D E C I S I O N LEONARDO-DE CASTRO‚ J.: Before the Court are consolidated Petitions for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court‚ which arose out of two civil cases that were filed in different courts but whose factual background and issues are closely intertwined. The petitions in G.R. Nos. 1250781 and 1255982 both assail the Order3 dated May 20‚ 1996 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of General Santos City‚ Branch 37‚ in Civil Case No. 5617. The said Order decreed the dismissal
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Intellectual Property Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind: inventions‚ literary and artistic works‚ and symbols‚ names‚ images‚ and designs used in commerce. IP is divided into two categories: Industrial property‚ which includes inventions (patents)‚ trademarks‚ industrial designs‚ and geographic indications of source; and Copyright‚ which includes literary and artistic works such as novels‚ poems and plays‚ films‚ musical works‚ artistic works such as drawings‚ paintings
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