One of the main purposes of intellectual property laws is in fact to facilitate the owner to reap financial benefits from his intellectual property. This is the only way to keep inventive and creative drive alive. Another aspect of commercialisation…
INTRODUCTION [Image Sources: Tokyo National Museum] Manga can be best defined as sequential art presented with an illustrative narration of a story. The earliest example of Japanese sequential art can be traced back to the 12th century, Choju Jinbutsu Giga animal…
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 World Trade Organization (WTO), via the TRIPS agreement, has set out various governing provisions for pharmaceutical patents. Under these provisions, the authorities provide patent holders protection on their patents for at least two decades. Patents provide the patentee…
Introduction The first thing that comes to mind when someone uses the term Artificial Intelligence is High Tech Robots as is presented in big budget movies and online series. Most of the times, the Artificially Intelligent robots that are shown…
INTRODUCTION The freedom to trade, also known as the right to conduct business or engage in commercial activity, is a fundamental economic right that allows individuals and corporations to freely participate in trade. It encompasses the freedom to start a…
Introduction Recently, in response to a writ petition addressed to it, the Madras High Court has reinstated the need for a remedial institution in order to cater to the disputes revolving around Intellectual Property. It has furthered the establishment of…
Introduction A brand-new genre of digital art is pushing the limits of creativity and upending the way art is created. Building autonomous robots for collaboration, feeding data into algorithms, and teaching machines to produce new visual works are all practises…
Introduction A fundamental postulate of Intellectual Property Rights is due recognition and benefits to creators, innovators, and artists over tangible creations of their original ideas. The rationale behind the same is to compensate/reward people for their original contributions to the…
Introduction In the 21st century, a virtual identity is not a new concept. It varies from creating an alternate persona on a social media account to voicing an animated character in a movie. The idea of the Virtual Individual was…