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Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just limited to using algorithms to generate literary summaries, music, video games, film characters, digital paintings and designs. Generative AI (GenAI) has become capable of making decisions across dynamic environments. Today, AI tools are even used to design digital twins of product models that assists in product designing and development, predictive maintenance, process optimization and training alongside stimulation

The Riyadh Design Law Treaty presents a clear turning point for the development of design protection and is looking to address...

INTRODUCTION: Intellectual Property Rights, constitute a group of rights that can sometimes overlap, resulting in multiple forms of...

The Central Consumer Protection Authority issued the Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Dark Patterns, 2023 (‘ Dark Pattern...

Introduction With the general popularity of private brands, Indian consumers are looking for ways to access fashion companies, thanks to...

A plan for organizing elements in the greatest possible way to achieve a specific goal is called Design. In general, a design refers to a product’s visible outer look to the naked eye. It reflects a person’s intelligence and creativity which is then turned into a product. A registered design safeguards a product’s visual appearance and grants you the exclusive rights to that look to the degree that, if necessary, you have a legal right to prevent an unauthorized party from c

Saudi Arabia, the second-largest country in the Arab World and the fifth largest country in Asia is one of the most important countries in the Middle East. Being one of the world’s largest oil producers and largest oil exporters, Saudi Arabia is a key country. The country controls the world’s second-largest oil reserve and the sixth-largest gas reserve. (The rankings are subject to change). Saudi Arabia has been ranked high on the Human Development Index categorizing as World

With the fastest growing economy in the Arab World, Bahrain is making its global presence in the world. It has the freest economy in the Middle East and as per reports in Index of Economic Freedom published by The Wall Street Journal ranked Bahrain as the 12th freest economy in the world. In the last decade, City of London’s global Financial Centres Index ranked Bahrain as the world’s fastest growing financial centre. With the boom in demand of oil, Bahrain’s banking and f

Introduction Industrial design Industrial designs are part of the aesthetic sector, but they're also meant to be used as a blueprint for...

GUI (Graphical User Interface) often pronounced as “gooey” is the interactive and visual component for computers and electronic devices....

The Designs Act, 2000, is introduced with an object to protect and safeguard the original design of an article with the aim to reward the...

An industrial design may constitute the ornamental or aesthetic aspect of an article. It may consist of 3-D features such as the shape of...

India has witnessed a long journey since 2000, when its GDP at 46,214.68 crores INR started to rise phenomenally to almost five times, to around 2.26 Lakh Crore INR in 2016 . Since contribution towards it can be traced back to three major sectors of economy, mainly, agrarian, manufacturing and service sector, it is reasonable to observe that growth must also have been observed in these individual sectors as well. Although it is true, but not all sectors displayed equal propor

Issue of infringement of architectural works requires understanding of protection of works when they are reproduced, distributed,...

Intellectual Property of Singapore (IPOS) in its constant endeavor to grow the IP regime and provide an effective legal framework to the local design industries of Singapore has taken a significant step forward as the Registered Designs (Amendment) Act 2017 (“Act”) and its corresponding subsidiary legislation amendments comes into force from October 30, 2017 <1> <2>. Key features of the amendment are as follows: Expanding the scope of Registered Design: This amendment allows

Registered Design Act had originally been enacted in 2000 in Singapore. This act has gone through various amendments by formal and...

This article is intended with covering the basic FAQs about Design registration in India. For the sake of better focusing, format of questions and answers has been adopted. Industrial Designs are protected by different laws in different countries, i.e. some countries choose to go for Patent Registration and some go for specialized systems. Unlike USA which has chosen to protect the designs through Patents, India has chosen a sui generis system. In India, Design registration i

There have been many developments recently that have streamlined the of registration of Intellectual Properties (IPs) of Start-Ups. This...

Mahima Sharma, an intern at Khurana & Khurana looks into the intricacies involved in the process of protection of Graphical User...

In worrying statistics, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, as reported in a news article dated 31 st July 2015, informed...