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“Hot News” is a recent phenomenon in copyrights . The concept refers to written material or live televised events, often “facts”, that...

The main laws relating to patents in Malaysia are the Patents Act 1983 (PA 1983) and the Patents Regulations 1986, which both came into...

The PDPA is largely based on the GDPR, and therefore, there are several similarities between the two. For example, both texts have similar provisions regarding the legal basis of processing, as both list consent, performance of a contract, legal obligations, legitimate interests, or vital interests as a legal basis. In addition, the PDPA mirrors the GDPR's extraterritorial applicability and applies to data controllers and data processors outside of Thailand if they process pe

The primary source of law with respect to the media sector in the UAE is Federal No. 15 of 1980 Concerning Publications and Publishing....

Copyright is a sui generis right, a right which is unique and exists immediately upon its creation. The first owner plays a...

Qatar is a country in Western Asia. With economy soaring high, Qatar has the fourth highest GDP (PPP) per capita in the world and sixth...

A sector requires constant innovation and upgradation to survive and sustain in the market and the food sector is no exception to this pre-requisite. With the emergence of new techniques and recipes, Intellectual Property Rights protection has emerged in the food industry. The protection ranges from contents of the advertisements to the recipes and design of the products. The rights applicable to the food industry are Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade secrets. There

A Swedish audio streaming and media service provider founded in 2006 by Daniel Ek, Spotify opposed a mark proposed for registration by...

New Cyber Security Rules The Indian Computer Emergency Response committee recently issued new guidelines trying to combat cyber security incidents, with 6,07,220 incidents being reported in the first half of 2021. The directions prescribe mandatory data collection, retention and integration by data centers, virtual private network providers, cloud services providers and others. However, directions for the registration of data centers, virtual private server providers, and vi

The petitioner, European Union, represented by the European Commission located in Belgium filed two writ petitions under Article 226 and...

Intellectual property is the ownership of a person's original work. While there are many different types of intellectual properties,...

Intellectual Property Rights play a crucial role in a country’s economy and ensure constant development in trade and commerce. Every...