Basics of Assigning Copyright
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Basics of Assigning Copyright

Copyright is an intellectual property, which is meant the creative people around the world. It is not a tangible right but is a proprietary right and can be disposed-off in a similar manner. With the copyright registration, nobody is entitled to use a person’s creation without the prior permission of the creator. Thus, the law provides a right to the owner of the copyright to transfer the ownership of the copyright to a third party for the optimum utilization of the same, for the benefit of the common mass. For the transfer of the same there is a deed agreement known as copyright assignment deed.

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What are the requirements for Trademark Renewal?
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What are the requirements for Trademark Renewal?

Trademark renewal is the process to renew the trademark timely for enjoying its benefits and giving legal protection to it. Also, it is necessary to register the trademark on time so that it should not be removed from the register of trademark known as trademark journal.

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All about Leave and License Agreements
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All about Leave and License Agreements

A license is a personal right of a person which is granted to do something upon immovable property of the grantor (an individual who conveys or transfers ownership of property) and does not amount to the creation of interest in that property. It is a permissive right and is personal to the guarantee (an individual to whom a transfer or conveyance of property is made). This agreement does not create any duty and obligation upon the persons making such grant and is, therefore revocable except in certain circumstances expressly provided in the Indian Easement Act, 1882.

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All about Author Publisher Agreement
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All about Author Publisher Agreement

The Author Publisher Agreement is an agreement legally enforced between two parties, the first party being the Author/Writer- he is the one who has written the work. The second party being the publisher who is keen to publish the author’s work. This agreement contains all the key points that an agreement should have like all the rights, obligations and financial aspects.

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Why is it important to register Copyrights?
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Why is it important to register Copyrights?

Copyright is a bundle of rights including the right to reproduction, adaptation, and translation of the work that is vested by the law upon the creators of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and the producers of the cinematographic films and sound recordings.

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Trademark Licensing and its Essentials
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Trademark Licensing and its Essentials

Trademark licensing is when a person who is the owner of the Trademark authorizes a third party to use his mark in the course of trade with regards to royalty over the sale of products or services that are licensed under the trademark. In other words, when the owner of the trademark allows the usage of the mark by others without transferring the ownership, it is trademark licensing.

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Trademark Registration Process
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Trademark Registration Process

A trademark is defined as "a mark capable of being represented graphically and which is capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one person from those of others and may include shape of goods, their packaging and combination of colours”, as per section 2(zb)of the Trademarks Act,1999.

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what is Patent Assignment Deed and its Advantages
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what is Patent Assignment Deed and its Advantages

It’s an agreement between Assignor and Assignee which explains the rights and conditions related to patent assigned property which means intellectual property of Assignor who is holding monopoly power towards that property. Under Indian law, its mandatory to register Patent Assignment Deed under Section 68 of the Patents Act, 1970 which giving Assignee absolute rights from date of execution of deed.

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