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Predatory Publishing and IP Rights: What to Watch Out for?

A big part of innovation is research. Years of documented scholarly work are required for innovators to create prototypes that are worthy of market consumption. However, today, the financing of academic research has changed. Allowing open-access journals bought out at a fee or Article Processing Charges (APCs) to publish research studies. Although open access has made coveted …

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Knowledge Essentials of IP Monetisation for IP Owners

Every company or business individual needs capital to scale up, but very few registered entities allow their intellectual property assets to double up as a revenue stream. Today we will discuss how, with a recent rise in the significance of intellectual properties, IP owners can use certain IP financing categories to raise capital and fund …

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How to stop your customers from buying counterfeits?

A market survey report on counterfeits by Scam Adviser reports that 56% of all global consumers buy counterfeits; however, just 16% admitted to knowingly having bought fakes. The report also suggests that 38 percent bought a fake and then realised it was not the original. It is a fact that counterfeits have become a market …

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®, TM, SM and ©: Complete Guide to IPR symbols

A lot of new businesses outsource their brand kits, trademark usage manuals and logos to third -parties for promotions. But at Nicomedia IP our legal experts come across large number of brand owners who are frequently unaware with the significance of IP symbols. Tiny symbols on your brand slogan such as TM, ®, SM or …

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Iconic Packaging and IP rights: Must Knows

No, your trademarked brand name is not enough. Product packaging is one of the most under-estimated areas of intellectual property protection. While, manufacturing focuses on meeting the production and distribution scales, customers still seek to experience the premium on what they pay. Think Toblerone, Nutella, Tiffany , or a Lamborghini . The packaging industry of …

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Legal Best Practices for VFX Creators and Service Providers.

Visual Effects (VFX) enabled animation and digital visual arts (CGI) have become a mainstay for the entertainment industry. With an increase in reach of cinema beyond movie theaters to OTT and Live events platforms, the industry has witnessed simultaneous technology boom that has created unaddressed opportunities for Intellectual property rights and legal implications. “Filmmaking is …

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Zara Sues ,Brand Thilikó for Copyright Infringement

Inditex , Spain and its renowned fast fashion vertical Zara are suing Los Angeles based fashion brand Thilikó, LLC of copyright infringement, deceptive trade acts and unfair competition, that is misleading consumers . The company alleges that Thilikó, LLC which is just 2 years old and its founder Queenie Williams are passing off Zara’s fashion …

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