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IPO publishes discussion paper on Intellectual Property rights

Indian Patent office currently published another discussion paper on Intellectual Property rights reviewing the organizational structure of  Controller General of Patents, Designs, Trademarks and Geographical Indications. The discussion paper highlights operational issues, statistics of patents and trademarks, designs applications filed, organizational structure of various International patent offices including USPTO, Japan, UK patent office, German Patent office, Australia Patent and Trademark office and Malaysian Intellectual Property office.  Readers can find  a set of questions on Issues of consideration which includes establishment of independent Trademark and GI registry, legal changes required for reorganization of office of CGPTDM, ideal model , measures for improvement in the examination applications, etc. you may access the paper here.

 

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WIPO approaches Audiovisual Performance protection

A recent move of WIPO has been towards protecting Performers Rights in audiovisual performances. The diplomatic conference on the “Performers Rights in Audiovisual Performances” will be convoked in Geneva in the year 2012 .The International treaty will be finalized then. This is congratulatory news for the artists and performers across the globe. The international copyright fraternity will be glad to hear such a beneficial decision which will enable artists and performers to have a legitimate control on the showcase of their audiovisual performances internationally.

 There has been a constant debate on the protection of Performers rights in the digital media, although some countries have laws incorporated which give due consideration to performers rights. The finalization of this treaty will pave the way for performers and artists to prevent unauthorized showcase of their performances internationally in the audiovisual media. There are certain conventions which impart significant  importance to performers, broadcasters and sound recordists like the Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations(1961) and WIPO Performance and Phonograms Treaty (1996). At last, we welcome this essential decision and certainly it will add more strength to the global community of artists.

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