Bangladesh: DPDT Imposes 15% VAT Over Govt. Fees On All IP Matters

The Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, Bangladesh (hereinafter referred to as “DPDT, Bangladesh”) vide an official notification dated March 12, 2018, has imposed 15% Value Added Tax (hereinafter referred to as “VAT”) under local VAT Rules (Rule 18(e) of Value Added Tax Rules, 1991) over Government Fees i.e. official fees, on all Intellectual Property matters in Bangladesh.

DPDT, Bangladesh vide such order has imposed 15% VAT on the total amount of money received from beneficiary for […]

By | January 16th, 2018 ||

Luxembourg’s New IP Tax Regime For 2018

Following Luxembourg’s 2018 budget law approval, IP owners are eagerly expecting the draft law on the new IP regime to be voted during the first trimester of 2018. If approved, the new rules are expected to apply as from 2018, so let’s have a look over the outline of this new exemption regime and how to be prepared for it!

This bill, which was initiated by the Finance Minister and drafted in collaboration with the direct […]

By | January 6th, 2018 ||

Canada: Copyright In The Subject Matter Of A Photograph

A recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit raises some interesting issues concerning the copyright in a photograph.
The Facts
The case involved a famous photograph that the plaintiff took in 1984 of Michael Jordan, who at the time was a student at the University of North Carolina.  The photo originally appeared in Life magazine as part of a photo essay featuring American athletes competing in the 1984 Summer Olympic […]

By | December 24th, 2017 ||