UAE: Plagiarism And Its Legal Consequences

The origins of this proverb are unknown, but they are relevant in varied contexts. One can say that the concept of plagiarism efficiently sits on this axiom. But there’s another saying too; “If you steal ideas from one source that’s plagiarism, but ideas stolen from more than one source makes the output a ‘research.'” So, which one of these two proverbs should we apply when talking about plagiarism? Will it be literary theft? Or […]

By | August 5th, 2017 ||

CIPAM Releases Reports On IPR Regime In India

The Centre for IPR Promotion and Management (hereinafter referred to as the ‘CIPAM’) on January 24, 2018, released two reports titled ‘Intellectual Property Rights Regime In India- Initiatives by the Government’ and ‘Intellectual Property Rights Regime In India- An Overview’. The reports ‘Intellectual Property Rights Regime in India- an Overview’ discuss at length about the important trends and extraordinary features in the year 2017 related to different aspects of IPR. Highlights of this report […]

By | August 3rd, 2017 ||

Barbados Compliant With IP Rights Protection

Barbados is well-established in the international framework of intellectual property rights protection, thanks largely to the work of the Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO).

This was intimated recently by Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small Business Development, Donville Inniss, at the opening of a two-day workshop on Brand Protection and Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement conducted by CAIPO at Baobab Tower, Warrens, St. Michael.

Acknowledging that the island had been a member of […]

By | July 30th, 2017 ||