Category: Intellectual Property

  • Application of a Design in Turkey

    Application of a design in Turkey involves preparation of a design application petition on an A4 size plain white paper by the use of a typewriter to the institute of Patent in Turkey. In case the first applicant in a different country is not similar to the applicant in Turkey, then a declaration that confirms…

  • The Copyright Act of 1968 Overview and Analysis

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body The Copyright Act Reasons against protection of individual parts on the websites Conclusion Reference Introduction Work of art, music, writing, film making, symbols, names and slogans among many others categories all have a creator behind them (Giannakas 82); for this reason, individual’s creative expressions and innovations are very valuable…

  • Plagiarism in the Research Work

    The pre-test scores were slightly better than the post-test ones. In the pre-test, 6 answers were answered correctly and 4 incorrectly. In the post-test, the opposite trend has emerged, as 6 questions were answered incorrectly and only 4 were correct. The question about a summary of an idea was answered incorrectly because there was some…

  • The Designs and Patents ACT 1988

    Nowadays, it has become a commonplace assumption that the enactment of various copyright laws is being solely concerned with protecting people’s intellectual property, as something that has a value of ‘thing in itself’. Such assumption, however, cannot be referred to as thoroughly valid. The reason for this is simple – the actual purpose of copyright…

  • The CASE Act and the Copyright Law in the Modern Generation

    With the dawn of the recent coronavirus pandemic, both individuals and bigger organizations have had to re-adjust the way they function on a day-to-day basis. With people having to adhere to the social distancing rules and going out generally being frowned upon, many businesses and facilities have chosen to start working in an online sphere.…

  • Copyright Infringement in US Musical Industry

    Having the ability to protect intellectual property is crucial for both companies and individuals. In the U.S., the Copyright Act of 1976 is the primary legislation guiding people through various aspects of using other individuals’ work (“Copyright Law of the United States”). Although at first, the topic may appear straightforward, it is often difficult to…

  • Intellectual Property Protection and Commercial Profits

    Intellectual property (IP) is an important company asset, especially while competing in the high-technology field. It may include new inventions, innovations in production, and other products of human endeavor that can be owned, such as computer codes (Fleddermann 134). Their rights to them can be protected in various forms, such as the patent system (Fleddermann…

  • High Plagiarism Rate in Chinese Universities

    Table of Contents Introduction Recommendations Conclusion References List Introduction Plagiarism is an academic problem that is widespread around the world. Despite the problem being a global one, it is viewed and received differently in various parts of the world. While Westerners are more serious about the issue, their Asian counterparts do not accord it the…

  • DRM: The Good, the Bad and the Downright UGLY

    Digital rights management (DRM) is necessary to a point to keep honest people honest. However, there are places where it has gone too far and the production and distribution companies are trying for, even more, looking for a cash cow. In an industry where record companies, publishers, and other artistic production and distribution companies have…

  • The Copyright Infringement: The Cases

    The picture under analysis is Paris Hilton’s image on a Hallmark greeting card. It is appropriate to talk about copyright infringement here since an unauthorized use of copyrighted material had taken place. Moreover, the image was used in a manner that violates one of the copyright owner’s exclusive rights, such as the right to imitate…