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Has Disney’s sway on U.S. Copyright Law reached its tail end? Re-visiting the peculiar copyright of the maiden Mickey Mouse character

July 24, 2022 Vivek Basanagoudar 0

Introduction Mickey Mouse, as we know the character today, debuted in Walt Disney’s November 18, 1928, production of Steamboat Willie.[1] Generating over 19 billion dollars […]

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What does a trademark protect?

Who is appointed as the WIPO's next Director-General on May 8, 2020, by the consensus of the member states of the (WIPO):

Law on_____ is not codified in India.

India is a member of:

Taylor Swift was sued for copyright infringement for which of her song?

copyright protects the ____ elements of GUI

The Central Government reviews the Secrecy directions under Indian patent act at the intervals of:

 

 

Singer Adele was sued for copyright infringement of which of her song?

Economic Rights under the Indian Copyright Act of 1957 are enumerated under:

Exceptions to copyright infringement in India also referred to as:

The Indian Trademark Act of 1999 provides for Absolute grounds of refusal:

The term "patent troll" was coined by the staff of which company?

The 2017 movie Raabta was alleged to be a copy of the Telugu movie:

The Trademark Act of 1999 provides for Absolute grounds of refusal:

Slogans/ Short phrases can be protected under:

Before the Copyright Act, 1957 (amended in 2012), which statute governed the copyright
laws in India?

"Independent claim" is a term associated with:

A request for Foreign Filing License shall be disposed of by the Indian patent office within:

Rights conferred by registration are subject to prior user rights under the Trademark Act of 1999

Ariana Grande faced Copyright Infringement lawsuit in January 2020 for which of her song?

An improvement over a patented invention can be protected by:

Which of the following is not patentable under the Patents Act of 1970?

Which Oscar winning movie was sued for copyright infringement?

Beyonce and Jay Z were recently sued for copyright infringement for which of their song?

The letters ‘FR’ in the term ‘FRAND’ for SEP licensing stands for:

Which was the first country to have a full-fledged copyright statute?

Prior art search includes:

The design should be___under the Indian Design Act, 2000

 

What is the period of protection of copyright granted in USA and UK?

The copyright over a photograph lasts for:

An important consideration for the grant of a patent of an invention is:

The minimum term of patent protection required as per TRIPS is:

'IPC' in relation to Patents means:

Can Disney sue a cakemaker for making an “Elsa” inspired cake?

'Prior art' in patent law includes

A patentee has a right to claim damages for infringement from date of:

In "quid-pro-quo", quo stands for:

The first legislation in India relating to patents was enacted in:

Trade-secret is protected in India by:

Economic rights to performers for their performances fixed in audio-visual fixations were given in which international agreement?

Rights conferred by registration are subject to prior user rights under the Trademark Act of 1999

Pre-grant opposition before the Indian Patent Office can be filed by:

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) was established in the year:

Can tattoos be copyrighted in India?

Hint: Did you know Shahrukh Khan’s tattoo in Don2 was copyrighted?

The time limit for filing PCT National phase application in India is:

The popular symbol for copyright ‘©’ originated in which country?

The letters 'ND' in the term 'FRAND' for SEP licensing mean:

This sound mark belongs to whom:

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A "3-D shape" of a product can be protected under:

"Computer program per se" is protectable under:

The Protection of Plant Variety and Farmers Right Act, 2001 (PPVFR Act) received the assent of President on:

Can sand-sculptures be copyrighted?

Number of classes of ‘works’ under Indian Copyright Law:

Which of these is a geographical indication?

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