Journal of World Intellectual Property
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We provide in-depth coverage to all international and comparative aspects of IP. Editor: Andres Guadamuz; Assistant Editor: Sevki Karaduman
Joined March 2018
Intellectual property rights and biodiversity: Peculiarizing issues of biopiracy and the prophylactic measures therein, by K. V. Geethanjali, Atmaram F. Shelke
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India being a tropical country has always been rich in biodiversity supported by its favorable climatic condition. With such potential, India has been in an ambivalent situation wherein its biodive...
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A legal viewpoint scent as trademark: Evidence from Indonesia and global approaches, by Dona Budi Kharisma, Imam Dzaki Hidayad Assidiqi
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This paper identifies and analyzes the legal issue of scent as a trademark. The identification results are used as legal material to formulate a regulatory framework for scent as a trademark. The...
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Solving hyperlinking dilemma in copyright law by intention: Comparative perspectives, by Guangyu Li
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This article proposes a binary framework for regulating inline links, as opposed to normal referencing links, in copyright law. On the one hand, it requires that link provider's volition, defined as...
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Open access article: From colonial emancipation into the fourth republic: Lessons for Ghana's collective management for musicians and their works, by Kow Abekah-Wonkyi
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After Ghana gained independence in 1957, only two Collective Management Organizations (CMOs) have ever been established to collect and distribute royalties for copyright owners in musical works—the...
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Elevating India's patent system: Strategic approaches to boost innovation and global competitiveness, by Shalini Singh, and Abhilash Arun Sapre
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Innovation and patenting are pivotal drivers of economic growth, technological advancement, and global competitiveness. However, in contemporary India, there is a pressing need for a cultural shift...
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Suno AI and musings of copyright: An enquiry into fair learning and infringement analysis of generative AI creation, by Sundar Athreya H., and Parimita Dash
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Music is a language that is spoken between the performer and the listener. Platforms like SUNO AI have enabled even non-musicians to create music and don the hats of composers by giving few prompts...
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Offering copyright protection for non-fungible tokens in India: Legal frameworks and strategies, by Amith Sriram K. S., and Valarmathi R
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Non-fungible tokens have caused a complete revolution in the digital space regarding how one thinks of unique assets such as pieces of art, music, and digital collectables, and how one trades them....
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Criminal liability for copyright infringement: Analysis of the law in Nigeria and South Africa, by Emeke Nelson Chegwe, and Cecil Nwachukwu Okubor
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This study examines the role of criminalizing copyright infringement as a deterrent and explores its potential to mitigate piracy and other copyright violations in Nigeria and South Africa. The...
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New early view article: Intellectual property protection in the era of artificial intelligence and the problem of generative platforms, by Avv. Gino Fontana
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This article focuses on Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) systems and their impact on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). A concise snapshot of the international legal framework will...
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New early view article: The problems with the nature of the obligation in Article 66.2 of TRIPS, by Opeyemi I. Kolawole
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The paper argues that Article 66.2 of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Agreement (TRIPS)—which mandates developed countries to provide incentives to their enterprises and institut...
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New early view article: Governance framework for access and benefit sharing in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region, by Nishmma James, and Dr. Narendran Thiruthy
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The Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) are of global significance, characterised by immense ecological, cultural, and biological importance spanning over eight South Asian countries. The region is home to a...
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New open access article: Intellectual property rights as private rights: Implications of the theory of internally limited rights and incentive theory for reconstructing the normative content of rights in intangible goods, by Konrad Gliściński
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The article examines the normative content and justification of intellectual property rights (IPR), focusing on the question of whether the incentive theory provides a sufficient and appropriate...
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The March 2025 issue of the journal is now live.
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The The Journal of World Intellectual Property is an international intellectual property law journal publishing in depth coverage of all aspects of IP law.
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New article: Implementing farmers' rights under the plant variety protection law in India: Analysing the complex regulatory framework and its impact, by Amrithnath Sreedevi Babu
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The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001 (PPVFR Act) in India was touted as a unique law when it was enacted as it included farmers' rights provisions as well. The legislation...
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Nos dias 12 e 19 de março, acontece o “Ciclo de palestras on-line sobre direitos autorais no ambiente digital”, organizado pela A2K Latin American Alliance, a Direção Nacional de Direitos Autorais do Ministério da Justiça da Argentina e o @centroISUR.
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New open access article: Copyright in the age of artificial intelligence: Navigating access to algorithmic training materials and the three-step test for text and data mining in Nigeria, by Morris K. Odeh
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Over the past decade, the Nigerian government has sought to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) to drive socio-economic transformation and improve the welfare of its citizenry. Recent initiatives,...
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New early view article: The elephant in the room of EU copyright originality: Time to unpack and harmonize the essential requirement of copyright, by Vincenzo Iaia
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The dividing line between the artistic and literary heritage privatized by copyright and the public domain depends on just one word which is completely alien to the traditional legal jargon: origin...
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New early view article: The role of Intellectual Property as a tool for business development in the informal economy of Ghana, by Nancy Ama Sackey, Eunice Adu Boahen, and Emmanuel Sackey
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Innovation has become one of the main drivers of economic growth and development making its protection the focus of contemporary economic strategies. Intellectual Property (IP) protects and promotes...
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New article: Revisiting the public versus private debate on model statutes for collective copyright management organisations in China, by Jie Liu
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China received the collective copyright management concept during a period of economic transition and constructed collective management organisations (CMOs) as social organisations exhibiting a...
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New article: An analysis of green trademarks vis-à-vis Indian trademark law, by Nikhil Mishra, and Digvijay Singh
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Businesses have a huge impact on the environment in the present economic era. The market is full of noneco-friendly products. In the epic struggle between the profit-oriented mode of production and...
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