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  Biomimetics and Intellectual Property: Grey Area of the use of the word: ‘Novelty’! by Harmanjot Kaur  ‘In an ideal world, the claims would be so clear and unambiguous that no dispute over their meaning would ever arise. But the world is not ideal; language is, by its very definition, multifaceted, layered with meaning and capable of simile or substitution. Words are, to put it succinctly, equivocal.’ [1] With the evolution of science and technology, there is a constant change all around the world. Since ages, humans have been using micro-organisms and their products such as bread, cheese, yeast, wine and alcoholic beverages etc. It was only after Gregor Mendel (1822–1884), whose contribution to humanity opened gates to discover life at the micro level. Today, molecular biology, nanotechnology, genetics have evolved as the technological solution to myriad number of problems. There are various laws which protect the creation of human intellect in the form of intellectual prop...

  Conundrum of Fiction Characters in Cartoons: Which is better Copyright or Trademark? Should there be certain standards governing the content? by Harmanjot Kaur  In the age of digital media, new technologies and globalization, we have observed significant changes in the way we perceive the world. It comes down to the point where we choose between watching the Mahabharata movie or the widely known Cindrella’s cabaret. Today, in a world full of choices, it is evident that most of the time the intellectual property rights get hazy, which makes it difficult for the creator to choose the right course of action. This domino effect makes the creator depressed, which results in a lack of creativity, innovation and novelty for the young pioneers to land in the field of science, art and technology. The history of technological change shows that new forms of expression have invariably led to new types of creative works.[i] Keeping an eye on the hot-topic pertaining to science and multim...

  DoT, IoT, SNA and Cloud Computing: A Threat or An Aid to Intellectual Property Rights and Human Civilization? ‘Imagine a day, when you wake up and see that that your cup, from which you are drinking tea in the morning is covered with all the information and whereabouts ranging from the procedure, technique, material used and all the information in such simple words that even the beggars would be millionaires and everyone is having a factory making their household goods. There is no room for carpenters, plumbers, blacksmiths and at every market, the robots are communicating like that of humans. There would be no scientists on the border, no government jobs, as everything would be digitalized. There would be no regulating agency to patents, copyrights and trademarks. All humans need to do is to have creative ideas and be there in a rat race for new inventions only. There would be only science and technology which governs the world.’ [hk2]  What would it feel like? There is no ...