The Legality of Intellectual Property Rights under Islamic Law Silvia Beltrametti Intellectual property rights are not regulated by Islamic law and jurisprudence per se. The issue is whether the principles of Islamic law can be constructed in a way to provide support for such protection. This paper assesses the extent to which Islamic law and its sophisticated tools have an impact on the protection of intellectual property. First it presents Sharī’a’s main sources; the Qur’an‚ the Sunna‚ Ijma
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Protection With technical disadvantage‚ intellectual property right protection in China did not be highlighted before. Lacking of legal basic regulation as well as weak public consciousness‚ infringement behaviors‚ counterfeits and embezzling the trademarks were rampant. On the contrary‚ in the developed countries‚ the strong protection of IPR is one of the driving engines for economic growth‚ which also gradually becomes a mean for increasing market core competitiveness and market monopoly. Consequently
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Definitions Class V 1. Unconstitutional – not in accordance with a political constitution‚ especially the US Constitution‚ or with procedural rules. 2. Equal protection clause – prohibits “invidious” discrimination‚ that is‚ discrimination not based on sufficient justification. 3. 24th Amendment – Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President‚ for electors for President or Vice President‚ or for Senator or
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how branding is essential for technology companies to differentiate their products from other companies that produce similar ones and also the role of branding in protecting the brands from piracy and steeling through out official and registered trademarks. The paper will also discuss the brand positioning strategy and how it gives a unique identity for brands and also how branding can change the customer negative perception about products and services. Introduction As time is passing by‚ the
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mainland China but from Taiwan‚ I believe there would be little or no disadvantage of Erika being female. But in case DGG is planning a bigger picture (for example‚ sharing distribution system of Global Service in Asia region) than just resolving trademark right issue‚ I think it is better to consider the fact Taiwanese regard Guan-Xi (relationship) as important aspect in terms of long term‚ friendly relationship. Therefore it would probably be a good idea to prepare a male represent with similar position
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Starbucks vs. Starbarks In this day in age‚ you would be hard pressed to find an individual – young or old – who does not recognize the name Starbucks. The coffeehouse franchise has made a worldwide name for itself; and it turns out‚ the company will go to great lengths to make sure others do not reap the same rewards. A doggie day-care in Algonquin‚ IL chose the name Starbarks and is‚ unfortunately‚ experiencing severe backlash from the multi-million coffee chain. Starbucks is prepared to
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Branding Brand: name‚ term‚ design‚ symbol‚ or any other feature that identifies one seller’s good or service as distinct from those of other sellers Legal name of a brand is a trade mark May identify one item‚ a family of items‚ or all items of that seller Powerful they have value and status Brand Equity: the dollar amount attributed to the value of the brand‚ based on all the intangible qualities that create that value People may be willing to pay more for the brand Brand strength can be
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intellectual property is the rights under the law possessed by the people who create the achievements through their own intelligences. Intellectual property is divided into two categories: Industrial property‚ which includes inventions (patents)‚ trademarks‚ industrial designs; and Copyright‚ which includes literary and artistic works such as novels‚ poems and plays‚ films‚ musical works‚ artistic works such as drawings‚ paintings‚ photographs and sculptures. What is intellectual property law? It
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Kudler Fine Foods Frequent Shopper Program Kudler Fine Foods is a very popular food store located at different parts of California. The main objective of the store is to have profit maximization by providing quality products at appropriate prices in comparison to the other competitors. Through this objective‚ the store wants to have significant growth. The company now wants to expand its services by improving the efficiency of its operations. It also wants to increase the loyalty and profitability
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such as copyright issues‚ and contract issues (Nasir‚ 2001). Intellectual Property For an international company conducting E-business‚ the theft of intellectual property‚ such as copyrights‚ trademarks‚ patents‚ and trade secrets‚ is a serious issue. The 3M Corporation has rights to many brands‚ trademarks‚ products‚ and technologies. If hackers were to hack into the company ’s Website and steal all the information‚ they would have all the inside information and they would be able to recreate the
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