Journal of Intellectual Property Rights Law

A Review of the Ethiopian Intellectual Property Laws and their Protection of Ai-Generated Agricultural Research Outputs

Nahom M. Kebede — 2025-05-27

AI is transforming IP landscape, presenting both challenges and opportunities for research, invention and businesses. The purpose of this study was to conduct a comprehensive analysis on the status of the Ethiopian intellectual property laws for the protection of AI-generated agricultural research outputs. This study employed a qualitative research approach, which included an analysis of scholarly literature, policy papers, and intellectual property laws. The Study focused on analyzing the impact of AI on Ethiopian patent, copyright, and data protection laws to protect agricultural research outputs. AI in Ethiopia is becoming a tool for research and development. The national agricultural research system also takes an initiative to utilize AI for breeding, research data collection, data analysis, data storage and for other related purposes. When AI assisted research and innovations will grow in the agriculture research, the traditional IP regimes should not answer the ownership right of the invention or the research output. Therefore, the current IP laws do not provide full protection for AI-generated agricultural research outputs. As a result, Ethiopia should review the provisions of the existing invention, minor invention, and industrial designs proclamation number 123/1995, copyright and neighboring rights protection proclamation number 410/1996, and data protection laws inconsideration of AI-generated technologies.

Intellectual Property and Corporate Social Responsibility: Legal and Ethical Considerations

Anshu Prabha — 2025-05-06

This article explores the intersection of Intellectual Property and Corporate Social Responsibility, highlighting the legal and ethical dimensions businesses face in aligning innovation with social accountability. While IP rights incentivize innovation, they may also lead to ethical challenges such as limited access to medicine, patent trolling, and cultural access issues. Legal frameworks like TRIPS shape global IP norms but may conflict with equitable public interests. The paper emphasizes how companies can use IP responsibly to support sustainability, ethical licensing and collaborative innovation. By integrating CSR principles into IP strategies, businesses can foster inclusive growth, social welfare and long-term value creation for stakeholders and society.

Laws Governing AI-Generated ART and Music: Challenges and Perspectives

Anshika Pandey — 2025-07-08

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized creative industries, enabling machines to generate art, music, and literature. However, this rapid technological advancement has sparked legal and ethical concerns, particularly regarding intellectual property (IP) rights, authorship, and ownership. Traditional copyright laws were designed for human creators, leaving AI-generated works in a gray area. Courts and policymakers worldwide are addressing these concerns, leading to evolving legal
frameworks and case law precedents. This paper explores the legal challenges surrounding AIgenerated art and music, examining relevant case laws and offering insights into global legal perspectives.

Assessing the Extent of Liabilities in Trademark Infringement: An Analysis of Annex III of the Bangui Agreement

Ama Ambochefor — 2025-06-13

The notion of goods and services within the market can be distinguished via the use of trademarks, a valuable asset which assigns unique identifier to goods or services permitting buyers to ascertain the source of the products or services, averting confusion in the minds of consumers. Dreadfully, Trademark infringement has always constituted a threat in the brand’s integrity attached to goods making it difficult for trademark owners to fully enjoy these rights, as it destroys the reputation of the trademark owner, divert sales from the mark owner to the infringers and even to an extent foster unfair competition. The objective of this paper is to examine the extent to which liabilities arising from the infringement of Annex III of the Bangui Agreement will be handled. In answering the above problematic raised under the Bangui Agreement as to Trademark liability, it will be necessary in having an indepth analysis of the Bangui Agreement by having an insight on how matters of trademark infringement are handled in situation where the trademark owner’s rights has been affected. From the findings that were
discovered from the above illustration, it was demonstrated that though the provision of the Bangui Agreement as to trademark infringment are clearly defined, the consequences that arises from the trademark infringement continue to be disastrous as the consumers continue to encouter huge effects on the status they occupied. To this end, emphasis has to be made on the effectiveness of Annex III of the Bangui Agreement on Trademarks as far as issues of infringement are concerned.

The Growing Threat of Digital Piracy: Legal Responses and Policy Gaps

Vaibhav Narayan Yadav — 2025-05-14

This research paper is dealing with concept of digital piracy. Digital piracy is significant and complex issue in modern era. There is enhancement in technology due to which there is increase in commission of digital piracy. This paper is explaining about digital piracy and about different types of digital piracy. This paper is analyzing regulation related to digital piracy in India, United States of America and of global level. This paper is stating about various law and treaty which are related to digital piracy such as Information and Technology act, Digital Millennium Copyright Act and WIPO Copyright Treaty. This paper is highlighting judicial decision related to digital piracy. This paper is highlighting that there is no proper law for regulation of digital piracy and there is implementation issue of law related to digital piracy etc. This Research paper is telling about remedy available for regulation of digital piracy. This paper is suggesting that there is need to create awareness among people about digital piracy. This paper also suggesting major concern related to digital piracy can be addressed if there is uniform law related at global level for digital piracy etc.

Celebrating Creativity in Motion: The Exclusive Realm of Patenting Sports Moves in India

Tanishka Sai Bablani — 2025-07-08

Sports innovations have the ability to change the dynamics of the sports industry considerably. Intangible assets that can be shielded by intellectual property rights like patents, trademarks, copyrights, and designs are often produced as a result of these inventions. Patents provide inventors a government-granted monopoly right that allows them to use and commercialize their ideas exclusively for a set length of time. This exclusivity encourages investment in developing and commercializing sporting goods and practices. Owners of intellectual property rights acquire a competitive edge in sports, just as they do in other businesses. Sports intellectual property rights now include a wide range of topics, including sports equipment, techniques, team and individual sports programs, and athletic skills. Sports, which were formerly solely leisure and physical fitness activities, have now evolved into a commercial endeavour for individuals. Numerous patents relating to sporting moves have been filed in the United States of America, but the same cannot be said for the United Kingdom or India. The purpose of this article is to present an outline of patent law, with a particular emphasis on the legal status and protection of sports moves as intellectual property in India. The article will investigate the applicability and constraints of patent regimes in India for protecting sporting moves, as well as examine the impact of intellectual property protection on diverse values, interests, and stakeholders.

Understanding UDRP: A Comprehensive Analysis of Domain Name Dispute Policies

Saquib Ahmed — 2025-03-26

The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) was created by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) as a crucial framework for resolving disputes related to domain name registration. The UDRP offers a simplified and economical substitute for traditional litigation in cases like cybersquatting, which occurs when people register domain names
that violate already-existing trademarks. This article offers a comprehensive overview of the UDRP, covering its objectives, procedures, and the process for filing complaints. Trademark owners have the right to file a complaint under the UDRP against registrants whose registered domain names are confusingly close to or identical to their trademarks. The complainant must show that the registrant has no legal claim to the domain and that the registration was made in bad faith in order for their
UDRP complaint to be successful. Approved dispute resolution service providers oversee the procedure, guaranteeing fairness and proficiency in resolving these conflicts. In order to demonstrate how well the UDRP protects intellectual property rights in the digital sphere, this article also looks at significant cases and results under the law. Stakeholders can promote a more equitable online marketplace by better navigating domain name disputes and protecting their brands from abusive registrations by being aware of the subtleties of the UDRP.

The Impact of Intellectual Property Rights on the Gaming Industry

Komal L. Bhosale — 2025-06-14

IPR plays a significant role in the gaming industry because it protects creative works, innovations, and technological advancement that drives its growth. With the continued growth of the gaming sector around the world, IPR will allow developers, publishers, and other stakeholders to protect their original content from piracy and unauthorized use. This protection will not only lead to innovation in the creation since it allows exclusive rights for its creators but will also maintain a healthy economic balance in the industry. Copyright and patent infringement along with trademark will be sorted and kept under a fair competitive ground, which will ensure investment and ensure that the work of the developer is valued adequately. This abstract discusses the importance of IPR in the gaming industry, focusing on the promotion of creativity, business models, and sustainability leading to ultimate success in the sector.