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India's top court establishes test to resolve copyright-design overlap

( April 16, 2025, 08:37 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Aiming to harmonize the protection of creative works with industrial use, the Supreme Court of India delivered a significant judgment yesterday on the overlap between intellectual property regimes. The top court established a two-pronged test to simplify the determination of whether a work qualifies for copyright as an "artistic work" or is governed by the limitations of the Designs Act due to industrial application. The decision stems from a dispute between Inox India and Cryogas Equipment and LNG Express India concerning alleged copyright infringement of engineering drawings and descriptions.The Supreme Court of India's court order is attached....

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