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Non-literal copying of computer programs A computer program is a complex combination of protectable and unprotectable components, hence protecting only the literary elements is not sufficient.

Khushboo Tomar. India Intellectual Property Copyright. Rajagopala Ayyangar. One of the recommendations was the allowance of only process patents with regard to inventions relating to drugs, medicines, food and chemicals.

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With coming up of the new Trade Mark Rules , a new procedure has been created that allows the Registrar to proclaim a particular trademark as "well known". Many entrepreneurs do not comprehend the importance of a TM search. Who Owns Memes? Photon legal. One such trend popularly followed by the masses is of sharing, designing, communicating through "memes".

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