However all of this comes out in the end, one thing is certain: the status of something as private property appears to hinge on its being in significant measure an intentional object -- its status as a private owned entity has to do with in what mental relation is stands with an agent. (Machan 4) The law has always protected tangible property and real property from theft
During the 2003 case of Victor's Little Secret vs. Victoria's Secret, Victoria's Secret was forced to prove that the trademark had been diluted causing a monetary loss (Moseley, dba Victor's Little Secret v
Samantha Lundberg, formerly Samantha Bucks can also attest to the fact that a personal name does not guarantee trademark ownership. Sued by Starbucks for trademark infringement for naming her coffee shop Sambucks, the judge ruled that she must eliminate the word Buck's from her business name (Stossel & Goldberg, 2005)
Therefore, a law of nature is ill enforced in a state of nature. Section 123 of the Second Treatise makes notice of this (Locke, p
As the legislation currently in place clearly favors the ideals of proprietary economies, it represents a core social conflict with widespread implications. (Chengsi, 1) There is a direct impact of globalization which TRIPS is essentially designed to prevent
However, we should resist the understandable tendency to reach for a quick, technocratic set of Procrustean tools that assume away the 'messiness of the world' and make it seem that concepts such as 'sovereignty' and 'property' should be, are, or always have been, particularly stable constructs." (Nayyer, p
If the United States is the culture Empire, this Empire is maintained largely through the global copyright regime's ensuring that all players in the culture industry comply with it rules." (Pang, 11) Response: In sum, the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is aimed at imposing stronger regulatory means to supporting the protection of patents and of intellectual property, operating under the premise that this will help to stimulate innovation, profitability and self-sufficiency in developing countries
It has worked proactively through the association to promote awareness with Members of Parliament to help increase legislative enforcement of counterfeiting and intellectual property crimes and has previously presented to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology." (Toderian, p
It was form here onwards, especially since 1978, which the Chinese were able to implement drastic alternatives in their economic laws, IPR laws and foreign relations form the era of Deng Xiaoping. China soon started to partake in the IPR ventures with international organizations and have led to three decades of complete revolutionizing of the IPRs implemented within the region from the legal and social perspective (Gulbransen,)
Furthermore, copyright infringement complemented with a "concerted action against as many parts of the manufacturing and distribution chain as possible will lead to long-term success"[footnoteRef:18]. [18: (Moynihan et al