Mohammad Ataul Karim

‘Tangail Saree’ GI Saga: A Pragmatic Legal Approach

Many legal opinions are spelled out about the ‘Tangail Saree’ geographical indication (GI). Unfortunately, some of them are emotion-driven or misconceived!

Global Innovation Index 2020 and Bangladesh

World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has released Global Innovation Index (GII) on September 2, 2020 in which Bangladesh ranks 116th on overall innovation indicators among 131 economies.

Making innovations accessible to the people during pandemic

The role of intellectual property (IP) in combating Covid-19, either in facilitative or restrictive way, is a recurrent issue resurfacing nowadays.

Farmers’ rights in plant variety protection law of Bangladesh

The legal framework, particularly premised on the intellectual property standards for the protec-tion of new plant varieties triggers formidable challenges for farmers’ rights, traditional farming, farmers’ traditional knowledge.

The legal challenges of intellectual property protection for data

Data is the primary building block of the digital economy. Data is, therefore, logically termed as ‘new oil’ and ‘infrastructure’ of digital economy.

Who owns our laws?

On June 25, 2019, an editorial of The New York Times was published based on the Georgia v Public.Resource.Org (a case about whether the State of Georgia can assert copyright in its annotated state code).

Intellectual Property regime in the age of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) generated contents have been posing formidable challenges to the existing Intellectual Property (IP) regime.

Accessible book format for the persons with visual impairments

Intellectual property (IP) system often faces ethical conundrums when it comes to serve the poor segment or to secure larger societal goals instead of protecting corporate interests. Likewise, book famine for visually impaired persons or persons otherwise with print

February 16, 2024
February 16, 2024

‘Tangail Saree’ GI Saga: A Pragmatic Legal Approach

Many legal opinions are spelled out about the ‘Tangail Saree’ geographical indication (GI). Unfortunately, some of them are emotion-driven or misconceived!

November 17, 2020
November 17, 2020

Global Innovation Index 2020 and Bangladesh

World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has released Global Innovation Index (GII) on September 2, 2020 in which Bangladesh ranks 116th on overall innovation indicators among 131 economies.

June 23, 2020
June 23, 2020

Making innovations accessible to the people during pandemic

The role of intellectual property (IP) in combating Covid-19, either in facilitative or restrictive way, is a recurrent issue resurfacing nowadays.

June 9, 2020
June 9, 2020

Farmers’ rights in plant variety protection law of Bangladesh

The legal framework, particularly premised on the intellectual property standards for the protec-tion of new plant varieties triggers formidable challenges for farmers’ rights, traditional farming, farmers’ traditional knowledge.

February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020

The legal challenges of intellectual property protection for data

Data is the primary building block of the digital economy. Data is, therefore, logically termed as ‘new oil’ and ‘infrastructure’ of digital economy.

January 14, 2020
January 14, 2020

Who owns our laws?

On June 25, 2019, an editorial of The New York Times was published based on the Georgia v Public.Resource.Org (a case about whether the State of Georgia can assert copyright in its annotated state code).

November 12, 2019
November 12, 2019

Intellectual Property regime in the age of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) generated contents have been posing formidable challenges to the existing Intellectual Property (IP) regime.

August 20, 2019
August 20, 2019

Accessible book format for the persons with visual impairments

Intellectual property (IP) system often faces ethical conundrums when it comes to serve the poor segment or to secure larger societal goals instead of protecting corporate interests. Likewise, book famine for visually impaired persons or persons otherwise with print

July 30, 2019
July 30, 2019

Time to adopt intellectual property policy for universities

Bangladesh has continuously been ranking in poor position at global and regional innovations index. Despite the noticeable progress in many areas, including ICT sectors, the scenario of innovations and creativity remain dissatisfactory. What factors are possibly

July 26, 2016
July 26, 2016

Demand for medicine patenting

Our experience with HIV/AIDS epidemic or Ebola catastrophe at African nations, Zika Virus outbreak in Brazil has vividly

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