Cake! Just the word makes our mouths water. Which one are you
craving? Chocolate? Victorian sponge cake? Red velvet? Devil's
food cake? Or maybe a slice of cheesecake? There are so many
options that all sound wonderful. Be it a birthday, a wedding, or
any other special occasion, having some cake makes it better. It is
a representation of happiness and comfort and can be said to make
events more enjoyable. Has it, however, ever occurred to you that a
piece of cake you had at a birthday party was copyright
infringed?
Not many people are aware of the Intellectual Property (IP) laws
applicable to cake designs. There are two main branches of
Intellectual Property, namely copyright and industrial property.
While industrial property deals with patents and trademarks,
copyright law deals with artistic and literary creations or
inventions. It gives ownership and rights to the author, provided
that the creation is original and in a tangible form. Ideas that
have not yet been
