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It has been accepted for inclusion in International Journal of Legal Science and Innovation after due review.\u003Cbr>In case of any suggestion or complaint, please contact [Gyan@vidhiaagaz.com](Gyan@vidhiaagaz.com). |\n\nTo submit your Manuscript for Publication at International Journal of Legal Science and Innovation, kindly email your Manuscript [at](at editor.ijlsi@gmail.com)[ ](at editor.ijlsi@gmail.com)[editor.ijlsi@gmail.com](at editor.ijlsi@gmail.com).  \nThe Nose Always Knows: Copyright Issues  \nin Perfume Protection  \nAYONEE MADHANI1  \nABSTRACT  \nIn the present scenario, Intellectual Property Rights (“IPR”) awareness forms a strong basis to different technological innovations and knowledge-based economy; there is no doubt that the importance of IPR is going to increase in the future endeavors of innovators. Perfume has been described as vocabulary of music. For the longest time in the history of IPR, the possibility of protecting a scent has been a debatable subject as discussed in various decisions of the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), EU courts as well as foreign courts. Originality is the pillar on which IPR stands strong. IPR has the power to boost innovations, give recognition as well as economic benefits to innovators who are constantly attempting to make our lives easier. This article aims to address the issues of faced in copyright application of fragrance, smell, scent as well as perfume and shall highlight the appropriate scope of protection for perfume copyrights.  \nThe article begins with a brief introduction of fragrances and perfumes. Next, it scrutinizes for and against arguments for perfume copyright protection and the appropriate scope of such copyright protection. Third, it analyzes the recent Dutch and French decisions on perfume copyright protection and understands the two different set of approaches over the same dispute of perfume protection under IPR laws. Following the extensive issues and benefits of perfume copyright protection, the article will conclude that courts should recognize copyright protection in perfumes, but should also be careful to restrict such protections only to bottled perfumes so as not to unfairly create trade competition barriers in the perfume industry.  \nI. INTRODUCTION  \nIPR is a general term covering patents, copyright, trademark, industrial designs, geographical indications, protection of layout design of integrated circuits, and protection of undisclosed information (trade secrets) . It refers to the product of a person's imagination and creativity and the rights of these people to control the use of their products.IPR refers to the legal ownership by a person or business of an invention/discovery attached to particular product or  \n1Author is a student at Pravin Gandhi College Of Law, India.  \nprocesses which protects the owner against unauthorized copying or imitation.”2India had its own separate laws on copyrights, patents, designs, and trademarks at the time of its independence in 1947. After joining WTO, the existing Indian laws on IPR were revised and new laws enacted in those areas of IPR where no law existed. The Indian laws on patents, copyrights, designs, trademarks, protection of geographical indications, protection of new plant varieties, and protection of IC-layout designs are compatible with the provisions of the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) under the WTO.3  \nPerfume originates from the La","cbCaicMjAuGKiI9R","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicMjAuGKiI9R","pdf",387366,"English","# Abstract\n# I. Introduction\n# II. 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