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Competition Law: The Patent Pendulum

Intepat

Interface of Competition Law and Patents Patent law particularly bears more relevance to antitrust jurisprudence. Patent law operates on two principles i.e. to encourage innovation and to promote the progress of science and technology. The Supreme Court in Eldred v. An example of this is the case of FTC v.

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False Patent Marking as False Advertising: Overcoming Dastar

Patently-O

Dawgs alleged that Crocs falsely marketed its “Croslite” shoe material as “patented,” “proprietary,” and “exclusive” when in fact the material ethyl vinyl acetate, a well known compound used by many footwear companies. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. , ” Dawgs brief. .”

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IP as a political instrument in Russia

The IPKat

The common denominator is the use of changes to the IP law as a political instrument towards states taking “unfriendly” actions against Russia. Article 1360 enumerates situations in which the Russian government can allow use of an invention, utility model, or industrial design without the patent owner’s authorization.

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Artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights: the USPTO DABUS decision

Barry Sookman

Is an invention autonomously generated by artificial intelligence patentable? This is a question that is being studied including by the United States Patent and Trade Mark Office (USPTO) which launched an investigation into issues associated with patenting artificial intelligence inventions.