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Sunday Surprises

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42nd ATRIP Congress: intellectual property, ethical innovation, and sustainability – Towards a new social contract for the digital economy? (30 Here is what ALAI writes: Antoon has been of tremendous importance to the development and study of copyright and intellectual property in the Netherlands and abroad.

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Insights from the Global Online Thesis Topic Meetings

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Guadamuz is a reader in intellectual property law at the University of Sussex and the editor-in-chief of the Journal of World Intellectual Property. NFTs are not a new concept; they have existed since 2010 , but only recently blew up during the pandemic. Dr. Andres Guadamuz.

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Monday Miscellany

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His law degree led him to various professional positions in the United States, where he is now Senior Copyright Counsel at Google. OPPORTUNITIES Gunnercooke | Intellectual Property Paralegal (job vacancy) The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA) has recently advertised a new IP job vacancy.

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Fish & Richardson Elevates 15 Attorneys to Principal in Class Distinguished by Diversity of Background and Experience

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magna cum laude , Order of the Coif, from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, where she was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Air Law and Commerce and a member of the SMU Law Review Association. In 2010, Rae graduated from the University of Texas with a B.S. in electrical engineering in 2010.

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Copyright Of Cinematograph Films: Indian Scenario

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3] Another issue is that film directors are not recognized by copyright laws, leading some to argue that both producers and directors should have co-authorship. [4] The FIR accused YRF of using its dominant bargaining position to force musicians into signing contracts that deprived them of the royalties that were rightfully theirs.

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Distinguish “Smart Contract” From Abstract Idea To Pass Blockchain Patentability Scrutiny

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Smart contracts are often mentioned in blockchain-themed patent applications and recited in claims. However, Examiners without a thorough understanding of this concept or unfamiliar with blockchain technology often equate smart contracts with legal or commercial contracts stored on blockchains. 593, 611 (2010)).

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The Quest for a Meaningful Threshold of Invention: Atlantic Works v. Brady (1883)

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Moreover, the idea of placing the revolving screws at the bow of a dredging vessel had been implemented in the Wiggins Ferry, a boat fitted with an apparatus invented by Ephraim Bishop in 1858, which Brady himself had been involved in operating for a government dredging contract in 1866 before claiming to have invented his own improved design.