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Protecting Semiconductor Chip Design under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA) – Part I (Registration and Inspection)

Intellectual Property Law Blog

The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. The deposit can be either a physical copy of the mask work or a digital copy in a format specified by the Office. It is authorized by the federal Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA).

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3 Count: Hey Mickey!

Plagiarism Today

The case dates back to 2013 when Basil filed a notice of copyright termination on the album and her song. claimed that they held 50% ownership in the work, given to them by a producer named Greg Mathieson who worked on the album. However, a UK company named Stillwater Ltd.

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Protecting Semiconductor Chip Design under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA) – Part I (Registration and Inspection)

Intellectual Property Law Blog

The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. The deposit can be either a physical copy of the mask work or a digital copy in a format specified by the Office. It is authorized by the federal Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA).

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“Happy Together” – The Ninth Circuit Plays the Golden Oldies of Copyright Law

The IP Law Blog

In a lawsuit that was originally filed in 2013 titled, Flo & Eddie, Inc. The crux of the case turned on the meaning of the phrase, “exclusive ownership,” which the California legislature used in California’s copyright statute in 1872. Sirius XM Radio, Inc. , In 1908, the U.S. Thirteen years later in 1995, the U.S.

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Professional Photographer Files Copyright Infringement Suit Against Used Car Dealers

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

Defendant, Lynn Boolman Auto Sales is a used car dealership located in Portland, Indiana created in 2013, per the Indiana Secretary of State. In order to prove copyright infringement, the Plaintiff must establish ownership of a valid copyright and demonstrate that the Defendant copied the copyrighted material without permission.

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Mr Justice Zacaroli finds manufacturing software copyright infringed and confidence breached in ex-employee fight

The IPKat

The defendant - Mr Aughton - had been developing software for over 50 years and was employed by PQ from 1989 as a software developer and was appointed a director in 2013. 2) was InSPC v1 copied from ProSPC, so as to infringe the copyright in ProSPC or misuse any confidential information in ProSPC? 296-297).

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Lights Camera Action : Role Of Intellectual Property In Indian Cinema

IIPRD

Copy right and Indian cinema. A precise elucidation about the ownership of cinematographic films has been provided by Section 17 of The Copyright Act, 1957 Act. According to the law, a scriptwriter who is engaged by a producer to write a good script has no ownership rights to the work he produces. [2] Who Owns What and Why.