IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

While trademarks protect the brands used in the metaverse and copyright protects NFTs as intellectual works, what about the protection of the shape, patterns and colors characterizing the non-physical commodities in the metaverse? Are they protectable by design patents? Section 4.4.2 2014)??(?)???2815?).

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The TTABlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

As to the first factor, there were no pertinent utility patents of record, but there was a design patent owned by the applicant. Citing In re Becton, Dickinson , the Board found the design patent to be some evidence of non-functionality, but not dispositive of the issue. Text Copyright John L.

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The TTABlog

JUNE 27, 2023

Applying the ever-popular Morton-Norwich factors, the Board began with a detailed review of Pen Pal's abandoned utility patent application. Furthermore, Applicant’s overall design is dictated by the function it performs — holding a pen, pencil, or other cylindrical writing instrument." Text Copyright John L.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. Thus clarifying that copyright in the screenplay exists independently of the copyright in the film. HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt. the licensee.

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The TTABlog

JUNE 27, 2023

Applying the ever-popular Morton-Norwich factors, the Board began with a detailed review of Pen Pal's abandoned utility patent application. Furthermore, Applicant’s overall design is dictated by the function it performs — holding a pen, pencil, or other cylindrical writing instrument." Text Copyright John L.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 19, 2023

Amazon sellers must understand the major forms of intellectual property –patents, trademarks, and copyrights–and the common pitfalls associated with each form to avoid infringement allegations, storefront disruptions or closures, and even lawsuits. on Amazon or elsewhere) or otherwise publicizing the product.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Congress and the KGF 2 Copyright Dispute: Ex-Parte Injunctions, Fair Dealing, and Blocking Orders. SpicyIP Tidbits: Clarification on Jurisdiction of High Courts after the Tribunals Reform Act 2021, and Need for Reasoned Orders for Rejecting Patent Applications. Comedian Vir Das, Netflix booked for copyright infringement.

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