Patently-O

AUGUST 22, 2022

Bonito Boats centers on a Florida statute prohibiting copying of unpatented boat hulls via direct molding. And the Supreme Court affirmed — holding that the “carefully crafted bargain” embodied by the US patent system occupies the entire space and thus preempts any further state action offering patent-like rights.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2022

And, it goes like this–the relevant concept in the United States is that a person shall “ no[t] be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.” The government is not using the patent, but the patented technology.

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Above the Fold

JULY 5, 2022

The term of a copyright for a particular work may depends on certain factors such as whether it has been published, and, if so, the date of first publication. [2] In the event that infringement occurs, a designer must show that the infringer copied the designers copyrighted work. [5]

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