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Keep it secret or file a patent?

Patent Trademark Blog

If you have a simple product that others can easily copy, you wouldn’t be thinking about keeping anything confidential. In order to gain certain exclusive rights from the government, inventors must disclose detailed information on how to make and use their invention. Can you keep your US patent application confidential?

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Checklist of Issues on Generative IP

Kluwer Copyright Blog

It involves several IP rights, some of which overlap in some cases: copyright, trademarks, patents, trade secrets/confidential information, and the right of publicity (and similar rights with different names). Singapore (computational data analysis; user must not “use the copy for any other purpose”) f. Can a machine be an “inventor”?

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Does the Court of Appeal's 2:1 split in Thaler underline the need for legislative review?

The IPKat

The AmeriKat instructing her computer overlord to come up with an invention which turns household objects into tuna Can machines be inventors? Over to Henry : "Background Dr Stephen Thaler is the inventor of an artificial intelligence machine called DABUS. 7(3) was that the inventor is a person ([19]). DABUS made inventions.

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What are the intellectual property rights for startups?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

There are several types of IPRs that startups should be aware of: Patents: Patents protect new inventions and grant exclusive rights to the inventor for a limited period. Startups can secure copyrights to prevent unauthorized copying or distribution of their creative works.

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Dragons’ Den, Episode 5, Series 20

Dragons' Den

You just mentioned IP” First up in the Den, we had entrepreneur and inventor Michael Horsfall, asking for 45k in exchange for 10% of his Van Guardian business. However, you can prove your design protection by  registering your designs  or  you can ask a solicitor to keep certified copies of your unregistered design as a record.

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Full Patent Protection vs. a Provisional Patent Application

TraskBritt Intellectual Property

It acts as a placeholder so an inventor can delay upfront costs of pursuing a full patent application while seeking additional funding, performing further testing of the invention, and determining its usefulness and value. Reasons to File a Provisional Patent Application. Keep Trade Secrets Secret. Filing Date.

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Interesting Patents | MARCH 8, 2022

LexBlog IP

Further, this application was filed only two working days before the car was publicly revealed, demonstrating the effort teams like Ferrari’s implement in keeping big reveals like this confidential. This can be important for companies who want to ensure their products remain unique and do not fall victim to copied designs.