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Patent Rules Published: A Quick Look 

SpicyIP

Image from here On March 15, the Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2024 were published in the Gazette of India, making crucial changes in the Indian patent regime. Certificate of Inventorship The Amended Rules make a provision for issuing a certificate of inventorship at the request of the inventor.

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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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UK IPO consultation on trade mark and design services

The IPKat

Public inspection of documents and requests for confidentiality  The government proposes to bring trade marks and designs legislation in line with patents legislation on confidentiality of information and public inspection of documents. The applicant’s full address and the address for service will continue to be published.

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2H 2022 Quick Links, Part 3 (Copyrights and More)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Tattoos are “published” when completed. From the Copyright Office : The Copyright Office “does not recommend adopting additional copyright-like rights for press publishers in the United States. Additionally, we note that this Study revealed little demand for additional copyright-related rights for press publishers.

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Cloaked in Secrecy: Can Secrecy Orders Shield Alien Innovations?

LexBlog IP

This post was originally published to Seyfarth’s Gadgets, Gigabytes & Goodwill Blog. various three-letter and four-letter government agencies), ensuring certain innovations remain confidential. Additionally, the B1 kind code indicates that the application was not published. defense departments (e.g., Finally, Fig.

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Cloaked in Secrecy: Can Secrecy Orders Shield Alien Innovations?

Trading Secrets

This post was originally published to Seyfarth’s Gadgets, Gigabytes & Goodwill Blog. various three-letter and four-letter government agencies), ensuring certain innovations remain confidential. Additionally, the B1 kind code indicates that the application was not published. defense departments (e.g., Finally, Fig.

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Cloaked in Secrecy: Can Secrecy Orders Shield Alien Innovations?

LexBlog IP

various three-letter and four-letter government agencies), ensuring certain innovations remain confidential. Additionally, the B1 kind code indicates that the application was not published. For inventors in the midst of patent proceedings, a secrecy order can indeed feel like a formidable obstacle. defense departments (e.g.,