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Your Intellectual Property Attorney Can be Located in a Different State

LexBlog IP

For example, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is responsible for rules governing federal trademark registration for product and service identification and for issuing patents to inventors, regardless of where the business is located. Intellectual property attorneys can file these applications from anywhere.

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Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law in the UAE

IP and Legal Filings

Patents (including utility models) are protected through registration with the UAE Ministry of Economy, Intellectual Property Protection Department (IPPD) and/or through the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) Patent which is administered by the GCC Patent Office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and governed by the GCC Patent Law.

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IP Protection For Fintech Companies

IIPRD

Patentibility faces two major challenges namely, framing of invention and prior art in the rapidly developing industry. Therefore, there is a strong possibility that a computer programme will be awarded a patent if it is claimed in conjunction with innovative functionality. Author : Dabiru Bhagyashree, a 4 th year IP Hons.

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What are the intellectual property rights for startups?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Trade Secrets: Trade secrets encompass confidential information critical for a startup’s success; this may include formulas, processes, customer lists, marketing strategies etc. Startups can protect both the source code and object code through copyright registration.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 4-March 10)

SpicyIP

First, it argued that the plaintiff concealed material information that the registration of its mark was removed for non renewal in 2010 and was renewed only in 2019. Second, the defendant was able to obtain copyright and trademark registrations for its device marks during the above interim phase.

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Inventions ‘made in Spain’: How can you protect them properly?

Garrigues Blog

In accordance with the Spanish Patent Law, the first application for a patent made in Spain must be filed at the Spanish Patents and Trademarks Office and penalties can be imposed in the event of the breach of this requirement. Compulsory application for protection in Spain.

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How to Protect Software as Intellectual Property

LexBlog IP

Copyright protection is unique in that it can last for well over a century and requires minimal examination by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Keep in mind; our patent system is a first-to-file patent system – meaning, it will generally only award patent rights to the first patent applicant.