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3 Count: Navy Piracy

Plagiarism Today

1: US Navy Fined for Acts of Software Piracy. First off today, Nicholas Slayton at Task & Purpose reports that the United States Navy has been ordered to pay $154,400 in damages to a software firm after a court found the Navy had violated the copyright in one of their applications. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in India’s Startup Ecosystem: A Pathway to Innovation and Growth.

IIPRD

The Intellectual Property incorporates the makings of the thoughts such as the discoveries, literary and artistic works, design, symbols, names, and images used in the business. It plays a serious character in appealing the stakeholders, as the stakeholders seek the pledge that startups the exclusive value plan and is lawfully protected.

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IP Protection for a GUI – Part 1 of 2: Design Patents

LexBlog IP

Over a hundred years ago, Congress created “design patents” to offer companies a way to protect the “ornamental” features of products. For example, a GUI makes an otherwise complex piece of software look fun, easy, or joyful to a user. This is the function of a utility patent.) Scope of Protection.

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No, the Federal Circuit Did Not Just Kill Off Software Copyrights – Knock It Off

IP Intelligence

Many people were disappointed when the most-watched copyright case of the past 10 years, Oracle’s lawsuit against Google over Google’s copying Java application programming interface (API) code, failed to yield better guidance on the scope of copyright protection for computer programs. The software company SAS Institute Inc.

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From Code to Characters: IPR in Gaming Industry

IIPRD

There are various laws in India that govern IPR and gaming laws, but the primary law are Patents Act, of 1970 , Trademark Act, of 1999 and Indian Contract Act, of 1872. Copyright helps in protecting the software or codes that run a video game. Patent is derived from Old French, Old Latin and Old English.

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Central Role of IP and Marketing in Business Design

azrights

It frustrates me that people turn to me when they’re copied, assuming this is the kind of work I’m engaged in doing, when they’ve never consulted me before about their IP. Although I engaged a designer for my “branding”, all I essentially got from the expensive exercise was a logo, and a website.

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Protecting Software Innovation in India

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Introduction Software refers to a compilation of instructions, data, or programs designed to operate machinery and execute specific tasks. The realm of software serves as the driving force behind modern efficiency and innovation in various industries, relying on intricate instructions and programs to accomplish specific tasks.