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Protecting Application Programming Interfaces (API) Through Intellectual Property Laws

Kashishipr

Therefore, most of the APIs are not patentable since they comprise the declaring code and the SSO, which is essentially a source code in a written format having no functionality as such unless implemented through the implementing code. Accolade case, wherein Accolade had copied Sega’s API code. Conclusion.

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Warhol’s ‘Orange Prince’ Brought to Court: Part 2 (Arguments from Lynn Goldsmith)

IPilogue

The question of whether Warhol’s Prince silkscreens may be considered fair use has now made its way up to the US Supreme Court, and on October 12th of this year, oral arguments were heard from both sides.

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Intellectual Property Rights and Dance Moves: An Indian Perspective

IIPRD

On fulfilling the same, Section 14 of the Act makes the creator eligible to get certain exclusive rights such as, to issue copies of your creativity/work publicly, right to reproduce work, to perform work in public, right to sue for infringement and make an adaption of work. Exceptions.

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WIPIP Concurrent Session #3: Copyright Doctrine

43(B)log

Christopher Buccafusco (& Rebecca Tushnet), Base Rate Neglect in Copying-in-Fact Comes out of an excellent Buccafusco paper about the failures of copying in fact, which led me to think about base rate neglect in cases where plaintiff’s expert claims that it’s not possible that these similarities arose in the absence of copying.

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IPSC: Copyright & Trademark

43(B)log

Cathay Smith: Do you foresee a point in time at which an AI might be able to make a fair use/fair dealing decision in the moment? But fair use/dealing typically involves reproduction of a limited portion, and AI could calculate portion. EFF doesn’t want fair use cases in the system; MPAA does.

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Artificial Intelligence and IP: A Literature Review

SpicyIP

It notes that despite the government initiatives to strengthen India’s IP regime, applying the ‘narrowly focused’ and ‘stringent’ patent laws toward AI applications remains challenging. The report states that there are no copyright laws right now that would provide protection to any wholly AI generated model or creation (Page no.

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Logos Remain Relevant: Source Confusion and Design Patent Infringement

Patently-O

The Federal Circuit’s pair of decisions provide guidance on how logos factor into the design patent infringement inquiry, and begin to tease-out differences in policy concerns underlying design patent law versus trademark law. Columbia Sportswear N. Seirus Innovative Accessories, Inc. , 3d 1119 (Fed.