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Patent vs. Trade Secrets: Making the Right Choice

Intepat

Understanding Patents A patent is a legal protection granted by the government to an inventor, providing the exclusive right to make, use, and sell an invention for a specified period, typically 20 years from the filing date. This enhanced valuation allows startups to raise more capital while giving up less ownership.

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Can You Copyright or Trademark a Logo Designed by AI?

LexBlog IP

Keep in mind the generators are trained on existing material, including things that are protected by copyright and trademark law and registration and patents. used in those generated logos retain the ownership to that original art and do not give you a license to use it exclusively. Can you use it in the ways you want to?

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Apple Defeats Copyright Lawsuit Over Emoji Depictions–Cub Club v. Apple

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

According to the complaint, when Apple learned of the app, it liked the idea—so much so, in fact, that it copied it. These screenshots (from the complaint) show the alleged copying: I trust the differences are immediately apparent. Copyright Owner Claims Ownership Over Depicting Emoji Symbols in Multiple Colors–Cub Club v.

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War of the Wordles: Did the New York Times Go Too Far?

Copyright Lately

version even features the same color scheme as Wordle: Lingo / ITV Of course, no game is created in a vacuum, and Lingo was itself influenced by earlier puzzle games like Mastermind , a codebreaking game that Wordle’s inventor, Josh Wardle, also credited as an early influence on his own creation. And you thought AGORA was too hard.

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Some Thoughts on Five Pending AI Litigations – Avoiding Squirrels and Other AI Distractions

Velocity of Content

As a person involved in copyright on a daily basis, I’ve observed a number of events and requests for comment over the last few years on the issue of whether artificial intelligence (AI) systems can be “authors” in the copyright sense (or inventors of patents). I speculated that this was an attempt to avoid a messy fair use dispute.

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2021 IP Year in Review

IPilogue

Copyright Ownership of Movies and Films in Canada: Who’s on First? Continued Debates over AI as an Inventor. Around the world, patent registrars grappled with patent applications that credit artificial intelligence software as the inventor. Giuseppina D’Agostino. IP Innovation Clinic ChatBot Launch Event by Bonnie Hassanzadeh.

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What are the intellectual property rights for startups?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

These rights provide exclusive ownership and control over intangible assets, allowing creators to protect their innovations from unauthorised use, reproduction, or distribution. Startups can secure copyrights to prevent unauthorized copying or distribution of their creative works. What are Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)?