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Patent Law Canons and Canards: Bonito Boats

Patently-O

Bonito Boats centers on a Florida statute prohibiting copying of unpatented boat hulls via direct molding. And the Supreme Court affirmed — holding that the “carefully crafted bargain” embodied by the US patent system occupies the entire space and thus preempts any further state action offering patent-like rights.

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Intellectual Property Rights and Federally Funded Research

LexBlog IP

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I was already like this before you got here: prior use as an exception to patent infringement

Garrigues Blog

This seems like the perfect time, then, to talk about one of the scenarios in which (IP wise) the past can prove to be extremely important when facing the future: the right of prior use to counter infringement of patents or utility models. What is the right of prior use or “pre-use”? 201/2012, of 28 May 2012 ).

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“What’s Mine Is Not Yours To Give Me”—Nor To Take Without Just Compensation: A New Jersey’s Reaction To Sovereign Immunity, Intellectual Property, & Takings

LexBlog IP

And, it goes like this–the relevant concept in the United States is that a person shall “ no[t] be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.” The government is not using the patent, but the patented technology.

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

LexBlog IP

The term of a copyright for a particular work may depends on certain factors such as whether it has been published, and, if so, the date of first publication. [2] In the event that infringement occurs, a designer must show that the infringer copied the designers copyrighted work. [5] ” [8].

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

Above the Fold

The term of a copyright for a particular work may depends on certain factors such as whether it has been published, and, if so, the date of first publication. [2] In the event that infringement occurs, a designer must show that the infringer copied the designers copyrighted work. [5]