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Intersection of Intellectual Property Law and Competition Law with respect to Cross Licensing Agreements

IIPRD

Hence, the concept of cross licensing agreement has originated with the intent to help various organizations in sharing patent licenses along with their rights and liabilities leading to their easier access to masses and reduction of monopolistic market tendencies. Cross-licensing agreements can both restrain and advance competition.

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Protecting Application Programming Interfaces (API) Through Intellectual Property Laws

Kashishipr

Still, if keeping it as a trade secret is preferred, the entity owning the information can consider licensing its API while explicitly preventing it from reverse engineering or sharing the same with a third party by the inclusion of a separate clause. Copyright and APIs. Conclusion. For more visit: [link].

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The Implications of Intellectual Property Laws in the Tourism Industry

IP and Legal Filings

The scope of Copyright protection also extends to photographs and audiovisual works related to the history, culture, and heritage of the nation that were produced by the relevant ministry. The assets held by organisations like museums are also shielded by the copyright law. IP Branding: Certification marks and GI.

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The USPTO and USCO Delivered a Report to Congress on IP Issues with NFTs – Maintains Existing IP Regime

Intellectual Property Law Blog

The Report looked at: i) current and future applications of non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”); ii) how intellectual property laws apply to NFTs and assets associated with NFTs; iii) intellectual property-related challenges arising from the use of NFTs; and iv) potential ways to use NFTs to secure and manage intellectual property rights.

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Copyright Laws & Trademark Infringement for NFTs

Traverse Legal Blog

Can NFTs Reflect Ownership License Rights or Other IP? Yes, non fungible tokens can be an indicator of intellectual property rights. The NFT project owner needs to secure the IP rights from the copyright owner before linking and minting the NFT. Copyrighting vs Trademarking NFTs. How are Copyrights Used?

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Sunday Surprises

The IPKat

Courses UCL’s Summer School 2024 The University College London offers a summer school programme on the ‘Foundations in Intellectual Property Law’. The course runs from 24 June to 12 July 2024 and is aimed at legal practitioners new to the world of IP law. Read more about this course here. Read more about this course here.

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Clarifying Copyright Fair Use in Commercialized and Licensed Visual Arts: Insights from Warhol v. Goldsmith

LexBlog IP

Clarifying Copyright Fair Use in Commercialized and Licensed Visual Arts: Insights from Warhol v. Goldsmith by Jaime Chandra Clarifying Fair Use in Commercialized & Licensed Visual Arts: Insights from the Warhol v. We’re talking about Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, Inc. Let’s dive in!