LexBlog IP

APRIL 10, 2023

For example, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is responsible for rules governing federal trademark registration for product and service identification and for issuing patents to inventors, regardless of where the business is located. Intellectual property attorneys can file these applications from anywhere.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Can a work entirely created by a machine be protected by copyright? Registration was sought as a work-for-hire to the owner of the Creativity Machine. In particular, although Berne does not explicitly set an originality requirement, this already existed in national copyright laws at the time of drafting the Convention.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 2, 2023

law there must be “some element of human creativity” for material to be copyrightable. The registration would not cover AI-generated images contained within the compilation. .” Should the human author be allowed to claim copyright in the prompt? As it stands, under U.S.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 13, 2024

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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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

We are pleased to announce that registration for the free Certificate Course in Application of Intellectual Property Rights for Startups and Entrepreneurship is currently open. As owners of their intellect, inventors of intellectual properties have a natural right to exclusively commercialise the products of their minds.

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IPilogue

JULY 9, 2021

I am working on the revised 3rd edition of my book on Intellectual Property Law (Irwin Law 2011, 2nd edition) , and with Professor Pina D’Agostino as co-author on the revision of the 2nd edition on Copyright Law (Irwin Law 2000). What if they got nothing extra from patenting or design registration?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Emojis are an excellent device for trolling campaigns because they inevitably look alike and copyright law provides many powerful tools to copyright owners. Apple really should rethink its enthusiasm for individual copyright registrations for emojis, because that legal position spurs claims like this one.

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IIPRD

MARCH 4, 2024

Also, it is really important to renew the registration because there is a limit to registration. Patents : – It is a right which is granted to protect the interest of an invention, to protect the interest of the inventors for their new inventions. After every ten years trademarks needs to be renewed before expiry.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

IPR Protection of Software in India Legislations that do Software protection in India are: The Copyright Act of 1957 addresses copyright protection, safeguarding original literary, artistic, musical, dramatic works and computer programs. As per the definition, the computer program comes under copyright law.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As was already indicated, the DGIP has yet to recognise the registration of IP assets as security, and the Regulation itself contains no information regarding how to enforce encumbered IPs.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 16, 2023

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). Below are my thoughts on what is interesting about these cases.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

There are several types of IPRs that startups should be aware of: Patents: Patents protect new inventions and grant exclusive rights to the inventor for a limited period. Copyright law grants exclusive rights to the creators or owners of original works, such as literary, artistic, musical, and dramatic creations.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 6, 2021

In 1979, Congress decided that software source code would qualify for a similar scope of protection as literature under copyright law due to its typographical nature. Copyright protection is unique in that it can last for well over a century and requires minimal examination by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

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Kashishipr

JULY 28, 2021

The same is a concern that is also often brought up by those inventors who try to design around the invention in good faith. Concluding Remarks. The doctrine of equivalence may suffer from the previously mentioned drawbacks; however, its importance cannot be denied.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

If these materials show the use of trademarks, logos, or slogans that are not already the subject of a trademark registration or application, then these marks should be cleared for use to prevent unintended liabilities, and they should be considered for possible registration. . pending or issued registrations) and those that are not.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

If these materials show the use of trademarks, logos, or slogans that are not already the subject of a trademark registration or application, then these marks should be cleared for use to prevent unintended liabilities, and they should be considered for possible registration. pending or issued registrations) and those that are not.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

Currently, under current laws, including those of the U.S., an artificial intelligence model (such as ChatGPT) cannot be considered an “author” for purposes of copyright protection. Kashtanova’s selection and arrangement of the images could be copyrighted (given that Ms. ChatGPT) is sought to be copyrighted.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The Vidya Drolia case laid down certain conditions for non-arbitrability of disputes and stated that grant and issue of patents and registration of trademarks were exclusive sovereign or government functions, thus making them non-arbitrable. Durga Trading Corporation was clarified in this case. In Dhiraj Dewani v.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2022

In this case, the Supreme Court of Texas held that a government entity may reproduce, display, and utilize a copyrighted work for its own benefit without paying any compensation to the copyright owner. Likewise, the government is not using the copyright registration, but the copyrighted text. Henry , 12 F.Cas.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Pandit He emphasized India’s excellent IP journey, highlighting a 36% increase in IP filings, as well as a significant increase in patents, design registrations, and trademarks. Lakshmikumaran Described the full IP ecosystem, which includes inventors, the administrative body, and a strong judicial system for IP enforcement.

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The IPKat

MAY 29, 2023

The second edition offers revised, or wholly rewritten chapters to the overlaps discussed in the first edition so as to reflect recent developments, as well as to include new chapters (the overlap between privacy and copyright law; privacy and secrecy; trademarks certification marks and collective marks; and IP and traditional knowledge).

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 30, 2021

We highlighted the nature of these obligations and the Committee’s discussion on the Delhi High Court’s landmark judgment in the DU photocopy case, wherein the Court [ the Single Judge and the Division Bench ] adopted a robust understanding of the educational exception enumerated in the list of fair dealing provisions in Indian copyright law.

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Copyright Office refused to allow a copyright registration for a work of art created by a machine, and a federal district court held that an artificial intelligence system could not be an inventor on a patent. In the last few years, the U.S.

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