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Which Type of Intellectual Property Protection Do I Need?

Art Law Journal

For those looking to find copyright-free works to use, one rule of thumb is that any work created prior to 1924, no longer has copyright protection (in the public domain). Utility and Design Patents. Patents are probably the most confusing aspect of intellectual property, and justifiably so. Design patents.

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Which Types of IP (Intellectual Property) Protection Do Artists Need?

Art Law Journal

For those looking to find copyright-free works to use, one rule of thumb is that any work created prior to 1924 no longer has copyright protection (in the public domain). Utility and Design Patents. Patents are one of the most confusing types of IP law, and justifiably so. Design patents.

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. billion) as this is the reason for its global importance.

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. billion) as this is the reason for its global importance.

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. billion) as this is the reason for its global importance.

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Book Review: Overlapping Intellectual Property Rights (Second Edition)

The IPKat

Chapter 2, authored by David Musker, considers the overlaps between patents and designs. Partridge, offers a view on the overlaps between trade marks and domain names. The chapter is focused on the US jurisprudence and the rules of Domain Name Dispute Resolution at the World Intellectual Property Organisation.

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TM Scholars' Roundtable: Session 2: Relevance of Ornamentality Elsewhere in Trademark Law

43(B)log

Potential additional justification for these doctrines: Non-source significance might be too stable to be easily moved by putative TM ownership: result: deadweight loss and no consumer protection function. Ramsey: BB is interesting because they used a public domain image on the shirt.