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From Fruit to Fortune: Apple’s Trademark Journey and Their Fierce Protection Strategy

Intepat

Trademark dilution is like death by a thousand cuts, and it is crucial to prevent the first cut. Apple’s smart business strategies have successfully upheld the validity of its trademark, preventing it from being diluted. Notably, Apple trademarked its store design in the United States in 2011.

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What are the intellectual property rights for startups?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

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. Copyrights: Copyrights protect original works of authorship such as software codes, artistic creations, literature, music, films, etc.

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Tokenization of intellectual property for IP rights management

The IPKat

The result is that the smart contract allows you to represent any IP, e.g., trademarks, designs, patents or copyrights, with a token. Tokenization of IP In a nutshell, "tokenization" means using a smart contract (i.e., a computer program) to create a token that is then anchored in a blockchain. a MIT license ).