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[Guest Post] Book review: Intellectual Property Law in Nigeria: Emerging Trends, Theories And Practice

The IPKat

This book review of Intellectual Property Law in Nigeria: Emerging Trends, Theories And Practice by Desmond Oriakhogba (University of the Western Cape, South Africa) and Ifeoluwa Olubiyi (Afe Babaloloa University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria) is kindly provided by Kasim Waziri , Professor of Law at the University of Abuja, Nigeria.

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Protecting Semiconductor Chip Design under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA) – Part I (Registration and Inspection)

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Mask work is a type of intellectual property protection designed to protect layout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits. The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. Registration of a Mask Work. Understanding Mask Work.

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A Seller’s Guide to Navigating Intellectual Property Law on Amazon

LexBlog IP

A basic understanding of Intellectual Property (IP) law is essential to managing an Amazon storefront, as IP issues can be a minefield for the uninformed. There are two types of patents that Amazon sellers should be familiar with, utility patents and design patents.

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Protecting Application Programming Interfaces (API) Through Intellectual Property Laws

Kashishipr

Intellectual Property Protection over an API. There has been a long-standing debate about the different modes of safeguarding an API through the laws on patents, copyright, and trade secrets. It was regarded as being fair and permissible by the court of law. We shall now examine each of them separately. Patents and APIs.

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Protecting Semiconductor Chip Design under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA) – Part I (Registration and Inspection)

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Understanding Mask Work Mask work is a type of intellectual property protection designed to protect layout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits. The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. source code) under copyright law.

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REGISTRATION NOW OPEN – 16th Annual USPTO Design Day on May 4, 2023

LexBlog IP

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN – 16 th Annual USPTO Design Day on May 4, 2023 Registration for the 16th Annual USPTO Design Day 2023 has been made available and interested parties can register virtually or in person here. The 16th annual Design Day will be held on May 4, 2023, from 10 a.m.-5

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Protecting Semiconductor Chip Design under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA) – Part II (Infringement and Defense)

Intellectual Property Law Blog

In analogizing semiconductor chips to traditional areas of copyright law, the legislative history notes that, just as a plagiarist who copies only one chapter of a book may be held liable for infringement, a person may be liable for copying a part of a mask work if it is a qualitatively important portion that results in substantial similarity.

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