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Competition Law: The Patent Pendulum

Intepat

Competition law (hereinafter used interchangeably with antitrust law) and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) have been regarded as two ends of the spectrum in an economy. Interface of Competition Law and Patents Patent law particularly bears more relevance to antitrust jurisprudence. The Supreme Court in Eldred v.

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Patent Law Canons and Canards: Bonito Boats

Patently-O

For our patent law course today, the students read the Justice O’Connor unanimous opinion in Bonito Boats, Inc. The Florida courts had refused to enforce the law because it conflicted with Federal Patent Law. The Florida courts had refused to enforce the law because it conflicted with Federal Patent Law.

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Book Review: Research Handbook on IP and Moral Rights

The IPKat

This is a book review of the Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Moral Rights , curated by Ysolde Gendreau (Université de Montréal, Canada), provided by Francesca Mazzi , Lecturer in AI, Innovation and Law at Brunel University London.

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Book Review: Overlapping Intellectual Property Rights (Second Edition)

The IPKat

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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2023 IP Resolutions Start with a Review of IP Assets

The IP Law Blog

Also, if the company has changed the graphic user interface to any of its technology products or has changed product packaging, point of sale displays, or product design, these may also be protectable trade dress. . Such inventions may be protectable under federal patent laws.

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AI and IP – to legislate or not? UKIPO’s public consultation seeks evidence

Kluwer Copyright Blog

This is not the first time the UKIPO has engaged with a public call for views on the topic of AI and IP. That call concerned patents, copyright and related rights, designs, trade marks and trade secrets. Option 1: expanding the definition of “inventor”. Option 2: recognising AI as an inventor in patent applications.

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Prior Art: The Patent Pitfall

Larson & Larson

This makes the term ‘prior art’ an important concept for inventors to understand. It’s the legal term for ‘thing that is exactly like my thing that was in the public before I made my thing.’ This is where our law firm can help you. What is Prior Art? ’ ‘Prior art’ is catchier.

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