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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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Prior Art: The Patent Pitfall

Larson & Larson

The term covers anything that was sold in public, used publicly, described in a magazine or similar publication, or already has a patent on file with the patent office. It also includes designs that have been published anywhere in the world or things that have been used anywhere in the world. Exceptions.

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Best practices to avoid copyright infringement

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

There’s a significant probability that someone already owns the rights to the content even if you cannot locate an explicit declaration stating that it is intended for public use. It would be preferable to obtain written authorization from the copyright owners before using the original content. Document your own work.

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Federal Circuit Narrows Scope for Copyrighting Software Function

Patently-O

In that case, the Court found that Google’s use of Java API naming conventions in its Android operating system was fair use under copyright law. Because its fair use decision decided the case, the court did not rule separately on whether the API was even copyrightable in the first place. Oracle America, Inc. ,

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My Word! Design Patents on a Typeface

LexBlog IP

Design patents protect the look of something functional, regardless of whether the functional aspects are new. Because of this, a popular use of design patents is to protect the outside of common consumer products. Increasingly, companies are investing in designing unique and aesthetically pleasing typefaces.

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WIPIP 2022, Session 6 (TM)

43(B)log

NAACP—these courts very clearly say that trademark law applies to commercial speech, defined as it is in First Amendment case law, and not to noncommercial speech. NAACP—these courts very clearly say that trademark law applies to commercial speech, defined as it is in First Amendment case law, and not to noncommercial speech.

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Understanding The Patent Specification Of An Invention

Intepat

It is a crucial techno-legal document constituted by scientific and technical disclosures which designate the basis of the rights of a patent. The title, description, drawings, abstract and claims filed with regard to International Applications designating India would be taken as the complete specification. Conclusion.