Fri.Mar 26, 2021

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Obtaining a Patent: The Why, What and How

Larson & Larson

What is a Patent? Understanding what exactly a patent is, and the purpose they serve, is important when determining if you need one. A patent is the granting of a property right to an inventor that prevents parties other than the inventor to produce, copy, or make use of the product or concept for their own means without the explicit permission of the patent-holder.

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How to Challenge a Patent in the PTO

The IP Law Blog

The validity of a United States patent can be challenged in federal court litigation. Patents can also be challenged in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which, in most cases, is a quicker and less costly process. The PTO provides three procedures by which a patent can be challenged: inter partes review (IPR) , post grant review (PGR) , and ex parte reexamination.

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EP79: Chandresh Pala – What is a Business Model? Make Sure You Use The Right One For Your Business

azrights

The post EP79: Chandresh Pala – What is a Business Model? Make Sure You Use The Right One For Your Business appeared first on Azrights.

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News of the World – Tech platforms and the News industry

Selvam & Selvam Blog

The Australian government recently passed legislation that has the potential to completely rework the way in which news is disseminated on the internet. The Australian News Media Bargaining Code , passed by the Australian legislature in February 2021, seeks to mandate that Big Tech companies like Google and Facebook pay news producers in order to use their content.

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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Pakistan joins the Madrid Protocol

Selvam & Selvam Blog

In a major development, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan acceded to the Madrid Protocol on February 24, 2021, making it the 108 th member of the Madrid system which now covers 124 countries in total. Pakistan also becomes the fourth SAARC country to join the Madrid Protocol after India, Bhutan, and Afghanistan. Photo by www.slon.pics – www.freepik.com.