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Supreme Court Patent Law Outlook 2022

Patently-O

Goldsmith , reviewing a Second Circuit copyright decision on the issue of transformative fair use. Still, there are a number of important pending petitions that could also be transformative in the patent law construct, including four cases with outstanding calls for the views of the Solicitor General (CVSG).

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Intellectual Property Cases to Keep an Eye on in 2022

IP.com

Intellectual property law watchdogs anticipate major decisions from the Supreme Court in 2022. Fast-evolving pharmaceutical and technology sectors have brought several key questions regarding patent law, fair use, and copyright.

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Year in Review: The Briefing’s Top 3 Podcast Episodes in 2023

The IP Law Blog

3: What Now for Fair Use After Warhol v. Goldsmith that Andy Warhol’s portrait of music legend Prince did not qualify as fair use under copyright law. As we look back, we want to share The Briefing’s most popular episodes in 2023. Goldsmith The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Andy Warhol Foundation v.

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Warhol’s ‘Orange Prince’ Brought to Court: Part 2 (Arguments from Lynn Goldsmith)

IPilogue

The question of whether Warhol’s Prince silkscreens may be considered fair use has now made its way up to the US Supreme Court, and on October 12th of this year, oral arguments were heard from both sides.

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Protecting Application Programming Interfaces (API) Through Intellectual Property Laws

Kashishipr

Therefore, most of the APIs are not patentable since they comprise the declaring code and the SSO, which is essentially a source code in a written format having no functionality as such unless implemented through the implementing code. It was regarded as being fair and permissible by the court of law.

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Intellectual Property Rights and Dance Moves: An Indian Perspective

IIPRD

The methods can be protected under the Patents Laws and the dance costumes can be protected under the Design Laws. The law to some extent gives the creator the ability to protect his work but there are a few exceptions to the rights of the creator. Exceptions.

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Logos Remain Relevant: Source Confusion and Design Patent Infringement

Patently-O

The Federal Circuit’s pair of decisions provide guidance on how logos factor into the design patent infringement inquiry, and begin to tease-out differences in policy concerns underlying design patent law versus trademark law.