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Intellectual Property Law and Competition Law: Conflicting or Complementing

IIPRD

Introduction If we take a broader look at the Intellectual Property Laws, the primary objective of the legislation in framing these laws is to provide exclusive rights to the IP right holder as against the entire world. Competition Commission of India, 2023. Competition Commission of India, 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 592 livelaw.in

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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 has no shape or structure as such. It is what was laid in the case of Alice Corp.

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New Era of China Patent Law

LexBlog IP

This change represents a considerable shift in the intellectual property law landscape within the country, aiming to promote an environment of genuine innovation and integrity. Random Generation: Using computer technologies to randomly generate inventive content.

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The USPTO and USCO Delivered a Report to Congress on IP Issues with NFTs – Maintains Existing IP Regime

Intellectual Property Law Blog

The Report looked at: i) current and future applications of non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”); ii) how intellectual property laws apply to NFTs and assets associated with NFTs; iii) intellectual property-related challenges arising from the use of NFTs; and iv) potential ways to use NFTs to secure and manage intellectual property rights.

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USPTO’s Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program

LexBlog IP

USPTO’s Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program by Yuri L. Eliezer Accelerating Innovation: Navigating the USPTO’s New Path for Semiconductor Patents The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced an important initiative that could significantly impact the semiconductor industry.

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Innovating the Term ‘Inventor’: AI and Patent Law

IPilogue

Recently, AI technology once again exceeded the legal community’s expectations by filing a patent for its invention of interlocking food containers. Under patent law, it is the general expectation that inventors are humans, not robots. Patent Law in Canada. Why is this an issue?

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ERA IP-focused events and courses return with 25% discount for IPKat readers

The IPKat

Over the next few months, the following will take place and IPKat readers will have an opportunity to enroll with a 25% discount in the registration fees: Summer Course on European Intellectual Property Law Trier, 1-5 July 2024 This course will provide a thorough introduction to European intellectual property law.