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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.

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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.

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WIPIP 2022, Session 6 (TM)

43(B)log

Gripers and Political Critics Cases involving criticism of ordinary commercial actors provide a fascinating contrast to both noncommercial speech sold in the market and to political and religious conflicts. TM bullying w/ a public domain quilt, claiming rights over “Dear Jane” as quilt/software. What do we do with that?

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Implementing Article 15 of the CDSMD into the Greek legal order: “creative” or further confirmation of the EU press market’s fragmentation?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

2 of the CDSMD, stipulating that the above rights cannot be invoked to prohibit the use of works or other subject matter for which protection has expired, has been transposed slavishly into the Greek provision (para. 15 of the CDSMD. Unsurprisingly, the restriction of Art. More specifically, Art.