IPilogue

MARCH 27, 2023

Every year on January 1, works protected under copyright law enter into the public domain due to their copyright protection expiring. These intersections between trademark and copyright law may stop Mickey from strolling into public use for the coming years.

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Public Domain Copyright Law Copyright Registering Trademarks 105

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

JANUARY 12, 2024

On January 1, 2024, a significant shift in intellectual property rights occurred with the iconic American pop culture figure, Mickey Mouse, entering the public domain. This momentous occasion follows a prolonged journey shaped by numerous extensions and revisions of copyright laws. .” Continue reading

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Public Domain Intellectual Property Copyright Law Public Use 52

IPilogue

MARCH 27, 2023

Every year on January 1, works protected under copyright law enter into the public domain due to their copyright protection expiring. These intersections between trademark and copyright law may stop Mickey from strolling into public use for the coming years.

Public Domain 40

Public Domain Copyright Law Copyright Registering Trademarks 40

Patently-O

AUGUST 22, 2022

And, once a patent expires (or is refused or forfeited by public use), the balance allows “free access to copy whatever the federal patent and copyright laws leave in the public domain.” ” Compco Corp. Day–Brite Lighting, Inc. , 234 (1964).

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 19, 2022

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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Copyright Infringement Copyright Public Domain Copying 52

Larson & Larson

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

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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Patently-O

APRIL 6, 2023

WPL established that an earlier version of the SAS System, “SAS 76,” was in the public domain. WPL demonstrated that the SAS Language should be filtered because it is open and free for public use.

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