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On Sale Bar – Sales require Consideration, not necessarily Money Payment

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2022) focuses on the classic patent law question of whether the inventor’s pre-filing sales activity serve to bar the patent from issuing. The “on sale bar” prohibits patenting an invention that was placed “on sale” prior to the application being filed. by Dennis Crouch. Venture (Fed. ” Pfaff v.

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The Legal Complexities Around Metaverse

IP and Legal Filings

The world is witnessing multiple new inventions every passing minute and a boom in popularity of the Metaverse. The leaders of the tech world have claimed that metaverse is not merely the next invention or part of the future rather it is the future itself. Entertainment 2000 Inc. In the case of E.S.S Patents within Metaverse.

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Copyright Protection of Modern Art

IP and Legal Filings

After using a fragment of the imagery from the advertising in his painting, Koons gave the image new significance in his 2000 piece Niagara. Ownership of Copyright. Ownership under employment. The author of the work will however not have the ownership of the art in case they are employed under an authority.

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A Brief Thematic Review of Non-Fungible Tokens and their Copyright

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Intellectual property entails the protection of legal rights for inventions and creations made by individuals or businesses using their minds. Copyrights safeguard the artists’ rights in the inventive and imaginative content that abounds in digital media. These advantages can be made profitable for the owner.

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New USPTO Fee Schedule Reduces Costs for PCT Patent Filings and Small and Micro Entities

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The enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 includes the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022 (UAIA), directed toward increasing innovation of small businesses and inventors in America. This can discourage independent inventors and small businesses that cannot afford these fees from obtaining patents.