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Protecting Semiconductor Chip Design under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA) – Part I (Registration and Inspection)

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Mask work is a type of intellectual property protection designed to protect layout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits. Under the SCPA, a mask work is a series of related images that forms a design or part of a design used to produce an integrated circuit. source code) under copyright law.

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[Guest post] Works of applied art – the difference between design and copyright law

The IPKat

Here’s what Henning writes: Works of applied art – the difference between design and copyright law by Henning Hartwig I. 98 Therefore, as regards a portrait photograph, the protection conferred by Article 2(a) of Directive 2001/29 cannot be inferior to that enjoyed by other works , including other photographic works.

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Protecting Semiconductor Chip Design under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA) – Part I (Registration and Inspection)

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Understanding Mask Work Mask work is a type of intellectual property protection designed to protect layout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits. Under the SCPA, a mask work is a series of related images that forms a design or part of a design used to produce an integrated circuit. In particular, Section 1213.2

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[Guest post] Reciprocity in copyright law

The IPKat

Therefore, as regards a portrait photograph, the protection conferred by Article 2(a) of Directive 2001/29 cannot be inferior to that enjoyed by other works, including other photographic works. This concept of reciprocity is a well-established adage not only in copyright law but also in design law as demonstrated elsewhere.

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Copyright Terminations Turn Over Estate Plans in the Livingston Family

IPilogue

Copyright law may diverge from what the artist originally intended. The composer died in 2001 and left a detailed estate plan to ensure that his family members get a share of royalties from his songs. The Deal with Copyright Termination. The US Copyright Law also defines the heirs entitled to serve a termination notice.

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Silence can be as explicit as words.  The AG’s Opinion in Kwantum v. Vitra

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The case concerns the protection under Dutch copyright of the iconic “DSW” chair designed by American designers Charles and Ray Eames. According to US copyright law, the design of a so-called “useful article” may be copyrighted only insofar as its aesthetic aspects are separable from is utilitarian features.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 26 – August 1)

SpicyIP

Starting off with the copyright exceptions, she writes about how the Standing Committee Report views the exception to infringement under Section 52 as widely scoped and detrimental to the publishing industry and authors. India’s Accession to the Locarno Agreement: Amendments to the Design Rules, 2001 & Other Impacts.

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