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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. Understanding Mask Work. In particular, Section 1213.2

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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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Choosing the Right Intellectual Property Protection

IIPRD

All the creations of the human minds such as designs, inventions, artistic works, names, symbols, etc. These rights include exclusive ownership benefits and rights against any misuse, alteration, modification etc. For example, the Tata Nanos rear-engine design and lightweight body structure is patented by Tata Motors.

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The Other ‘Maybe’ Authors: Copyright Ownership for AI Trainers

IP Intelligence

Combine that “mastermind/dominant” author doctrine with the run of cases discussing ownership of software outputs (i.e., Copyright Office (the Office) when it comes to copyright ownership of artificial intelligence (AI) output. the “lion’s share” cases), and we see that the notion of what an “author” even is is highly nuanced.

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The Other ‘Maybe’ Authors: Copyright Ownership for AI Trainers

LexBlog IP

Combine that “mastermind/dominant” author doctrine with the run of cases discussing ownership of software outputs (i.e., Copyright Office (the Office) when it comes to copyright ownership of artificial intelligence (AI) output. The Office has answered that question with a resounding “maybe.” Merkin , 791 F.3d

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (April 14 – April 20)

SpicyIP

Sound recording licensing, Indiaa annual IP report, creative works as industrial design, and a lot more that has happened last week. Part I] Cryogas Judgment: Supreme Court Stops Copyright from Gaslighting Design The Supreme Courts recent judgment in Cryogas Equipment Pvt. Anything we are missing out on? Inox India Ltd.

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[Guest post] Can the owner of an artistic work convert it into an NFT for its use in the Metaverse?

The IPKat

Corpus mysticum Vs. Corpus mechanicum We all know, and in particular the owners of paintings and other artworks should know, that the ownership of a material medium in which an original work, for example, a painting, has been incorporated, does not confer any copyright on such work. We will have to wait until the final judgment is issued.