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Nintendo’s Actions Demonstrate Our Intellectual Property Laws are Broken

JIPEL Copyright Blog

Melee is a GameCube game that was released in 2001; unlike most competitive esports, Melee was released without any online features. In the face of public backlash, Nintendo released a statement describing Slippi as a mod that violates their intellectual property. While Nintendo has waffled on its support for the Smash Bros.

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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. For example, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) registered 191 mask works between 1990-2001. Understanding Mask Work. It is authorized by the federal Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA).

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Diversity in IP: Notes from the 5th Annual IP Data & Research Conference

IPilogue

This article is part of a series covering the 5th Annual IP Data & Research Conference, hosted by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and the Centre for International Governance Innovation. I attended the 5 th Annual IP Data & Research Conference’s second session on diversity in intellectual property law.

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Online conference announcement: 'The Making of EU Copyright'

The IPKat

2021 is a momentous year for EU copyright law: it is the 30th anniversary since the adoption of the first ever copyright directive (the Software Directive 1991/250) and the 20th since the passing of the seminal InfoSoc Directive 2001/29. To celebrate the publication of Copyright in the Digital Single Market.

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Should the EU unify copyright laws?

The IPKat

Indeed, in 1997, the proposal for what would be eventually adopted as the InfoSoc Directive in 2001 was released. A Dietz, ‘The protection of intellectual property in the information age - the draft E.U. Why, how, and when unification?

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Protecting Farmers Intellectual Property Rights in India: Challenges and Opportunities

IIPRD

Introduction Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) are essential legal mechanisms that protect the rights of inventors and creators of original works. One example of IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) protection for farmers is the protection of Basmati rice. Potato Growers.

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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. For example, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) registered 191 mask works between 1990-2001. It is authorized by the federal Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA).