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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

The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. Registration of a mask work with the Copyright Office provides certain legal benefits, including the ability to bring a lawsuit for infringement of the mask work. Registration of a Mask Work.

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India’s Accession to the Locarno Agreement: Amendments to the Design Rules, 2001 & Other Impacts

SpicyIP

India’s Accession to the Locarno Agreement: Amendments to the Design Rules, 2001 & Other Impacts. In furtherance to this, the Design Rules, 2001 were amended as on 25 January 2021 through the introduction of Design (Amendment) Rules, 2021. Yashi Agrawal.

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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

The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. Registration of a mask work with the Copyright Office provides certain legal benefits, including the ability to bring a lawsuit for infringement of the mask work. Id, section 1206. In particular, Section 1213.2

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Applicant’s Lack of Transparency Clouds TM Registration

Patently-O

2001) (focus on whether misdescription “materially induce[s] a purchaser’s decision to buy”), quoting 2 McCarthy on Trademarks § 11:56 (2000). Note here that the applicant was seeking to register the mark for both Footwear and Bags/Cases. Hoover Co. Royal Appliance Mfg. 3d 1357, 1361 (Fed. DolceVitaBrief. TTAB Decision.

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Industrial Design Registration Process

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The protection is granted in the form of registration of Industrial designs and an effective system of protection promotes fair competition and honest trade practices, encouraging creativity and producing more aesthetically pleasing products for the consumers. Criteria for design registration. Criteria for design registration.

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A Brief Analysis of the Registration and Judicial Protection of Three-dimensional Trademarks in China

JD Supra Law

Since Article 8 of the Trademark Law of China (2001) stipulates that a three-dimensional sign can be filed for registration as a trademark, three-dimensional sign trademarks (also known as the “three-dimensional trademarks”) have been formally included in the scope of protection of the Trademark Law of China.

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Conundrum behind registrability of GUIs as industrial designs in India

LexBlog IP

There has been quite a bit of debate around the registrability of GUIs under industrial design law in India. While the Designs Act, 2002, recognised protection for GUIs, the Indian Patents Office has been reluctant to grant registration to GUIs. In the case of UST Global (Singapore) Pte. 1] AID No. 2 OF 2019