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Distinguish “Smart Contract” From Abstract Idea To Pass Blockchain Patentability Scrutiny

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Smart contracts are often mentioned in blockchain-themed patent applications and recited in claims. However, Examiners without a thorough understanding of this concept or unfamiliar with blockchain technology often equate smart contracts with legal or commercial contracts stored on blockchains. 593, 611 (2010)).

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Parts 1 to 3 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here , here and here. Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data. Intellectual Property Law in China, 2nd edition.

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Insights from the Global Online Thesis Topic Meetings

IPilogue

Guadamuz is a reader in intellectual property law at the University of Sussex and the editor-in-chief of the Journal of World Intellectual Property. NFTs are not a new concept; they have existed since 2010 , but only recently blew up during the pandemic. Dr. Andres Guadamuz.

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Monday Miscellany

The IPKat

His law degree led him to various professional positions in the United States, where he is now Senior Copyright Counsel at Google. OPPORTUNITIES Gunnercooke | Intellectual Property Paralegal (job vacancy) The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA) has recently advertised a new IP job vacancy.

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Sunday Surprises

The IPKat

42nd ATRIP Congress: intellectual property, ethical innovation, and sustainability – Towards a new social contract for the digital economy? (30 Here is what ALAI writes: Antoon has been of tremendous importance to the development and study of copyright and intellectual property in the Netherlands and abroad.

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Validity and Applicability of Nunc Pro Tunc Agreements in Transferring Intellectual Property Rights: A Comparative Analysis of India and the US.

Intepat

To expedite market entry and avoid delays in formalizing an assignment or license agreement, parties sometimes rely on verbal agreements, which are considered valid under Indian Contract Law. Navinta LLC (2010), the plaintiff filed an infringement suit without holding the patent’s legal title. In Abraxis Bioscience, Inc.

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Copyright Of Cinematograph Films: Indian Scenario

IP and Legal Filings

3] Another issue is that film directors are not recognized by copyright laws, leading some to argue that both producers and directors should have co-authorship. [4] The FIR accused YRF of using its dominant bargaining position to force musicians into signing contracts that deprived them of the royalties that were rightfully theirs.