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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. The deposit can be either a physical copy of the mask work or a digital copy in a format specified by the Office. It is authorized by the federal Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA).

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Copyrightability of a Programming Language

Patently-O

There apparently is no claim of copying of any lines of software, but instead it is copying of the functionality and use of the particular coding language. Posner, The Economic Structure of Intellectual Property Law (2003). 1821 (2013). Patents should be the go-to in this area. Landes & Richard A.

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Copyright, AI Training, and LLMs: Historical Perspective and Infringement Analysis

Velocity of Content

See Daniel Gervais, The Economics of Copyright Collectives, in 1 Research Handbook on the Economics of Intellectual Property Law 489-507 (P. Pallante Register of Copy. Intellectual Prop. This is precisely what collective and centralized licensing does, namely allow users to use large repertoires of protected 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

The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. The deposit can be either a physical copy of the mask work or a digital copy in a format specified by the Office. It is authorized by the federal Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA).

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Donald C. Brace Memorial Lecture by Professor David Vaver – “User Rights: Fair Use and Beyond”

IPilogue

In Hubbard v Vosper [1972] 2 QB 84 , the Church of Scientology sued a former member for publishing a book criticizing Scientology that contained material copied from Scientology books and documents, as well as confidential information pertaining to Scientology courses. And, while one is at it, why not for all intellectual property laws?”. [1]

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Landmark Trademark Battles: Shaping Brand Protection Globally and in India

IP and Legal Filings

Apple had accused Samsung of copying the features of the iPhone, like the rounded-rectangle shape, home button, and the grid icon layout. 7] CONCLUSION The analysis of the following landmark cases of trademark infringement, both international and Indian in nature, establishes the ever-complex and dynamic system of intellectual property law.

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Should Copyright Preemption Moot Anti-Scraping TOS Terms? (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Platforms that copy online data and use it to create AI have a strong fair use argument under copyright laws. Rights “equivalent to any of the exclusive rights within the general scope of copyright” are rights established by law — rights that restrict the options of persons who are strangers to the author.