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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. The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. Registration of a Mask Work. Understanding Mask Work.

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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. The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. Compendium: Chapter 1200, sections 1201-1202.

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Long-awaited changes for Australian designs receive Royal Assent

The IPKat

Differences in the treatment of design law across jurisdictions remain a fascinating subject. Kat friend, Dr. Tyrone Berger , reports on what he calls "long-awaited changes" to the design law of Australia. Inadvertent disclosures are often a result of a lack of awareness of the operation of the design system.

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[Sponsored] PatSeer Launches AI-Driven Industrial Design Database with Unrivalled Worldwide Coverage

SpicyIP

We are pleased to bring to you this sponsored post by PatSeer on the launch of their new Industrial Design Search solution. Utilizing computer vision model trained on millions of design images, it raises the bar for image search accuracy. Design searching has been stuck in sand for a long period. For more details, read on below.

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Growth in Industrial Design Registrations Sporadic Over Past Decades

Corsearch

With the challenges posed by name saturation and the reduced availability of work marks, industrial designs are increasingly important within intellectual property strategies. When people think about designs they typically think of patents, but the world of protecting designs is far more extensive than that.

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U.S. Supreme Court Fixes Ninth Circuit’s Test for Mistakes in Copyright Registrations—Unicolors v. H&M (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Supreme Court held 6-3 that the Ninth Circuit erred in invalidating a copyright registration for failure to comply with the Copyright Office’s “single unit of publication” regulation, where the copyright owner had knowledge of the facts but arguably misunderstood the legal standard. Unicolors, Inc. Factual and Procedural Background.

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A tale of Black Friday

The IPKat

On October 30, 2013, a German company applied to the German Trade Mark Office (DPMA) for a word mark “Black Friday”. On December 20, 2013, the trade mark was registered for a large number of goods and services in classes 9, 35 and 41. Several of the recipient companies filed actions with the DPMA to invalidate the registration.