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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. Compendium: Chapter 1200, sections 1201-1202. In particular, Section 1213.2

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3 Count: Unicolors Redux

Plagiarism Today

The lawsuit was filed by Unicolors, which accused H&M of infringing a 2011 design that they created as part of a 2015 one H&M sold in their stores and online. 2: Ruling Opens the Door to Protecting Room Design Under the Copyright Act. The case was brought by LDC Hotels & Resorts against Sheraton Taitung Hotel.

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Trade Dress Protection for Non-Traditional Marks in the Fashion Industry

IP and Legal Filings

However, proving that the design is distinctive enough to be protected and does not serve a functional purpose remains problematic. This protection allows the brand to safeguard its visual identity, as well as stop other businesses from using their designs’ look and feel, maintaining exclusivity and value of designs.

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Audi and the Challenge of Cross-Media Plagiarism Detection

Plagiarism Today

Mange, who has nearly 4 million followers, pointed out the copying in a video comparing the two works. This kicked off a firestorm of controversy in China, with Audi, M&C and Lau all apologizing for the copying. All these systems are remarkable feats of technology and have helped shape our understanding of copying.

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3 Count: 10,000 Hours

Plagiarism Today

According to the lawsuit, the musicians and their songwriters copied elements from the earlier track, including the chorus, verse and hook from the song. Finally today, Jennifer Edwards Baker at Fox19 reports that, in Ohio, the Goshen Township police have been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit over the design of their police badge.

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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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Why Plagiarism Thrives on Facebook

Plagiarism Today

Though it’s impossible to know where the source actually is, Ghanaian rapper M.anifest posted the image on Twitter two weeks prior, and it’s likely that too was a copy from somewhere else. Whether by design or by accident, by not rewarding original content is making it so that the most popular and visible content is unoriginal.