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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. Under the SCPA, a mask work is a series of related images that forms a design or part of a design used to produce an integrated circuit. Understanding Mask Work. In particular, Section 1213.2

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[Guest post] Ownership of IP rights by DAOs – the future is nigh?

The IPKat

Here's what Marianna writes: Ownership of IP rights by DAOs – the future is nigh? The idea of DAO is not that new with the most well-known DAO (uninventively called “ The DAO ” ) dating back to 2016. The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 ("CDPA") states that the " author " of a work means the person that creates it.

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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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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. Under the SCPA, a mask work is a series of related images that forms a design or part of a design used to produce an integrated circuit. In particular, Section 1213.2

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It’s Not Going to Be (Y)easy: What Happens when Business Collaborations Dissolve?

IPilogue

The termination of this seven-year partnership, most famously known for its development of the Yeezy sneakers, raises important questions about IP ownership when business collaborations collapse. This includes at least eight US design patents filed by Adidas in 2016 that claim the ornamental design of the Yeezy sneakers.

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Design Piracy Unveiled: Insights into Registered Design Theft

Intepat

Introduction Design piracy, particularly in the context of registered designs, poses significant challenges in today’s industrial landscape. According to the Indian Design Act of 2000, only those designs that are functional or used as artistic or property marks are not eligible for protection.

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[Opinion] Can an AI system be an inventor ?

The IPKat

First, an inapt analogy to accessio, an aspect of which deals with “ownership of the progeny of animals or the treatment of fruit or crops produced by the labour and expense of the occupier of the land (fructus industrialis)”. seahorses).

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