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But it’s now evident that AI is capable of producing inventions on its own, and there have been multiple documented instances of patentapplications where the person applying for a patent has recognized AI as the inventor. AI is similar to previous computer-assisted inventions in several aspects.
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A helpful definition by the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA) identifies certain conditions for confidential information to be protectable: commercially valuable by being confidential; known only to a limited group of persons; and kept confidential by reasonable efforts. In either case, you would end up with zero patent rights.
When looking into company assets protectable under federal copyrightlaws, one should check the company’s website, marketing materials, manuals, YouTube videos, podcasts, posted content on Instagram, TikTok, and the like, photos, software, blog posts, articles, white papers, etc.
Also, the Government has recently made an Amendment to the Patent Rule i.e. Indian Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2024 which aims to rationalize the patentapplication process and reduce the burden of the compilation and accelerate actions. The inventions of any startups are protected through the Copyrightlaws.
Copyright Protection for Source Code. In 1979, Congress decided that software source code would qualify for a similar scope of protection as literature under copyrightlaw due to its typographical nature. Software technology is patentable under International and US Patentlaw.
A very crucial discussion on this front began with Prashant’s post pondering whether TKDL is a ‘confidential database ,’ and compliant with Indian copyrightlaw, which it apparently was not! Underscoring the irony, he observed that some of the patents TKDL opposed in the U.S.
The domain name of the website may be protected by Trade Mark laws, whereas the contents of the website- the text, artwork, photographs, audio-visual content etc. enjoy the protection under Copyrightlaws if you are the first and original creator of these components. However, Amazon sued them for infringement.
Given the complexities involved in obtaining a patent, hiring a remote patent attorney can offer significant advantages. Trade Secrets Trade secrets encompass confidential information that provides a business with a competitive advantage, such as formulas, manufacturing processes, and customer lists.
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Copyrights: Copyrights protect original works of authorship such as software codes, artistic creations, literature, music, films, etc. Startups can secure copyrights to prevent unauthorized copying or distribution of their creative works. These rights enable startups to control and profit from their creative endeavors.
When looking into company assets protectable under federal copyrightlaws, one should check the company’s website, marketing materials, manuals, YouTube videos, podcasts, posted content on Instagram, TikTok, and the like, photos, software, blog posts, articles, white papers, etc.
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Kashtanova’s selection and arrangement of the images could be copyrighted (given that Ms. copyrightlaw), that the images of the comic book itself could not be copyrighted as it was produced by a non-human. Without a confidentiality agreement in place, such disclosure would likely be considered to be public.
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