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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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Announcing the 3rd Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on Intellectual Property Law

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Shamnad Basheer’s 46th birth anniversary today, we at SpicyIP are proud to announce the third edition of the Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on Intellectual Property Law. The third was an essay competition held by CREATe on the topic of how Artificial Intelligence would change the practice of intellectual property law.

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The Riyadh Design Law Treaty: Bringing Design Law into the Future

IP Watchdog

In 2007, I began attending sessions of the World Intellectual Property Organizations (WIPOs) Standing Committee on Trademarks, Industrial Designs, and Geographical Indications (SCT) in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss the development of the Design Law Treaty.

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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. source code) under copyright law.

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Protecting Application Programming Interfaces (API) Through Intellectual Property Laws

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However, the idea of protecting the API through the medium of a trade secret goes against the very idea of conceptualizing and designing an API. The post Protecting Application Programming Interfaces (API) Through Intellectual Property Laws appeared first on Blog | Kashish IPR | Intellectual Property Rights Law Firm.

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Protecting Semiconductor Chip Design under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA) – Part II (Infringement and Defense)

Intellectual Property Law Blog

It is always recommended for a mask work applicant to identify the “novel points” in the design during the registration step (e.g., The registration history may be introduced as one piece of evidence to show the materiality of the copied portions. Mask Work Infringement Defense.

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Book Release: The Finished Article: Essays on Indian Designs Law

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Eashan writes about Indian intellectual property law on his Medium page. The Finished Article: Essays on Indian Designs Law. The Finished Article intends to offer readers a guided tour through the 100+ year modern history of designs case law in India. Eashan Ghosh.

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