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Patent Law Canons and Canards: Bonito Boats

Patently-O

And, once a patent expires (or is refused or forfeited by public use), the balance allows “free access to copy whatever the federal patent and copyright laws leave in the public domain.” And, in addition the court noted that trade secrets protect a “most fundamental human right, that of privacy.”

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. A distributed ledger showing the first inventor, an authorized licensee, etc.

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. A distributed ledger showing the first inventor, an authorized licensee, etc.

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. A distributed ledger showing the first inventor, an authorized licensee, etc.

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Interesting Patents | Introducing Finnberry: A New Red Raspberry Cultivar Revolutionizing the Berry Industry

LexBlog IP

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2023 IP Resolutions Start with a Review of IP Assets

The IP Law Blog

And be sure to confirm that all domain names and social media accounts are registered to the company; you would be surprised at how often a domain name or social media account is registered to an individual company employee and not the company itself. Such inventions may be protectable under federal patent laws.

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Book Review: Overlapping Intellectual Property Rights (Second Edition)

The IPKat

The second edition offers revised, or wholly rewritten chapters to the overlaps discussed in the first edition so as to reflect recent developments, as well as to include new chapters (the overlap between privacy and copyright law; privacy and secrecy; trademarks certification marks and collective marks; and IP and traditional knowledge).