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Book Review: Research Handbook on IP and Moral Rights

The IPKat

Authors in the subsequent section explore industrial property rights, with Nari Lee delving into inventors and patents, Giorgio Spedicato shedding light on industrial design, and Genevieve Wilkinson discussing trade marks.

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Analysing the Intersection of Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Intellectual Property Rights

IP and Legal Filings

Since blockchain plays a pivotal role in the crypto market, several inventors have attempted to legally protect the various components of blockchain technology using patents. However, the UK and Spain Patents and Trademark office granted trademark protection to the ‘Bitcoin’ mark and its logo (Registration number: M4046141).

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2023 IP Resolutions Start with a Review of IP Assets

The IP Law Blog

Such inventions may be protectable under federal patent laws. An inventor must secure a patent application within a very short period of time to prevent the work from falling into the public domain.

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MYTH VS. REALITY: CAN YOU PATENT AN IDEA?

Intepat

A patent can be granted when the invention meets certain criteria: Novelty: it must be new and not available in the public domain. and in a way that it must be new and not available in the public domain. Industrial Applicability : there has to be a practical application to the invention.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2021

SpicyIP

The Court noted that redacting one’s name from a judgment acquitting them is counterproductive when there are other tarnishing publications in the public domain and that access to court judgments are integral to “open justice”, subject only to some exceptions. Top 10 Judgments/Orders [Jurisprudence/Legal Lucidity].

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