Indiana Intellectual Property Law
JANUARY 12, 2024
On January 1, 2024, a significant shift in intellectual property rights occurred with the iconic American pop culture figure, Mickey Mouse, entering the public domain. This momentous occasion follows a prolonged journey shaped by numerous extensions and revisions of copyright laws. .” Continue reading
Patently-O
AUGUST 22, 2022
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.” ” Compco Corp. Day–Brite Lighting, Inc. , 234 (1964).
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Intepat
OCTOBER 6, 2024
A patent gives the owner exclusive right over their invention for 20 years to commercially exploit it in a manner that prevents others from using, selling, making, or distributing the invention without permission. A patent can be granted when the invention meets certain criteria: Novelty: it must be new and not available in the public domain.
LexBlog IP
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
A company can use a unique typeface to convey pretty much anything on any of its products, its advertising, its website, and any other place a company would publicly use the written word. Namely, anything protected by a design patent will enter the public domain generally 15 years after the patent office issued the design patent.
Larson & Larson
FEBRUARY 13, 2021
The term covers anything that was sold in public, used publicly, described in a magazine or similar publication, or already has a patent on file with the patent office. It also includes designs that have been published anywhere in the world or things that have been used anywhere in the world.
Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog
JULY 19, 2022
There’s a significant probability that someone already owns the rights to the content even if you cannot locate an explicit declaration stating that it is intended for public use. It would be preferable to obtain written authorization from the copyright owners before using the original content.
Intepat
JANUARY 17, 2023
No exclusivity can be claimed over anything which is not disclosed in the complete specification and would subsequently become open to public use. However, applicants should note that the claims cannot be overly broad and claim something which exists in the public domain.
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