How has the Internet changed intellectual property?
With the rise of the internet, IP rights owners can now easily monitor and enforce their rights on a global scale. This has made it easier to detect and prevent IP infringement. Still, it has also led to new questions about jurisdiction and cross-border enforcement of IP rights..
What are the hot topics in intellectual property law 2023?
The patent system faces new challenges as well. AI also increases the difficulty of protecting and enforcing trademarks. AI-powered tools may be utilised to generate counterfeit products or infringing content that closely resemble existing trademarks, making it more problematic to identify and enforce violations..
What is the future of IP law?
Broadly speaking, the future of intellectual property will be linked to present concerns and the pursuit of inventive solutions. For instance, patents will be an essential legal instrument to promote innovation in sustainability, the urgency of which grows with each passing year..
What is the new IP law?
In summary, the new federal IP laws published in 2021 are: Decree Law number 11 of 2021 in relation to the protection of Industrial Property rights. Decree Law number 36 of 2021 in relation to the protection of Trademarks. Decree Law number 38 of 2021 in relation to the protection of Copyrights & Neighboring Rights..
Broadly speaking, the future of intellectual property will be linked to present concerns and the pursuit of inventive solutions. For instance, patents will be an essential legal instrument to promote innovation in sustainability, the urgency of which grows with each passing year.
Copyrights generally only remain in effect for 70 years following an author's death. The copyright on any “made for hire” works, including those owned by small businesses, remain in effect for 120 years post-creation or 95 years post-publication.
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Can Computer Systems Using Ai Patent Their Own Inventions?
Increasingly, companies are using AI to invent new methods and products. But can such inventions be patented given the requirement that each patent application must identify at least one “inventor” which is defined as an “individual,” not a machine? (In re Application of Application No.16/524,350). The USPTO rejected a recent attempt to name an AI .
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Google v. Oracle Leaves Questions But Promotes Software Development
Although the Supreme Court’s recent Google LLC v. Oracle Am., Inc.decision settled one question regarding copyright protection in computer software, a host of questions remain unanswered. Google used the Java API to develop a mobile phone interface, but it remains unclear how or if this case may affect software developers using the same platforms a.
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How does the USPTO PROTECT IP rights abroad?
USPTO works closely with other federal agencies to protect and enforce American IP rights abroad. The Patent Pro Bono Program provides free legal assistance to inventors .
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Skinny Label Flip-Flops in The Federal Circuit
Skinny labeling allows generic drugs to be approved and sold for non-patented indications, even while other indications still have patent protection. For a moment it looked like this would change when the Federal Circuit held that a generic pharmaceutical’s materials promoting its drug as an approved generic version can prove patent inducement desp.
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Unreviewable Authority Wielded by Ptab Judges Found Unconstitutional
Administrative patent judges (APJs) are considered “inferior officers” because they are not Senate-confirmed presidential appointees (i.e., principal officers). APJs render decisions on behalf of the executive branch but those decisions were unreviewable by any executive branch principal officer. The Supreme Court in U.S. v. Arthrex Inc.held the un.
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What is the China Intellectual Property Rights toolkit?
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently updated the China Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) toolkit to reflect the recent changes made to China’s intellectual property (IP) -related laws and government structure. Originally published in October 2019, the toolkit provides… .
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When is world intellectual property day?
Today, April 26, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) celebrates World Intellectual Property (IP) day. Remarks by Director Andrei Iancu at the World IP Day event on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on April 26, 2018.
Intellectual property law updates
United Kingdom legislation
The Intellectual Property Act 2014 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that received Royal Assent on 14 May 2014 after being introduced on 9 May 2013. The purpose of the legislation was to update copyright law, in particular design and patent law. The law arose as a result of the external text>Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property and Growth.
