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Why Should You File A Design Patent Application In The United States?
03 Jan

Why Should You File A Design Patent Application In The United States?

Design applications can be a low-cost approach to protect a marketed product from rivals, or they can be used to enhance other utility application protection. The design and look of a marketed product may have a significant impact on market acceptability and success. Separate from the function of the product, an eye-catching appearance and the look and feel of the product may justify protection in a design patent. Benefit of design patent protection A design patent’s main advantage is that it [...]

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What Are the Differences Between Fair Use and Fair Dealing?
26 Dec

What Are the Differences Between Fair Use and Fair Dealing?

The fair use concept is an element of copyright law in the United States, and fair dealing rules exist in other countries. Find out what these two terms mean and how they pertain to copyrighted works. Copyright protections are obtained by a person who makes an original creative work, such as a book, music, film, or image, as soon as the work is fixed in a physical medium, such as paper, CD, or data file. With one exception: under the [...]

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United States Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Armin Blome vows to strengthen IP protection in Pakistan, vows to strengthen IP protection in Pakistan, The United States Ambassador to Pakistan, Strengthen the United States - Pakistan ties
06 Dec

United States Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Armin Blome vows to strengthen IP protection in Pakistan

Pakistan and the United States have had a supporting relationship dating back for nearly a century. The United States has provided Pakistan with grants annually in the form of military aid for decades. But to describe the relationship between the 2 countries as ‘good’ or ‘friendly’ does not quite cut it. It is more like a “roller coaster” relation with many complex aspects. Regardless, Pakistan has always been one of the United States’ main interest jurisdictions. Accordingly, recently, the [...]

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The problem surrounding the exemption of IP rights for Covid-19 vaccines, the exemption of IP rights, the exemption of IP rights for Covid-19 vaccines, IP rights for Covid-19 vaccines
08 Nov

The problem surrounding the exemption of IP rights for Covid-19 vaccines

The Covid-19 pandemic has been raging on for 2 years. During these difficult times, the citizens of the world have suffered immeasurable losses, with the total number of deaths far surpassing 5 million and counting. As the number of deaths keeps rising, the conflict between countries and organizations about the exemption of IP rights for Covid-19 vaccines keeps on booming.  America under the Biden Administration has been a strong supporter of the Covid-19 vaccines exemption.  However, although America is the greatest [...]

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Trademark Law in the United States Updated: What Brand Owners Should Know
05 Nov

Trademark Law in the United States Updated: What Brand Owners Should Know

The Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (“TMA”) took effect on December 18, 2021, and it established new processes for eliminating redundant trademarks from the federal trademark register as well as amending current trademark law guidelines. By clearing out the federal trademark register and enabling the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) the power to speed the registration process, the TMA makes it easier for genuine businesses to register their marks. Brand owners who are not utilizing their trademarks [...]

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Advantages and considerations for patent prosecution in the US, EU, China, and Singapore under the Patent Prosecution Highway
19 Oct

Advantages and considerations for patent prosecution in the US, EU, China, and Singapore under the Patent Prosecution Highway

The Patent Prosecution Highway, or PPH, is a set of initiatives implemented by cooperating patent offices throughout the world to speed up patent prosecution in the countries where the cooperating patent offices are located. PPH enables cooperating patent offices to share information and profit from the efforts of other collaborating patent offices, minimizing examination workload and increasing patent quality. If a patent application previously submitted with a participating patent office satisfies specific standards, it can be fast-tracked in another collaborating [...]

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11 Aug

The problem of different compensation of inventors in multi-jurisdictional inventorship

When an invention is invented, it’s highly unusual for just one inventor to do all the work. Instead, the main inventor often requires a lot of assistants to help him/her with all the minor stuff. In addition, for some cases, when the invention is on the world level, the assistants might be from multi-jurisdictional but normally, the employees from those multi-jurisdictional companies will get a different compensation or reward for their efforts and create a problem of unfair compensation. As [...]

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Navigating AI-Assisted Inventions: USPTO Releases Vital Guidance for Patent Applicant
29 Jun

Navigating AI-Assisted Inventions: USPTO Releases Vital Guidance for Patent Applicant

In a landmark move shaping the landscape of intellectual property, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued comprehensive guidance on the determination of “inventorship” in the context of artificial intelligence-assisted inventions. Released on February 13, 2024, this guidance serves as a crucial resource for inventors leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) in the creation process of their innovations, offering clarity on the intricate intersection of AI and patent law. Key Takeaways: Human Inventorship: The cornerstone of the guidance reaffirms that under [...]

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21 Jun

Notable points at INTA 2024

The International Trademark Association (INTA) 2024 Annual Meeting, set to take place in Atlanta, Georgia from May 18-22, promises to be a major event for professionals in the intellectual property (IP) and trademark fields. The event is themed around “The Business of Innovation” and features a comprehensive educational program with over 100 speakers and moderators, including 40 brand representatives. The program is structured into two main tracks—IP and Innovation, and Business—each with several thematic journeys to help attendees tailor their [...]

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08 Jun

Is watching pirated movies illegal in the United States?

Watching pirated movies is generally considered illegal in most countries and territories. However, whether it constitutes a legal violation and whether viewers can be punished depends on the laws of each country and the trends in enforcement at different times. For instance, although the law may recognize watching pirated movies as illegal, the prevalence of such behavior can make enforcement difficult. As a result, the public may come to view watching pirated movies as a natural behavior over time. In some [...]

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