Category: Intellectual Property

  • Intellectual Property Rules in Peer-to-Peer Networks

    Businesses protect their technology, innovations, and competitive advantages through intellectual property laws. These laws include trademarks, patents, trade secrets, copyrights, and trade know-how. A patent is a license that confers the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling the patented invention for a specified period. A trademark is a symbol legally registered…

  • Business Torts and Intellectual Property

    Table of Contents Case: Moran v. Sims Case: Audi AG v. DAmato Questions and Answers Reference List A tort is a breach of duty owed to another person. The tort suits usually happen from instances of recklessness or bad behavior. The law of tort develops through decided cases that reflect social values, the standard of…

  • Claim Made by Ronald Plecia and Ken R. Baker for a Claimed Infringement of U.S. Design Patent

    This case is about a claim made by Ronald Plecia and Ken R. Baker for a claimed infringement of United Stated Design Patent 219, 118, issued for a period of fourteen years to the above mentioned on November 3, 1970. Baker and Placia put all their efforts into developing this boat design patent for their…

  • Patent System in Sustaining R&D in the Private Sector

    Patents play a vital role in innovation and economic performance. Between 1992 and 2002, the average number of patent submissions filed in Europe, Japan, and the United States increased by close to 41% (Arora et al. 147). The escalating use of patents to protect inventions by private research organizations is closely linked to recent development…

  • Application of a Design in Turkey

    Application of a design in Turkey involves preparation of a design application petition on an A4 size plain white paper by the use of a typewriter to the institute of Patent in Turkey. In case the first applicant in a different country is not similar to the applicant in Turkey, then a declaration that confirms…

  • Plagiarism in the Research Work

    The pre-test scores were slightly better than the post-test ones. In the pre-test, 6 answers were answered correctly and 4 incorrectly. In the post-test, the opposite trend has emerged, as 6 questions were answered incorrectly and only 4 were correct. The question about a summary of an idea was answered incorrectly because there was some…

  • The Copyright Act of 1968 Overview and Analysis

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body The Copyright Act Reasons against protection of individual parts on the websites Conclusion Reference Introduction Work of art, music, writing, film making, symbols, names and slogans among many others categories all have a creator behind them (Giannakas 82); for this reason, individuals creative expressions and innovations are very valuable…

  • The CASE Act and the Copyright Law in the Modern Generation

    With the dawn of the recent coronavirus pandemic, both individuals and bigger organizations have had to re-adjust the way they function on a day-to-day basis. With people having to adhere to the social distancing rules and going out generally being frowned upon, many businesses and facilities have chosen to start working in an online sphere.…

  • Copyright Infringement in US Musical Industry

    Having the ability to protect intellectual property is crucial for both companies and individuals. In the U.S., the Copyright Act of 1976 is the primary legislation guiding people through various aspects of using other individuals work (Copyright Law of the United States). Although at first, the topic may appear straightforward, it is often difficult to…

  • Intellectual Property Protection and Commercial Profits

    Intellectual property (IP) is an important company asset, especially while competing in the high-technology field. It may include new inventions, innovations in production, and other products of human endeavor that can be owned, such as computer codes (Fleddermann 134). Their rights to them can be protected in various forms, such as the patent system (Fleddermann…