INTRODUCTION Understanding the breadth of protection granted by a registration (which is crucial in selecting what should be registered), dealing with claim restrictions for derivative works, and the deposit required are all part of the Software Copyright Protection procedure. Although…
Introduction: The 2012 Amendment to the Copyright Act imposed onerous obligations on "providing or giving license" in respect of the above-mentioned works [in addition to the obligations imposed by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994 (1994 Amendment)]. Section 33 of the…
Non-Fungible Tokens are primarily digital files of various physical and digital products and works that may be easily traded and saved as tokens. The major draw of NFTs is their individuality; each digital file has a special worth and status.…
Recently, Acacia Research Corporation (“Acadia”), announced that its subsidiary, Atlas Global Technologies LLC, has granted a license to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (“Samsung”) related to Atlas Global’s Wi-Fi 6 standard essential patents and resolved patent…
Introduction An integrated circuit (IC) layout design is the three-dimensional arrangement of the components and interconnections that make up the IC. An integrated circuit (IC) is an electronic circuit in which the circuit's parts are integrated into some media and…
SPOTIFY Spotify is an on-demand music streaming service that allows users to browse a database of music licensed through different record labels, as well as create and share playlists with other Spotify users. It has 70 million songs on its…
INTRODUCTION ‘Enforcement of IP rights is crucial to the viability of online Information-based goods markets’ - (Bockstedt, Kauffman, & Riggins, 2005) As a result of technological improvements,…
Today, Yangtze Memory technologies are not new to anyone in the memory industry. Yangtze River Storage Technology Co., Ltd. (YMTC) was established in July 2016 and is headquartered in Wuhan. It is an integrated device manufacturer (IDM) that Designs, Manufactures,…
INTRODUCTION Startups and small entities seeking patent protection for their discoveries are likely to gain greatly from India's recent series of modifications to its Patent Rules. Overall filing and prosecution fees for startups and small entities have been drastically decreased as a…
Recently, U‑Blox AG and U-blox America Inc. (“u-blox”), announced that it has entered into a worldwide, non-exclusive, patent license agreement with Koninklijke KPN N.V., (“KPN”), for a defined term while settling their ongoing patent disputes. The patent license agreement covers…