Plant breeder’s right (PBR) law consists of the protection of NVPs via intellectual property rights or patenting which is entirely based upon the UPOV Convention act [60]. The NVPs can also be protected by PBR through a patent-independent option with relatively less strict approval requirements...
This introductory essay to the special edition explores the changing role of intellectual property rights (IPRs), and the implications of these changes for firm strategy and industrial policy. Four recent, interrelated trends are important in this regard: (1) the growing prominence of intangible ...
The scope of the prohibition on “unfair methods of competition” in Section 5 of the FTC Act encompasses the scope of the Sherman Act.Footnote5Section 1 of the Sherman Act prohibits “every contract … or conspiracy, in restraint of trade.”Footnote6Section 2 of the Sherman Act prohibits mo...
3D Printing, Intellectual Property Rights and Medical Emergencies: In Search of New FlexibilitiesArticle Open access Published: 01 September 2022 Volume 53, pages 1149–1173, (2022) Cite this article Download PDF You have full access to this open access article ...
An electronic or physical signature (typing a full name in the reporting form or an email will be sufficient) of the copyright or trademark owner or a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner; A description of the material that you claim has been infringed: a. For copyright, please...
"I hereby state under penalty of perjury that all of the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the owner of the Mark, or authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the Mark." Upon receipt of notice as described above, Agile will seek to confirm the existence of ...
Senate passed The America Invents Act, one of the most significant changes to patent law in the last century. The final details of the laws are still under review, but the purpose is to change what makes an idea patentable. The act also increases the protections for the first person or ...
Article 48 The person who commits any of the following acts of infringement shall bear the civil liability for such remedies as ceasing the infringements, eliminating the effects of the act, making a public apology or paying compensation for damages, depending on the circumstances; where the ...
9. Each Party may permit use of alternative dispute resolution procedures to resolve civil disputes concerning intellectual property rights. Article 15.25: Provisional Measures 1. Each Party shall provide that its judicial authorities have the authority, where appropriate, to act on requests for ...
infringers. Similar arguments can apply to other rights such as trademarks and designs. 4.5 It is up to a right-owner to act as his own policeman. He must keep an eye on the industrial and commercial markets in which he sells his products, or provides his services, or in which his ...