The Saudi Authority Of Intellectual Property (SAIP) Explains The Procedures For Complaining Of Trademark Infringement, To Online Store Owners

The Saudi Authority of Intellectual property (SAIP) leaves no stone unturned, in its efforts to protect trademark owners as well as the consumers at large in the Kingdom. As it is a known fact, the objective of obtaining a market devoid of IP infringements, the trademark owners as well as the layman consumers should be aware of the provisions/machinery available to them in order to protect their trademark and/or to protect oneself from the […]

By | January 10th, 2023 ||

The IP Stack For Protecting Software In India: Copyright, Patents, Trade Secrets

A key question that confronts participants in any disruptive and innovative industry is that of intellectual property (IP) protection. Software is no exception. Multiple IP routes, e.g., copyrights, patents, and trade secrets, are available for protecting software, but the appropriate choice is not always automatically evident. The amalgamated nature of software complicates the situation, for software simply does not relate merely to the authoring of a combination of codes and sequences, but also needs […]

By | January 5th, 2023 ||

The U.S. Copyright Office And USPTO Announce A Joint Study On NFT-Related IP Issues

Yesterday, the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a joint study on IP issues related to NFTs. This follows a Congressional request by senators Leahy and Tillis that the Offices explore these issues. Today, the Offices will publish a Notice of Inquiry (unpublished version can be found here), with a notice-and-comment period to follow, seeking stakeholder/private industry feedback on the following topics:

Current/proposed uses of NFTs in industry
Any IP-related challenges […]

By | December 8th, 2022 ||