This article forms one part of a broader decision framework for evaluating whether patent or trade secret protection is appropriate for AI ...

More than 100 organizations — including industry leaders Alibaba, Amazon, Ant Group, Canon, Canonical, Fujitsu, Google, IBM & Red Hat, Meta, Microsoft, NEC, Nissan, Olympus, OVHcloud, Philips, Sony, ...

“The tension between patents and trade dress protection is most evident when the alleged trade dress (or aspects thereof) has been disclosed in a utility patent.” Patents and trademarks protect ...

This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we will explore the age-old question about whether it is best to keep an innovation as a trade secret or if it makes sense to seek patent protection. And while this ...

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A registered community design, often referred to as an "RCD," is the European equivalent to a U.S. design patent. Similar to a U.S. design patent, an RCD only protects the ornamental or outward ...

When reality television and entrepreneurship intertwine, shows like ‘Shark Tank’ and the UK’s equivalent ‘Dragons’ Den’ come to mind. Both programs involve aspiring entrepreneurs pitching (hopefully) ...

Dongguo Liang of Liu, Shen & Associates says DeepSeek should take swift action to address ‘insufficient planning’ in its intellectual property protection strategy and an ‘underdeveloped’ patent ...

Microsoft is on a roll with its Linux patent-protection scheme. On Thursday it announced that it has struck an agreement with Japanese company I-O Data in which I-O Data will pay Microsoft an ...

International competition is increasing daily. Competitors are nimble and quick to copy, and customers are demanding and looking for the best price. Brand name and personal relationships still carry ...