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If I don't patent my invention, how closely can a competitor copy my product?
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I had an idea for how to make a certain product much better. I'm currently in the prototyping stage for a product based on that idea. That idea (the solution to the problem of improving ...
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Could a third party revive a dead trademark if another company has unlawfully been using it?
Suppose Company "A" registered the trademark "John Doe" with the EUIPO.
Company "A" has declared bankruptcy and been liquefied, but the trademark was retained by Company "A"'s founder.
During this ...
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What does "reasonable" mean?
I have seen the phrase 'reasonable conditions' used quite often in legal texts, and I always get nervous, as I don't know how to interpret it.
Imagine a Confidentiality and Assignment Agreement with ...
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Meeting the "traditional" requirement for Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
The EU's Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) scheme is defined in Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and supplemented by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 664/2014 (http://...
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Have watermarks in digital downloads ever been used to prosecute uploaders?
Most digital downloads (music, ebooks) today are protected by watermarks. But I'm not aware of any high-profile cases where these watermarks have been used to prosecute uploaders of said works to e.g. ...
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What's the meaning of "damages" of copyright infringement under a copyleft license?
As a general rule, civil suits for copyright violation exist to recover damages caused by the violation, and prevent future damage thereof. Under that standard, a rather novel form of copyright seems ...
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Signed a contract with employer stating they own all my IP; they sent an email saying its only for competing products. Should I be worried?
I recently joined a large IT company, before joining I had concerns with my contract, it states that they own all rights over what I create (from ideas, software, you name it).
I love making my own ...
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Property rights on product for specified region
Company A has developed product incorporating owned intellectual property. Can Company A sell intellectual property rights for this product for Company B just for defined geographic region (for ...
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Any legal consequences using existing free product available for everyone
First of all, I want to say that my language used in the question might sound vague and incompetent, because it I'm not familiar with legal terminologies even in my native language.
I have an idea ...
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Do I as a European Union citizen have the right to watch TV shows outside my country and download in my country?
In the UK, it is possible to download TV shows in the UK and watch them afterwards outside the UK.
http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/tv/watch_outside_uk
I would like to know if this is based on ...
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What kind of ownership do I have over articles I wrote?
So, a few months ago I was working for a big blog and then I resigned because I didn't want to write any more articles for them. Some of the articles were original and a few were translations by me ...
