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There are several types of intellectual property rights, such as copyrights, patents, trademarks, industrial designs, plant breeders rights [1] and trade secrets. Therefore, an intellectual property infringement may for instance be one of the following:
Willfulness is determined from "the knowledge of the actor at the time of the challenged conduct." On appeal, the standard of review is abuse of discretion. [9] An infringer can also be enjoined from further infringement of the patent, even to the point of being forced to remove an infringing product from the market.
In the United States, the Trademark Counterfeiting Act of 1984 criminalized the intentional trade in counterfeit goods and services. [ 1 ] : 485–486 If the respective marks and products or services are entirely dissimilar, trademark infringement may still be established if the registered mark is well known pursuant to the Paris Convention .
In United States patent law, patent misuse is a patent holder's use of a patent to restrain trade beyond enforcing the exclusive rights that a lawfully obtained patent provides. [1] If a court finds that a patent holder committed patent misuse, the court may rule that the patent holder has lost the right to enforce the patent.
If you are threatened, report the incident to the appropriate authorities. You can contact your local consumer protection agency, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or your state’s attorney ...
Paragraph (b) expressly refers to several types of persons whose misuse of the information would subject them to insider trading liability under Rule 10b-5: (1) "temporary" insiders of an issuer – e.g., outside consultants, such as its attorneys, investment bankers, or accountants;42 and (2) any other person who has expressly agreed to ...
Reuters reported in July that the U.S. planned to unveil a new package of export controls on China, including adding about 120 Chinese entities to its restricted trade list. (Reporting by ...
Aug. 12—ASHLAND — The walls of Bill Schnitzker's man cave are covered, not with wallpaper, but with license plates. The 67-year-old Ashland native, who has more than 1,000 plates from all over ...