Software patent

the labor laws in these countries are so poor, Nike only has to pay a fraction of the cost of production if it was done in the United States. The impact of the Punta d Este GATT meeting on today’s intellectual property rights is that instead of the patent insuring the final product of the invention, it insured the entire process including the end result. This made sure that countries could not innovate and use the previous ideas of major corporations to benefit their local…

In Diamond v. Chakrabarty Case (16th June, 1980), the Supreme court has ruled that businesses that develop modified organisms should be able to preserve their property rights by patenting such organisms. This is because the court believed that the innovator of a new idea shoud be recognized and deserved some credit when others used. Moreover, the court argued that the worthwhile idea can benefit society as a whole if it was widely available. (Princeton University, n.d.) Actually, the law for…

A noted case: Google, Inc. vs. American Blind and Wallpaper Factory, Inc., Case Facts: Google, Inc. v. American Blind and Wallpaper Factory, Inc., that happened was a decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California that challenged the legality of Google's AdWords program. The court concluded that Google AdWords may be in violation of the law resulting in trademark infringement because it (1) allowed arbitrary advertisers to key their ads to American Blind's…

Patents: A patent is a type of intellectual property granted by the federal government to a scientist or an organization that invented a new device, software, process, etc. to exclude others from the right of making, selling, or using an invention for the term of the patent as many as 20 years. The patent should be completely new, which is not obvious to the scientists of the same level and should have an immediate use for public. Also patents cannot be from the nature and world physical laws.…

The Mother’s Rebirth The story “Daughter of Invention” by Julia Alvarez is about self-renovation/rebirth which Alvarez examines through conflict. “When we no longer able to change a situation we are challenged to change ourselves.” –Vito Frankl. Frankl’s point was often you must change yourself or an aspect befitting your predicament. What I’ve observed is each character goes through a change/renovation. Each developing differently based on their experiences and circumstances. In this essay,…

are both are the reproduction of identical copies of authentic products by a trademark brand. These two terms have been used as synonyms in the literature by many authors. However, it is stated that the word ‘piracy’ is mainly related and used for software and fixed medium content such as film, movie and music recordings. On the other hand, ‘counterfeiting’ is usually referred to…

Antonio Meucci wanted a caveat to announce his invention he was unable to renew it due to hardships during that time, since he was unable to renew the caveat he never announced his invention, which let alexander Graham Bell to step in and receive a patent. Others believe that Antonio Meucci should be the “father of the telephone” because he was the inventor that had the idea first to create a more advanced communication system. Even though Antonio Meucci might of had the idea before Bell, his…

and un-commercial purposes. It is contained any secret recipe, symbol, unique name, or even logo. Intellectual property could be divided into two types, which are the first is Industrial Property and Copyrights. Industrial Property is consist of patents for inventions, trademarks, industrial design, and geographical indication. Meanwhile, Copyrights consist of literacy works and artistic works. Literacy works include novel, poems and play, film, and music. Therefore, artistic works covers…

Science, Math, and Technology in Ancient China In the modern world, especially in The U.S., we often think that we are more advanced than other cultures through the ages. And while we may be more technologically advanced in terms of electronics and such, could we have built the pyramids, could we have built the colosseum, or could we have built Alexandria’s Lighthouse using the current technology of the day. I don’t think we could and this paper goes on to impress on you the humbling view that…

Genetics for attempting to patent the specific genes known as BRCA1 and BRCA2. Christopher A. Hansen represented the plaintiffs of this case while Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, from the Department of Justice in Washington D.C., argued on behalf of the respondent of the case (SCOTUSblog). BRCA1 and BRCA2 are genes that can be used as indicators of breast cancer in women (Oyez). Myriad Genetics had sequenced these genes from strands of human DNA and wished to patent them for the…