Selected Clips Written for IP Law Daily by Our Attorney Matt Hersh
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DetailsFair Use as a Defense to Copyright Infringement Claims
December 23, 2019A copyright protects the expression of an original idea and provides the holder with the exclusive rights to copy, modify, distribute, display and perform the work. Typical examples include protection for written works, music, dramatic works, films, artwork, architecture, software, and website design. A copyright d…
DetailsUsing the Doctrine of Equivalents to Determine Infringement
March 4, 2019“If two devices do the same work in substantially the same way, and accomplish substantially the same result, they are the same, even though they differ in name, form, or shape.” This excerpt from a 1950 U.S. Supreme Court decision (Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co.) defines the essen…
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