Intellectual property, IT & telecoms
Unitary patent spells radical changes for European patent system in 2014
On February 19, 2013 in Brussels 24 EU Member States, including Lithuania, signed the international agreement establishing the Unified Patent Court (UPC). Since then, EU started making efforts to create a unified European patent system which is likely …
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Online copyright enforcement system launched in the U.S.
Starting 25 February 2013 many Internet users in the U.S. will be subjected to a new online copyright enforcement system – the so-called Copyright Alert System. It will be implemented by five largest Internet service providers*.
Computer Software Licence Can Be Acquired “Second-Hand”
The World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty provides that computer programs are protected in the same way as literary works. Such protection applies to computer programs expressed in any manner or form.
European patent: pros or cons?
After over 30 years of trying, Parliament and the Council of the European Union have agreed on how to create an EU-wide patent regime to protect inventions better, cut costs and boost competitiveness. So far only primary legislative …
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EU allows resale of used computer programs
On 3 July 2012 the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court) has decided that the exclusive right of distribution of a copy of a computer program covered by licence is exhausted on its first sale …
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