Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Trademark Infringement, Compulsory License, Patent Attorney

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B
• Professor: Philip King

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Patents: a monopoly to make, use, or sell an invention. Exclusions from patent protection: most common exclusions, things that receive exclusive protection under other areas of the law (ex. computer programs, things that do not meet the de nition of a patent (ex. Scienti c principles, natural phenomena: things that are, for policy reasons, not patentable (ex. Requirements for patentability: patent will be granted only for an invention that is new, useful, and unobvious, new, it is new if it has not been disclosed publicly. Shape and ornamentations applied to toys, vehicles, furniture, and household utensils. Requirement for registration: to be registered, an industrial design must be original and novel. !5: the name in any language of any ware or service in connection with which it is used or proposed to be used, confusing with regard to another registered trademark, an o cial or prohibited mark.