Contributory infringement is a form of secondary liability for direct infringement of a patent, copyright, or trademark. It is a means by which a person may be held liable for infringement even though they did not actually engage in...
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Direct infringement is the unauthorized exercise of one of the exclusive rights granted to the owner of a patent, copyright or trademark.
In patent law, direct infringement occurs when a person, without authorization, makes...
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The Intellectual Property (IP) Clause, also known as the “Patent and Copyright Clause” refers to Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution, which grants Congress the enumerated power "To promote the progress of science...
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Trademark law protects a trademark owner's exclusive right to use a trademark when use of the mark by another would be likely to cause consumer confusion as to the source or origin of goods. Trademark law is a federal issue, and as such, the...
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The law of unfair competition is primarily comprised of torts that cause economic injury to a business through a deceptive or wrongful business practice. Unfair competition can be broken down into two broad categories:
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Vicarious infringement is a form of secondary liability for direct infringement based on the common law principle of respondeat superior.
A person may be held liable for the infringing acts committed by another if he or she had the right and...