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Blockchain and Intellectual Property: Protecting Ideas in a Digital Age

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Intellectual Property (IP) encompasses the legal rights associated with intangible products of the mind, including patents, copyrights, and trademarks, serving as essential safeguards for human creativity.

The digital age has presented unprecedented challenges to traditional IP concepts, prompting the exploration of advanced mechanisms to protect intellectual creations due to the ease of reproduction and distribution in the digital landscape.

In this evolving environment, issues such as unauthorized reproduction, counterfeiting, and infringement have emerged, posing substantial threats to the integrity of intellectual creations. Conventional IP protection methods have proven insufficient in addressing these modern challenges. [Read more…] about Blockchain and Intellectual Property: Protecting Ideas in a Digital Age

Protect Your Invention with a Patent Attorney

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The journey of inventing is often a thrilling and exhilarating experience. The spark of an innovative idea, the excitement of creating something new, and the potential to make a lasting impact can be incredibly motivating.

However, with great innovation comes the responsibility of protecting your idea to ensure that it remains exclusively yours. One of the most effective ways to achieve this is by working with a patent attorney.

Inventing is an adventure filled with limitless possibilities. Whether you’re developing a groundbreaking technology, designing a revolutionary product, or creating a unique process, the thrill of innovation can be addictive. [Read more…] about Protect Your Invention with a Patent Attorney

Estonian robotics startup Cleveron wins patent case against Chinese company

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Cleveron, an Estonian developer of parcel terminals and robots, has won a case against the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) in the Beijing Intellectual Property Court and invalidated a Chinese company’s patent.

In 2017, Cleveron discovered that a Chinese company had registered under its name an invention previously already invented by Cleveron.

In 2018, Cleveron filed an application for invalidation of the patent with the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA). [Read more…] about Estonian robotics startup Cleveron wins patent case against Chinese company

Artificial intelligence systems replacing finance sector professionals

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IBM has developed what it says is a ‘brain-inspired’ chip

More and more people are realising that it’s not just factory jobs the robots are after – it’s your intellectual jobs too. 

In the latest developments, an insurance company in Japan has replaced 34 of its insurance claim workers with artificial intelligence systems.

And the world’s largest hedge fund says it will replace all its managers with AI systems – after it drains the brains of its human employees and distills their knowledge into an algorithm.

Full story at em360tech.com

Connected devices, industrial control systems expose manufacturers to cyber threats, say Deloitte and Mapi

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Intellectual property theft tops manufacturers’ concerns, says new report, which identifies measures to control cyber risks associated with advanced manufacturing

Nearly half of surveyed manufacturing executives lack confidence their assets are protected from external threats, according to a new study from Deloitte and the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (Mapi) on Cyber risk in advanced manufacturing. 

Study results indicate nearly 40 percent of surveyed manufacturing companies were affected by cyber incidents in the past 12 months, and 38 percent of those impacted indicated cyber breaches resulted in damages in excess of $1 million.

Trina Huelsman, vice chairman, Deloitte & Touche and US industrial products and services leader, says: “Manufacturers are innovating at an unprecedented rate, integrating cutting-edge technologies in products, automating the shop floor, connecting supply chains, and increasingly investing in valuable intellectual property.  [Read more…] about Connected devices, industrial control systems expose manufacturers to cyber threats, say Deloitte and Mapi