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IPR Differences between Europe and the United States: Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks, Exercises of Information Systems

The key differences between intellectual property rights (ipr) in europe and the united states, focusing on patents, copyrights, and trademarks. European ipr tends to prioritize sentimental values, while us ipr emphasizes profitability. Patent differences include claim structures and interpretation, copyright differences involve protection scope and fair use, and trademark differences concern registration and common law rights.

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  • How does European copyright law differ from US copyright law?
  • What are the main differences between European and US patent practices?
  • What are the key differences between US and European trademark systems?

Typology: Exercises

2020/2021

Uploaded on 01/17/2021

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For this particular problem,, and in today’s time two great world superpower shares a similar
understanding and focus towards the IPR but there are some differences also which makes
them set apart on how this IPR are undertaken which are:
Patent Difference:
In general, in Europe, only one separate claim is allowed for each category (product,
process, equipment or use) in an EP application, but there may be multiple dependent
claims. Contrary to European patent practice, a US patent application can have multiple
independent claims, for example, due to very specific prior art references, preventing the
possibility of merging certain independent claims into more general independent claims.
The EP patent application contains a general description as "claim realization". In view of
providing reference and support for the proposed future creativity arguments for using
EPO problem solving methods to overcome certain prior art references related to the
present invention, the advantages of the features of each claim were carefully discussed.
The structure of applications in the United States is different. As established by the
Federal Circuit, the interpretation of claims in the US application must be done using a
part of the specification. Certain parts of the specification are more likely than others to
contain statements supporting the limited definition of the claim.
Copyright difference
European copyright protects the original author, while US copyright protects the right to
use related work. Therefore, American copyright law is primarily aimed at the financial
aspects of things, while European copyright law is aimed at protecting the creator of the
work.
Under European copyright law, under certain special circumstances, the use of
copyrighted works may be permitted. Private use for teaching or research purposes can be
presented in this category. Most continental European countries have similar regulations.
The exception can generally be defined using a three-step test. It noted that the rights of
copyright holders can only be restricted under certain special circumstances. In such
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For this particular problem,, and in today’s time two great world superpower shares a similar understanding and focus towards the IPR but there are some differences also which makes them set apart on how this IPR are undertaken which are: Patent Difference:  In general, in Europe, only one separate claim is allowed for each category (product, process, equipment or use) in an EP application, but there may be multiple dependent claims. Contrary to European patent practice, a US patent application can have multiple independent claims, for example, due to very specific prior art references, preventing the possibility of merging certain independent claims into more general independent claims.  The EP patent application contains a general description as "claim realization". In view of providing reference and support for the proposed future creativity arguments for using EPO problem solving methods to overcome certain prior art references related to the present invention, the advantages of the features of each claim were carefully discussed. The structure of applications in the United States is different. As established by the Federal Circuit, the interpretation of claims in the US application must be done using a part of the specification. Certain parts of the specification are more likely than others to contain statements supporting the limited definition of the claim. Copyright difference  European copyright protects the original author, while US copyright protects the right to use related work. Therefore, American copyright law is primarily aimed at the financial aspects of things, while European copyright law is aimed at protecting the creator of the work.  Under European copyright law, under certain special circumstances, the use of copyrighted works may be permitted. Private use for teaching or research purposes can be presented in this category. Most continental European countries have similar regulations. The exception can generally be defined using a three-step test. It noted that the rights of copyright holders can only be restricted under certain special circumstances. In such

special circumstances, the normal ownership of the work is damaged and the legitimate interests of the copyright holders will not be unreasonably threatened. Whereas the US copyright takes in consideration "fair use". The term "use" indicates that, under certain circumstances, a protected work may be used without the permission of the copyright owner. Another United States copyright term to consider is the "first-sale principle," which states that works already sold in the common market may be resold without restriction. Trademark difference  The United States uses a two-level system for the protection of trademarks. Trademark owners can register their trademarks with the federal government at the state level or through the USPTO. Pursuant to the Lanham Act, the federal registry grants registrant’s rights throughout the United States. The state trademark registration only protects the trademark in the country of registration. EU trademark law consists of a system that is effective across the EU. It is impossible to limit the geographical protection of EU trademarks to specific member states. Registry of trademark in a specific country, must go to the National Trademark Office of that specific country (that is, consider the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office in Spain).  In the United States, even without registration, trademark users can obtain certain common law rights by first using that trademark in business. In the European Union, a trademark is a must and should be registered to obtain protection.  In the United States, the opposition period is 30 days after the trademark application is issued, and can be extended up to six months. The EU this period is 3 months which should be followed with publishing trademark application and its time is not extendable.