The #Berne Convention was held in 1886 in Berne, Switzerland. The treaty states that if copyright exists in one of these countries, then this copyright is valid in all member countries who are signatories of the Berne Convention. At present there are 177 signatory countries out of 195 countries in
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The Berne Convention formally mandated several aspects of modern copyright law; it introduced the concept that a copyright exists the moment a work is “fixed”, rather than requiring registration. It also enforces a requirement that countries recognize copyrights held by the citizens of
The #Guinness Book of World Records credits Shunpei Yamazaki of Japan with having the most patents: 6,314 in 12 countries as of 2011. Yamazaki’s company makes video screens, but he also holds patents on cold fusion. Then again, Yamazaki’s company does nothing but invent patentable technology
Though you have copyright protection in a work the instant you create it, you might not be able to effectively enforce it. Timely registration of your copyrighted works is crucial to have your maximum protection under the law.
Without registering your works you cannot sue in a Federal court and without
Abraham Lincoln is one of the best-known U.S. Presidents; few realize, however, that he is the only President to have been issued a U.S. Patent. While traveling home between sessions of Congress in 1848, he observed boatmen float a flatboat off a sandbar. Lincoln, based on his observations, invented
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