Is it an infringement in copyright if you take a picture of a photo of yourself?

Is it an infringement in copyright if you take a picture of a photo of yourself? If so, why? The fact that it is a photo of you is irrelevant. If you take a photograph of another photo then there would be certain creative decisions you would make, such as lighting, angle, white balance, contrast, and medium that make the resultant photograph a derivative work, with two copyrights, one for the underlying original work and another...

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IP Considerations in Technology Transfer to Vietnam and South-East Asia

On November 14th and 15th, 2017, European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam held a seminar for representatives from businesses and law firms “IP considerations inTechnology Transfer to Vietnam and South-East Asia”. The seminar provides some sound advice relating to IP Considerations & Practical Tips for Successful Technology Transfer in Vietnam. Further, audience could learn some ways to minimize risk of IP issues associated with Technology...

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Challenges in Preparing Documents for Representative Office Application

The representative office (RO) is a popular foreign investment vehicle which investors utilize when wishing to enter the Vietnamese market without committing too much investment.  The representative office could help the foreign entity to hire local employee to carry out market research, business promotion. A foreign company wishes to establish a representative office in Vietnam must submit an application dossier for a license...

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Can you copyright your name?

That does not serve a public interest, so no, copyright law does not support that. Consider: copyrighting names would mean that people that are charged with ethical violations, crimes, or just dirty play could not be discussed in the news. Exxon, for instance, could just copyright their name and then prohibit any news media from discussing them by name. Copyright in Vietnam  Copyright only protects “creative works”, such as books,...

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How feasible is it to get a patent without an attorney ?

How feasible is it to get a patent without an attorney (it is relatively advanced and there are few attorneys with acceptable knowledge)? You can read some literature (like Patent It Yourself by Pressman) and have a reasonable shot at preparing a document that, ultimately, will become a patent. The question you didn’t ask is what the value of that patent is. I hate to sound elitist, but without an attorney steering the ship from the beginning,...

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What is the first patent in America? And the patent number?

First patent issued by U.S.: First U.S. Patent Issued Today in 1790, issued in 1790. They didn’t start using numbers until 1836, when Patent #1 was issued on July 13, 1836: Another 108 patents issued in 1836. Patent #1 was issued to Senator John Ruggles, who happened to be chairman of the Senate Committee on Patents. While there, he put through a bill to reorganize the Patent Office, presumably knowing that one part of the bill would...

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What Goods Allowed to Be Imported into Vietnam?

What Goods Allowed to Be Imported into Vietnam? Foreign ownedcompanies in Vietnam wishing to import and distribute physical goods into Vietnam must comply with many regulations. It is imperative that the right to conduct import business of foreign investors and FDI companies differ from the right of Vietnamese traders having no foreign direct investment capital because trading activities are considered conditional investment area. 1.      General...

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How hard is it to invalidate a patent?

The common fallacy that may be the impetus of your question is that patents are easy to get. They’re not—I’ve seen inventors spend a decade and hundreds of thousands of dollars getting one. So to invalidate someone’s life’s work will take you more than a casual search on Google. :) What you see in the other answers is that it’s generally very difficult to invalidate a patent, and often very expensive, precisely because you basically have to...

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Unemployment Insurance for Employee Unilaterally Terminating Labor Contract

Unemployment insurance is a measure to assist workers in a market economy. In addition to providing financial support to stabilize the lives of employees during the period of unemployment, the main purpose of unemployment insurance is to help the unemployed to find a suitable and stable job, through vocational training, counseling and job referral. When the labor contract is unilaterally terminated by the employee, the employee does not need to...

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