Patenting a novel's plot could deprive users of their rights under the Copyright Act
Patenting a novel's plot could deprive users of their rights under the Copyright Act
Andrew Knight, a US novelist and a patent agent, was the first to apply for a patent on the unique plot of his novel. Although the US patent office rejected Knightâs application, the author intends to appeal to the Federal Circuit. Knight espouses that patent protection is crucial because copyrights are not enough to keep […]