LexBlog IP

JULY 25, 2023

Understanding the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule by Josh Slovin The New Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rule: A Step towards Greater Transparency in US Businesses Privately-owned companies in the United States have long enjoyed a great degree of privacy about their internal affairs, particularly as to the identities of their owners.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Oriakhogba’s work is a timely reflection on approaches to navigate the complex terrain of using copyright laws to address issues of ownership, control and management inherent in or arising from repatriated (and/or "should-be-repatriated") cultural heritage materials.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Last September, a bipartisan pair of Senators introduced the Pride in Patent Ownership Act, which, if passed, would add greatly-needed transparency to our patent system. The legislation would require patent owners to disclose their identity to the U.S.

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The IPKat

MAY 26, 2023

This question was whether, under Article 8(1) Enforcement Directive (2004/48/EC ) (the Enforcement Directive), a claimant in infringement proceedings can request a court to order certain parties to disclose information. Article 4(a) refers to the ‘holders of intellectual property rights’ being entitled to apply for an Article 8 request.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 11, 2022

patent recipients and active patent family owners, providing the IP world with a look at the patent ownership landscape that developed throughout the course of 2021. Today, patent data analytics firm IFI CLAIMS released its annual report of the top U.S.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

On February 20, 2024, a Brazilian congress member, Antônio Luiz Rodrigues Mano Júnior (known as Júnior Mano), introduced a bill to amend the national IP Statute (Law #9,279/96) and regulate the ownership of inventions generated by artificial intelligence systems.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 28, 2022

Trade mark ownership is an important consideration for any business. Unfortunately however, while seemingly obvious, the concept of ownership is sometimes overlooked and can be more complex than originally imagined. At this point, it may be too late! Let’s start with the legislation – a very good place to start.

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Cogency Global

APRIL 18, 2024

What this is : The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) includes 23 exemptions to its beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements. In this article, we explore the details of the “Large Operating Company” exemption.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

The rights of speakers, organisers, and participants under Indian copyright law will be discussed in this Article, which will explore copyright concerns connected to webinars. Ownership of copyright in the lectures presented by the speakers.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 13, 2024

The meaning of “ownership” is a core part of this argument. This article provides a very basic overview of the ownership of and licenses in intellectual property rights in an Owner/Architect agreement. By: Porter Hedges LLP

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The IPKat

APRIL 28, 2023

Does EU law govern joint ownership of IP rights, including the exercise thereof by each and individual joint owner? This is because, the CJEU has already held that Article 17 concerns not just the ‘static’ protection of property – that is: the very existence and acknowledgment thereof – but also its exercise. Legea-branded jersey.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The applicant, TB, filed for an action under (the national law implementing) Article 8 of the Enforcement Directive, to get further insight on the extent of the infringement. Analysis of the AG Opinion The AG sets off by observing that the wording of Article 8 does not require the applicant to also be the ‘holder’ of an IP right.

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IPilogue

JULY 29, 2022

Raenelle Manning, an IPilogue writer and the author of part I of this two-part article series on TikTok Viral Marketing explains more about TikTok as a marketing strategy. This sentiment plays into inherent feelings of property ownership and control over your property —in this case, your intellectual property (“IP”.

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43(B)log

JULY 3, 2023

I’m not sure how we should think about Article III standing for purposes of injunctive relief—it seems clear there’s standing to contest the registration, but is there sufficient injury/redressability for an injunction if there’s no pending use in the US?] Also, because Latinfood registered the Zenú mark in the U.S.,

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The court also agreed—consistent with the persuasive article by Aaron Perzanowski and Chris Hoofnagle —that “buy” was plausibly deceptive. Likewise, failure to rely on the “buy” representation in the future was continuing threatened injury for injunctive relief. It commonly means to acquire possession. “It

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Patently-O

MAY 28, 2024

The court found that a mere minority ownership interest in a company that owns a trademark does not equate to a direct commercial interest in the mark itself. The CAFC explained that the trust had alleged a concrete and particularized injury-in-fact, namely the diminishment in value of its ownership interest in the Paul Hobbs Winery.

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IP Close Up

JANUARY 9, 2023

An Intangible Investor article running on IPWatchdog that looks at the ownership and potential impact of ChatGPT cautions users, creators and investors about the impact Continue reading.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This blog article helps you understand whether your local U.S. registered legal entity is legally required to report identity and beneficial ownership details to the Beneficial Ownership Secure System “BOSS” when the new CTA laws take effect from 1 January 2024. or foreign U.S.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

In the context of certain questions that arose in the proceedings, Tanvi then brings up an interesting hypothetical i.e. what if the defendants had challenged the ownership of the copyright early on, instead of the attempt to amendment later on. Tanvi is a second-year student pursuing BA LLB at the National University of Juridical Sciences.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This week in Washington IP news, the Senate Judiciary Committee is holding an Executive Business Meeting in which they will discuss the Pride in Patent Ownership Act, while several Senate subcommittees hold hearings related to American manufacturing, diversity in entrepreneurship, and increasing access to capital in underserved markets.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

This week in Washington IP events, the Senate IP Subcommittee convenes a hearing on Tuesday afternoon to debate the Pride in Patent Ownership Act, which would increase requirements on patent owners to disclose changes in patent ownership.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 14, 2022

Read the full article on Managing IP. Inventorship in the US is a critical component of patent ownership. The right to file a subsequent application is presumed to vest in the earlier applicant unless there is a written transfer of ownership. PDF copy available. Inventorship. Amendments.

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IPilogue

JUNE 2, 2022

Previously, IPilogue reported that Australia has granted patent ownership to an AI inventor. While DABUS’ patent application is still developing in Canada, the recent reversal of the Australian decision will likely impact the future of patent ownership rights of AI.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 31, 2022

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is at legal odds with Moderna, claiming that Moderna neglected to add three NIH scientists to Moderna’s patent application on a principal COVID-19 vaccine.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 15, 2024

Such a person can use it to serve their purpose in a limited manner for a particular period without having sole ownership of the property. The present article looks into a comprehensive landscape of Limited License. It lets the Licensor grant a limited License for a fixed period or purpose without losing out on the ownership of it.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 26, 2023

Comments on a Russian state-owned newspaper article described UK police as “extremists” – let that sink in. Sports News, Subscription/PPV Promotion, Piracy Warnings Over the past few years, a new breed of articles has featured in UK tabloids.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

When scientific papers and academic articles enter the equation, the ground suddenly starts to shift. Based on the assertion that the assignment agreements relied upon by the publishers do not confer ownership of copyrights relating to the allegedly infringed works, Elbakyan declared them void. Elbakyan [defendant no.1],

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 15, 2024

Copyright Act preventing Thaler from claiming copyright in the AI-generated work, and that standard principles of property law enables ownership of the work to vest in Thaler, who created the AI system at issue in the case. The reply brief argues that there is no human authorship requirement under the U.S.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The study focused on two relevant E&Ls in the EU’s Information Society Directive (ISD) : the exception for the purpose of scientific research of Article 5(3)(a) ISD and the exception for the purpose of quotation, including criticism and review, of Article 5(3)(d) ISD. The exception for the purpose of scientific research.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

A recent Law360 guest article suggested that the American Bar Association ignored new opportunities for the legal industry by opposing nonlawyer ownership of law practices, but any advantages would be outweighed by the constraints nonlawyer owners could place on the independence that lawyers require to act in the best interest of their clients, says (..)

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 22, 2024

There’s also a growing trend of sites with common ownership operating from dozens of confusingly-similar domains by design. Similar behavior can be seen across dozens of similar domains, although not always under common ownership or even in direct response to enforcement measures. Now redirecting to ACE, kooora4.us Kooralive.io

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The Protocol has 16 articles, which deals with various aspects of voluntary registration of copyright at both ARIPO and national levels. See Article 6. See Article 8. Under Article 8(3), registration serves as prima facie evidence of the particulars entered in the database.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2024

In the EU, Article 4(2) of the InfoSoc Directive specifically addresses exhaustion, stating that the distribution right of the copyright holder is exhausted within the EU after the first sale or other transfer of ownership of a copy of a work with the rightholder’s consent.

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43(B)log

MARCH 21, 2024

Amazon argued that Article III standing was absent because plaintiffs haven’t lost access to their digital content, and that their claims of overpayment also rested on the mere threat of future unavailability. Amazon argued that “buy” didn’t mean perpetual ownership, and that it sufficiently disclosed the risk of losing access.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Joint ownership of IP rights is one of the areas that, in practice, may generate some of the biggest headaches, in particular when it comes to determining what each and every joint owner can do independently of the other owner(s). It is also an area in which historically different legal systems have had different rules in place.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

On November 23, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the U.S. Copyright Office published a joint notice of inquiry in the Federal Register announcing that the two agencies would be collaborating on a study regarding intellectual property legal issues related to digital assets known as non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 25, 2021

The ownership of data can be a murky question. Please see full article below for more. How does counsel help their company protect the company’s legal rights in its data? How does counsel help their company avoid violating the rights of others when using third-party data? By: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

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