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Community Property and Patent Ownership

Patently-O

The basis for the argument was that the application that led to the patent-in-suit had been filed while Afana had been married (to Kassam) and, by operation of Texas’ community property law, Kassam had an ownership interest in the issued patent that had not been assigned to Mobile Equity and had not been joined as a co-plaintiff.

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Ownership of Copyrights Patents and Trademarks are Created by Employees and Independent Contractors

IP and Legal Filings

With no hidden atrocities the labor intended to be associated with the innovation should be given their due diligence and the public can to emanate from the same. This may be for a limited period and is only limited to publishing, rendering left of the ownership to the author.

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Intellectual Property Strategies for Development of AI in China

IP Tech Blog

licensing, assignment, JVs, cooperation and co-development etc.) Documents must be properly water-marked and classified; generally, procedures must be implemented in order to determine the flow of information and ensure its possession at all times.

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Trade mark ownership: As easy as A-B-C?

LexBlog IP

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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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Image by Tumisu via Pixabay Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are altering society’s notion of digital ‘ownership’ and redefining the common perspective on distribution of original works to consumers by introducing scarcity to the digital realm.

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Intellectual Property Strategies for Development of AI in China

LexBlog IP

licensing, assignment, JVs, cooperation and co-development etc.) Documents must be properly water-marked and classified; generally, procedures must be implemented in order to determine the flow of information and ensure its possession at all times.

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To SAR Or Not To SAR - Your Mortgagor's Tenant Is in the Marijuana Business

GDB Firm Blog

What if your mortgage borrower rents space to a state-licensed marijuana facility? FINCEN's oral answer to our inquiry was not to file a SAR if the landlord has no ownership interest in the tenant. When faced with indirect marijuana funds, do your due diligence. The rent pays the mortgage loan.