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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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Post-Default Creditor’s Right to Assign, License and Enforce Patent does not Disturb Patentee’s Separate Right to Sue Infringers

Patently-O

May 1, 2024) offers some interesting insight into leveraged patent transactions, and the effect of a lender’s ability to license or assign a patent on the patent owner’s standing to sue for infringement, especially after default. Zebra Techs. 2022-2207 (Fed. ” IT sued Zebra for infringement in the W.D.Tex.,

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Preliminary Injunction and Patent License Disputes

Patently-O

Holt was part of forming two additional companies, BJM and Matrix and Symbiont licensed the technology (including the patent) to those companies. The agreement included a number of provisions — primarily a license with royalties for feed sold using the process. All cases “arising under” the U.S. Applying Gunn v.

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3 Count: Hey Mickey!

Plagiarism Today

The case dates back to 2013 when Basil filed a notice of copyright termination on the album and her song. claimed that they held 50% ownership in the work, given to them by a producer named Greg Mathieson who worked on the album. 2: Delhi HC Seeks Expert Help on Whether Event Firms Need License to Play Music at Weddings.

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Despite 3D-Visision, Appellant Filed in the Wrong Court

Patently-O

Sgromo then negotiated a license deal from a third-party, but that income was designated as coming to Eureka. On appeal now, the Federal Circuit has refused to hear the case — finding that a patent ownership dispute does not “arise under” the patent laws. ” Bestway (USA), Inc. Sgromo , 2018 WL 3219403 (N.D.

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“Happy Together” – The Ninth Circuit Plays the Golden Oldies of Copyright Law

The IP Law Blog

In a lawsuit that was originally filed in 2013 titled, Flo & Eddie, Inc. The crux of the case turned on the meaning of the phrase, “exclusive ownership,” which the California legislature used in California’s copyright statute in 1872. Sirius XM Radio, Inc. , In 1908, the U.S. Thirteen years later in 1995, the U.S.

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Taxation of Intellectual Property: A Comparative Note

Kashishipr

In the modern world, things such as overseas inter-company transactions of IP, franchising models, licensing, mergers, and acquisitions, etc., Even for authentic inter-company transactions for royalties or license fees, tax authorities of most developed nations necessitate tax on IP assets. The United States of America.