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8th Circ. Won't Revive Heart Valve Contract Dispute

IP Law 360

The Eighth Circuit has backed a lower court's decision to toss a contract breach suit against medical device manufacturer LivaNova over the development of a heart valve therapy, arguing that the device maker was not obligated to keep the project going after LivaNova took ownership of the project in a 2017 acquisition.

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The Other ‘Maybe’ Authors: Copyright Ownership for AI Trainers

IP Intelligence

Combine that “mastermind/dominant” author doctrine with the run of cases discussing ownership of software outputs (i.e., Copyright Office (the Office) when it comes to copyright ownership of artificial intelligence (AI) output. the “lion’s share” cases), and we see that the notion of what an “author” even is is highly nuanced.

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The Other ‘Maybe’ Authors: Copyright Ownership for AI Trainers

LexBlog IP

Combine that “mastermind/dominant” author doctrine with the run of cases discussing ownership of software outputs (i.e., Copyright Office (the Office) when it comes to copyright ownership of artificial intelligence (AI) output. The Office has answered that question with a resounding “maybe.” Walt Disney Co. ,

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Precedential No. 22: TTAB Grants Petition to Cancel CHENOA FUND Registration for Mortgage Services Due to Non-Ownership

The TTABlog

TMRR conceived of a mortgage financing program that would be run by a Native American Tribe, and it contracted with the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (CBC) to implement and operate the program. Under the MSA, TMRR is deemed CBC's "agent" and "contracted day-to-day operator." TMRR, LLC , Cancellation No. of Veterinary Sports Med.

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Man Pleads Guilty to $23m YouTube Content ID Scam

TorrentFreak

Between 2017 and April 30, 2021, Fernandez and Teran began monetizing music on YouTube for a vast library of more than 50,000 songs, none of which they owned the rights to. I falsely claimed legal ownership over them and began receiving royalty payments. In early 2017, Teran and I created an entity called MediaMuv L.L.C.,

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An Analysis of the Status Quo of FDI And Its Regulatory Framework In India Through the RBI’s FED Master Direction No.11/2017-18 On Foreign Investment

IP and Legal Filings

11/2017-18 on Foreign Investment. Foreign technology collaboration in any form including licensing for franchise, trademark, brand name, management contract is also prohibited for lottery business and gambling and betting activities. 11/2017-18 On Foreign Investment first appeared on IPLF. PROHIBITED SECTOR AND PERSONS.

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California Court of Appeal Enforces Non-Solicitation of Customers Provision in Joint Venture Transaction Involving Key Employee

Trading Secrets

This exception allows a buyer to enforce non-compete agreements against a seller if the seller is an “owner of a business entity selling or otherwise disposing of all of his or her ownership interests in the business entity.”. In Blue Mountain Enterprises, LLC v. Owen , 74 Cal. Silvermark).