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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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Copyrighting the Ogopogo Monster: The © story behind the news story

The IPKat

The City of Vernon’s heretofore long-forgotten and dormant copyright ownership was suddenly—and uncomfortably for Council--put into the spotlight. So, what was the work registered under Copyright #102327 on June 9, 1953.? And remember, when a work is registered with CIPO, no copies are retained. We may never know.

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“For Sale: This Article”: an overview of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and IP

IP Whiteboard

This means that each time an NFT changes hands, the transaction is verified, adding a new record to the chain of ownership. The ownership of an NFT can be easily authenticated, meaning buyers can have confidence that they are buying the real deal. Multiple pieces of copyright material may exist in a single digital work.