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IP Ownership in the M&E Industry

IP and Legal Filings

It supports the numerous stakeholders who are engaged behind and in front of the scenes, it enables producers to get the funding required to launch production or marketing campaigns, and encourages technology advancements that push the bounds of creativity and make them possible.[1]. Intellectual Property Ownership. Challenges.

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

IP and Legal Filings

The protection of the trade secrets (the specific and confidential information about the production of the company and give the business a competitive advantage in the industry) can be legalized under major sub pars including: Patents – the protection comes with time strain. Unlike patents, trademark protection is held indefinitely.

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Multi-Level Marketing Company Sufficiently Alleges Reasonable Efforts Despite Posting Trade Secret Materials to Thousands

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Plaintiff, Tori Belle Cosmetics LLC (“Belle Cosmetics”), sells its cosmetics and false eyelashes through a network of salespeople, allowing each salesperson to earn a portion of any revenue generated by any salespeople they recruit to join their sales network, i.e., a multi-level marketing business. The court disagreed.

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literal falsity of claim that website doesn't allow checkout in under a minute supports preliminary injunction

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Challenged claim: DealMaker’s customers do not retain ownership over their own data. Defendants offered examples of contracts that, they argued, had a fee structure of 8-10%. DealMaker noted that Issuance’s own terms include a provision that allows Issuance to license its data.

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Trade Secrets Food Fight Spotlights Importance of Comprehensive Agreements

LexBlog IP

alleging a pizza franchisee failed to maintain the confidentiality of Texas pizza chain CiCi Enterprises LP’s trade secrets after two affiliates inked a development deal with competitor, Papa John’s. 4] In addition to its federal and state trade secrets claims, CiCi Enterprises alleged a breach of contract.

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Comment Period for FTC’s Proposed Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Ends March 10 — The Time to Act Is Now!

LexBlog IP

Non-compete clauses serve to protect a business’s trade secrets and other confidential information, which makes the adoption of such a rule a major concern for all US businesses. “Substantial owner” is defined as an owner, member, or partner holding at least a 25% ownership interest in a business entity.

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IP Licensing for Business Companies & Organizations – How to Do it Right?

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Through IP licensing, IP rights holders grant third parties the exclusive right to use their IP while retaining their ownership. In contrast to IP assignments, which transfer the entire ownership of the IP asset, IP licensing provides only limited use. Bottom Line.