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Types of Intellectual Property Contracts

Intepat

Intellectual property rights may be established, protected, or granted to another party by contracts or agreements. Considering that the subject matter is so complex, the law regarding contracts is usually handled by lawyers who specialize in it.

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Over the Last Decade India has Spent Rs. 1,00,000 crores on Scientific Research with No Transparency: Time to Resuscitate the PUPFIP?

SpicyIP

Simply put “march-in” rights would allow the government to take control of the IP rights of inventions owned by private companies if those inventions have been funded by public money through grants from the government or through licensing agreements with government R&D institutions. Who owns IP resulting from these agreements?

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Intellectual Property Rights and Federally Funded Research

LexBlog IP

Under typical Phase 1 contracts with the Department of Defense (DoD), such as the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), default ownership of domestic and international intellectual property rights belong to the Contractor. The inventor of the invention and the corresponding contract number that the agreement was conceived under.

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[Guest post] Ownership of IP rights by DAOs – the future is nigh?

The IPKat

by Marianna Ryan Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) are a new type of quasi-corporate entities, existing with the use of blockchain and smart contracts. The use of blockchain and smart contracts in the creation of DAOs has its pros and cons. Here's what Marianna writes: Ownership of IP rights by DAOs – the future is nigh?

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Measuring device (c)able under Star Athletica; ignoring Dastar, court also allows false advertising claim

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17, 2024) Leszczynski invented a measuring cube that combines various measuring volumes into a single cubical structure. Thingiverse cube Kitchen Cube made and sold copies of the Cube. The breach of contract claim survived. Leszczynski v. Kitchen Cube LLC, 2024 WL 1829620, No. 8-23-cv-01698-MEMF-ADS (C.D.

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PCT Filing Procedure in India

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is an International Treaty with over 145 contracting states. The PCT protects the invention of the applicant in many countries. Thereafter, the RO keeps one copy of the international application for record purposes with the name “Home copy”. Documents required for PCT filing in India.

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A Brief Thematic Review of Non-Fungible Tokens and their Copyright

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Intellectual property entails the protection of legal rights for inventions and creations made by individuals or businesses using their minds. Copyrights safeguard the artists’ rights in the inventive and imaginative content that abounds in digital media. These advantages can be made profitable for the owner.