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New Law in New York Threatens Employer Ownership of Employee Inventions

JD Supra Law

New York state recently amended Labor Law Section 203-f, codifying a hurdle for employers who seek to claim ownership over an employee's inventions. First, the law narrows what is permissible in agreements and contracts between employers and employees (e.g.

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

The IPKat

Here's what Marianna writes: Ownership of IP rights by DAOs – the future is nigh? 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.

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Federal Circuit Weighs in on Temporal Rigidity of the Baye-Dole Act’s Licensing Provisions

Intellectual Property Law Blog

200, passed in 1980, streamlined and relaxed federal government policy regarding patent rights to inventions developed with federal grant money. Prior to Bayh-Dole, some federal agencies had patent policies which required grant recipients to give ownership of resulting patents to the government. 35 U.S.C. § 201(e) (emphasis added).

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

IP and Legal Filings

These rights have the sole purpose and that it so protects and confer the creation or an invention specific to a certain period. Trademarks- as the patents protect the inventions, trademarks refer to the unique symbols and phrases used by an organization helping them to distinguish from the others in a competitive market.

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Patenting Inventions Produced in the Course of Employment: Rights and Obligations of Private and Public Sector Employees in Canada

IPilogue

While an employer may have invested significant resources to facilitate the production of an invention and wish to capitalize on their investment, their employee also likely devoted significant time and energy into developing the invention and may feel entitled to benefit from its associated IP. Private Sector Employees.

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The USPTO and USCO Delivered a Report to Congress on IP Issues with NFTs – Maintains Existing IP Regime

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Unsophisticated consumers may conflate the purchase of an NFT associated with a digital good with ownership of IP rights in that good. Patents The Report discussed in section IV: (i) the use of NFTs to manage registration, ownership, and licensing of patents; and (ii) how current patent laws apply to NFT-related inventions.

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