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Guest book review: Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer

The IPKat

Since 2013, Donal has been included into the IAM 300 (the world's leading IP Strategists) an annual listing of those individuals identified as offering operating companies and other IP owners world-class advice on maximising the value of their intellectual property. It explores how IP underpins technology transfer.

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IP and Youth – innovating for a better future

Intellectual Property Office Blog

Hosted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, it has a new focus each year. Intellectual property - IP - is an integral part of that environment. Many are creating their own, original, intellectual property in physical and digital form. Lois Varnam's description of the Wing Man invention.

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When is an IP agreement between a university and a student inventor unfair?

The IPKat

39(1)(a) provides that inventions made by employees shall be deemed to belong to their employer if they were made in the course of the normal duties or specifically assigned duties, and the circumstances were such that an invention might reasonably be expected to result from the duties. Who owned the patent?

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Micro Entity Status: Qualifying to Reduce Patent Fees

LexBlog IP

Micro entity status is a newer status, introduced under the America Invents Act Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”) in 2011 as an effort to reduce the cost of patenting for small businesses and individual inventors. Institution of Higher Education Basis. Why do these statuses matter? patent system.

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National Intellectual Property Rights Conference 2023 – Day 1

Intepat

It united eminent speakers, encompassing politicians, industry luminaries, and scholarly figures, to illuminate India’s strides, challenges, and aspirations within the intellectual property landscape. This surge in patent filings indicates a heightened emphasis on innovation and intellectual property within the country.

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Protecting Indigenous Traditional Knowledge Using An Approach Based On Holistic Principle

IP and Legal Filings

vi] Including TK protection in some types of exclusive property regimes, including intellectual property rights, may have economic benefits ( IPR ). Finding a plan that blends exclusivity and private property rights with the human rights component required for a TK protection approach is the key challenge. ix] Ibid. [x]

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Large entity, small entity or micro-entity: which type of patent applicant are you?

IP Spotlight

More details about those programs are available in this IP Spotlight post and in the Intellectual Property section of the Fox Rothschild Coronavirus Resource Center. has not assigned, licensed or otherwise conveyed an interest in the invention to a non-small entity. also meets the requirement for small entity status.