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

The IPKat

In 2016, ONI licensed the Nanoimager from the University, whereby the University received royalties on ONI’s sales of the Nanoimager based on the terms of the IP Provisions. Jing was hired as a research intern “at least in part because of his attributes”, which “made it particularly likely that he would make inventions”.

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

The IPKat

Key stakeholders such as university presidents and governing boards and members of higher education organisations will of course also find it insightful and useful. An interest section at the end of this chapter explores the issues of independent invention by a third party and prior user rights.

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National Intellectual Property Rights Conference 2023 – Day 1

Intepat

The extensive spectrum of discussions included diverse facets, from intellectual property filings to inventions, and ventured into the complex realms of legality, ethics, and geopolitics. He underlined that intellectual property is about more than simply production; it is also about solving social concerns with inventive solutions.

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

IP Spotlight

has not assigned, licensed or otherwise conveyed an interest in the invention to a non-small entity. A summary of each status is: Small entity : an entity that: (i) is a nonprofit organization; OR (ii) does not, together with all affiliates, have 500 or more employees; AND. also meets the requirement for small entity status.

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New USPTO Fee Schedule Reduces Costs for PCT Patent Filings and Small and Micro Entities

LexBlog IP

The inventor or individual may still assert small entity status when transferring rights in the invention to another if all parties having rights in the invention qualify for small entity status. As set out in 37 CFR 1.27 This may include another person, a small business concern, or nonprofit organization. (2)

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A research-friendly copyright system is a flexible copyright system

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Since then, in-depth assessments into the copyright law for research and education conducted by the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Education and Research have concluded that recent simplifications of those provisions, which were heavily criticised by publishers at the time, were justified and have largely stood the test of time.