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What are the intellectual property rights for startups?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

What are Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)? Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) refer to the legal rights granted to individuals or businesses for their creations or inventions. WHY ARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IMPORTANT FOR STARTUPS? Why are Intellectual Property Rights Important for Startups?

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Protection of Intellectual Property (IP) in the Metaverse

Kashishipr

With the Metaverse and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) being the common buzzwords as of late, the USPTO (US Patent & Trademark Office) has been experiencing a significant rise in the number of Trademark Applications filed in the virtual sphere to safeguard the products and services. Taking a Step Ahead: Points of Consideration.

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Taxation of Intellectual Property: A Comparative Note

Kashishipr

Today, companies are increasingly placing a huge amount of enterprise value on Intellectual Property (IP). As embodied in the Internal Revenue Code, IRS regulations, and case laws, IP includes patents, trademarks, copyright, trade secrets, know-how, and computer software. have attracted taxation on IP as a global issue.

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What is intellectual property (IP)?

Patent Trademark Blog

What is an intellectual property right? Intellectual property (IP) can seem abstract. At its core, intellectual property is a legal right. This is where trademarks play a role. Unlike patents, trademarks do not necessarily need to be registered in order to be protectable.

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Tokenization of intellectual property for IP rights management

The IPKat

While the tokenization of IP, namely for anti-counterfeiting purposes , was already outlined by the European Intellectual Property Office several years ago, WIPO sees potential applications of blockchain technology in IP ecosystems for "[a]ll types of IP assets: Registered and Unregistered Rights".

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Willie Nelson’s Intellectual Property: A Mind as Rich as His Music

LexBlog IP

But there’s another side to the Red Headed Stranger that few know about: his deeply impressive intellectual property. Armed with a trove of patents, trademarks, and copyrights, Willie has proven that he can not only strum the strings of our hearts but also create inventions that could very well change the world.

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The Interplay of Big Data and Intellectual Property Rights

Kashishipr

Big data is a relatively new concept that has created a greater conundrum in the realm of Intellectual Property (IP) laws. IP comes into the picture considering the patented hardware used to access, collect, and store data and the copyrighted software that helps to make deduction possible. Big Data and Patents.