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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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The US’ Review of March-in Rights, and Some Questions on an Indian Counterpart

SpicyIP

The ownership of the patent remains with the institute – it is only a right to licence to third parties which is accrued in favour of the government if it chooses to exercise this right. which requires patented products to be significantly manufactured in the US until it is commercially infeasible.

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The IPKat EPO Boards of Appeal Year in Review 2023

The IPKat

This week, the UK supreme court finally rejected the appeal by Dr Thaler to have DABUS named as an inventor on a patent application. The case did not address either of the more interesting questions of: a) whether the AI could be said to have actually invented anything, and b) how ownership of AI generated technologies should be determined.

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“What’s Mine Is Not Yours To Give Me”—Nor To Take Without Just Compensation: A New Jersey’s Reaction To Sovereign Immunity, Intellectual Property, & Takings

LexBlog IP

26 , rejected the claim that taking away, or ignoring, the ability-to-control indicia of ownership amounts to a taking: Similarly, property rights, including copyright, have been described as ownership of a bundle of rights or interests. The government is not using the patent, but the patented technology. Nation Enters.,

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

LexBlog IP

Fashion companies should be aware that they may need to obtain a license to, or ownership of, the copyright from the photographer. A novel design is entitled to a patent unless it is has been (1) described in a printed publication; (2) in public use; or (3) on sale more than one year prior to the date of the application of the patent. [9].

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

Above the Fold

Fashion companies should be aware that they may need to obtain a license to, or ownership of, the copyright from the photographer. A novel design is entitled to a patent unless it is has been (1) described in a printed publication; (2) in public use; or (3) on sale more than one year prior to the date of the application of the patent. [9].