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Understanding the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule

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Understanding the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule by Josh Slovin The New Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rule: A Step towards Greater Transparency in US Businesses Privately-owned companies in the United States have long enjoyed a great degree of privacy about their internal affairs, particularly as to the identities of their owners.

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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

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”). While the Report is comprehensive, it does not recommend any new action to address IP issues with NFTs.

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TTAB Orders Cancellation of "THE PLIMSOULS" Registration on Ownership and Likelihood of Confusion Grounds, Rejects Abandonment Claim

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The Board ruled that the band was entitled to challenge the registration, had not abandoned the mark, and had proved its claim of ownership of the mark and likelihood of confusion based on its prior use of the same mark for the same services. The Plimsouls v. Edward David Munoz , Cancellation No.

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Copyright Ownership in State Board Textbooks: Impediments to Accessibility

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Of late, there have been multiple reported cases of suicides by students (see here and here ) on account of lack of access to the means of education. In this post, I look at the question of the government’s copyright ownership in State Board textbooks, and its implications on access to knowledge and education. Image from here.

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E&Y Report on The Rise of Music Publishing India: Reflections from an IPR Perspective

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These are some highlights from the recently released report from E&Y titled ‘ The Rise of Music Publishing in India ’ based on figures by the Indian Performing Right Society (IPRS) (the copyright society concerned with music publishing). speech in the Parliament while introducing the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2012.

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

LexBlog IP

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”).

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The Corporate Transparency Act (Part 2): Exemptions from the Reporting Requirements

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The new legislation requires certain entities to report information about their owners, management and the individuals who helped create the entities to the U.S. This edition will provide a more detailed look at the exemptions from reporting requirements under the CTA. or abroad, including any ownership interests.