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The Pride in Patent Ownership Act is Big Tech Boondoggling

IP Watchdog

The Pride in Patent Ownership Act, S.2774, is currently being attached to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Attaching the Pride in Patent Ownership Act to the NDAA means it will certainly become law.

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Senate Judiciary Set to Consider Pride in Patent Ownership Bill Amid Opposition

IP Watchdog

The Pride in Patent Ownership Act (PPOA) is seemingly intended to ensure that the public has access to information about the true owner of a patent.

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US Inventor Arguments for Opposing the Pride in Patent Ownership Act Fall Short on the Merits

IP Watchdog

Last September, a bipartisan pair of Senators introduced the Pride in Patent Ownership Act, which, if passed, would add greatly-needed transparency to our patent system.

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What is an Assignment of Ownership?

Erik K Pelton

Ownership changes and transfers for trademark applications and records can be quite complex. The post What is an Assignment of Ownership? Ownership changes and transfers for trademark applications and records can be quite complex.

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Web 3.0 & the Transformation Of Intellectual Property Ownership

IIPRD

Furthermore, Intellectual property ownership, content ownership, and distribution are critical issues that must be addressed to avoid disputes. Web3, Content ownership & Intellectual Property. Intellectual Property Ownership.

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Overview of Beneficial ownership in India

IP and Legal Filings

Beneficial Ownership. A beneficiary owner is defined as a natural person who owns or has control over a legal entity, such as a company, trust, or foundation, according to the OECD’s Beneficial Ownership Implementation Toolkit. [1]. INTRODUCTION.

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Coons and Hirono Raise Concerns Over Pride in Patent Ownership Act Penalties

IP Watchdog

Leahy explained in his introduction that the same fundamental principle of disclosure that underpins issuance of a patent should extend to patent ownership information. There is presently no requirement that ownership information be publicly available after a patent issues.

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Why Don’t My USPTO Ownership and Assignment Search Results Match Up?

Cogency Global

What this is: The differences between ownership and assignment records at the US Patent and Trademark Office can be confusing. Especially when the search results do not always appear to correspond.

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Pride in Patent Ownership Act

Patently-O

A bipartisan pair of Senators have proposed the “ Pride in Patent Ownership Act.” ” The premise is that if you own a patent, you should be proud to own the patent — and actually record your ownership interest. by Dennis Crouch.

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Copyright Ownership with Independent Contractors

Sander Law

Copyright Ownership with Independent Contractors. Ownership of Copyright. Additionally, in order to transfer the copyright ownership from the contractor to you, a written assignment document is needed and it must be signed by the contractor.

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Ownership of Musical works in Cinematographic films

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Blogs Copyright Featured cinematographic films copyright musical works ownershipProducers of cinematographic films use musical works to invoke a range of feelings which improves the overall experience of the audience.

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Ownership Claim Over NFT Sotheby's Sold For $1.5M Tossed

IP Law 360

million, saying on Friday it appeared the litigation is an "attempt to exploit open questions of ownership in the still-developing NFT field A New York federal judge dismissed a Canadian entity's lawsuit claiming to own Quantum, a digital artwork certified by a non-fungible token that Sotheby's sold for $1.47

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Be proactive about IP ownership

IAM Magazine

Therefore, employers are advised to take a number of steps to avoid disruptive issues over the ownership of intellectual property created by their employees Employees are not necessarily always renumerated for their patented or patentable inventions.

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Be proactive about IP ownership

IAM Magazine

Therefore, employers are advised to take a number of steps to avoid disruptive issues over the ownership of intellectual property created by their employees Employees are not necessarily always renumerated for their patented or patentable inventions.

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Examining the Legality of NFT Ownership Through an IP Lens

IP.com

The post Examining the Legality of NFT Ownership Through an IP Lens appeared first on IP.com - IP Innovation and Analytics. New technologies are occasionally so innovative that they enjoy their first months and years relatively unregulated.

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Protecting IP Ownership Rights During Brainstorming or Collaboration Sessions

JD Supra Law

If the parties decide to work together, they will most likely enter into a services agreement outlining their respective rights and obligations, including intellectual property (IP) ownership and commercialization rights.

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‘Fractional Ownership’ Patent is Offered as an NFT by Celebrity-Laden Auctioneer OpenSea Systems

IP Close Up

Airbnb Ashton Kutcher auctions brokerage Coinbase fractional ownership innovation IP transactions Kevin Durant Mark Cuban NFT Non Fungible Tokens patents Pinterest Reddit Technology Tesla tokenization

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Copyright Ownership in State Board Textbooks: Impediments to Accessibility

SpicyIP

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. Smartphone ownership levels among rural households with school going children have doubled to 62% in 2020 from 36% in 2018.

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Ownership of Copyrights Patents and Trademarks are Created by Employees and Independent Contractors

IP and Legal Filings

This may be for a limited period and is only limited to publishing, rendering left of the ownership to the author. Conclusion: The Indian law has rightly maintained the harmony and the probable ownership between the employees and the proprietors.

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It’s Alive? The Open Question of Ownership over the Creations of an AI

JD Supra Law

From ownership in general to copyright and patent law, the answer is unclear. Who owns the creations of an artificial intelligence? By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

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IP Ownership in the M&E Industry

IP and Legal Filings

Intellectual Property Ownership. WIPO, [2]Shreya Negi , In-depth: Brands are winning the war for ownership of ideas, but ad agencies want a change, . [3] The post IP Ownership in the M&E Industry first appeared on IPLF. Introduction.

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A NFT Primer on Potential IP Ownership Legal Issues

JD Supra Law

Carolyn Toto recently joined host Joel Simon on his Industry Insights podcast continue the discussion of non-fungible tokens, related IP ownership issues and more.

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New Book by Controversial Author Claims Software Ownership is “Killing” Innovation and Competition

IP Close Up

The author of a new book who was previously accused of employing junk economic science says that software ownership is damaging innovation and impeding U.S.

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Traditional Tattoos on the Red Carpet: Continuing the Conversation of Collective Ownership

IPilogue

Collective Ownership Over Cultural Artwork. Canadian courts have not yet grappled with the issue of collective ownership of Indigenous artwork. The court was mostly silent on the issue of collective ownership, recognizing Bulun Bulun as the legal title holder.

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Ownership economy: The world will break into pieces

CopyrightsWorld

Giving everyone ownership over the value they create. Companies will need to share tokens, equity, and ownership to their communities. The post Ownership economy: The world will break into pieces first appeared on The #1 Copyright Protection Service | CopyrightsWorld.

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IPSC Breakout Session 3, Language and Authorship/ownership

43(B)log

Ownership should require a lower burden of proof: comes from the relationship between the spouses and not from the connection to the creation. What Is the Relationship Between Language and Thought?: Linguistic Relativity and Its Implications for Section 230 and Copyright Christopher S.

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Supreme Court: Judicial Stock Ownership and the Requirements of Recusal

Patently-O

This standards-based statute is followed by a series of express rules, including the following on ownership: He shall also disqualify himself in the following circumstances: He knows that he, individually or as a fiduciary, or his spouse … has a financial interest … in a party to the proceeding. Placing stock in a trust did shift the ownership: A trust is legally owned by the trustee rather than his spouse. by Dennis Crouch.

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Community Property and Patent Ownership

Patently-O

The basis for the argument was that the application that led to the patent-in-suit had been filed while Afana had been married (to Kassam) and, by operation of Texas’ community property law, Kassam had an ownership interest in the issued patent that had not been assigned to Mobile Equity and had not been joined as a co-plaintiff. Therefore, the Court finds that Kassem has no ownership interest in the Asserted Patents and Mobile Equity is the sole owner of the Asserted Patents.

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IFI CLAIMS Rankings Show Increasing Role of Chinese Entities in U.S., Global Patent Ownership

IP Watchdog

patent recipients and active patent family owners, providing the IP world with a look at the patent ownership landscape that developed throughout the course of 2021. Today, patent data analytics firm IFI CLAIMS released its annual report of the top U.S.

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NIH’s Fight for Ownership of Moderna’s COVID-19 Patent Highlights Hazards of Business Collaborations

IP Watchdog

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is at legal odds with Moderna, claiming that Moderna neglected to add three NIH scientists to Moderna’s patent application on a principal COVID-19 vaccine.

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On repatriation: Questions of copyright ownership and management of repatriated cultural heritage materials

The IPKat

Oriakhogba’s work is a timely reflection on approaches to navigate the complex terrain of using copyright laws to address issues of ownership, control and management inherent in or arising from repatriated (and/or "should-be-repatriated") cultural heritage materials.

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Patent ownership when your R&D staff depart

IAM Magazine

IP transactions face difficulties when inventor employees leave a company, raising questions as to whether their inventions are owned by the company. Often, the type of employee and the jurisdiction in question are key factors

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USPTO, Copyright Office Joint Study on NFTs Could Help Dispel Confusion About IP Ownership in Media Content Underlying Digital Assets

IP Watchdog

On November 23, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the U.S.

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Copyright Ownership of Movies and Films in Canada: Who’s on First?

IPilogue

Something has recently gone awry with the law of copyright ownership in a movie or other film — a “cinematographic work”, as s. Part I of the Act deals with the ownership of copyright in works. 13 are the only ones that deal with the ownership of copyright in works. 24) deals with first ownership of copyright in subject-matter other than works: performer’s performances, sound recordings, and communication signals. 13(1)’s grant of first ownership to the work’s author.

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[Guest post] Ownership of IP rights by DAOs – the future is nigh?

The IPKat

Here's what Marianna writes: Ownership of IP rights by DAOs – the future is nigh? Ownership of IP In a recent curious example, Spice DAO paid $3 million for an original 1975 copy of the Dune bible by Alejandro Jodorowsky.

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IP Forecast: Del. Judge To Keep Probing Patent Biz Ownership

IP Law 360

Delaware's top judge is set to hold another hearing next week in an investment company's fight against his controversial disclosure requirements, which could torpedo one of the firm's billion-dollar lawsuits against Intel. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week

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Co-Ownership of Patents: Are Your Co-Owned Patents Ready for the Unified Patent Court?

JD Supra Law

In Short - The Situation: With the introduction of the Unified Patent Court ("UPC") system in Europe, the co-ownership of patents will have material effect on patents with unitary effect ("Unitary Patent").

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Patent Ownership and No Opinion Judgments

Patently-O

The patentee lost on a motion to dismiss with the district court holding that BobCar had not proven its ownership rights. No ownership => no standing to sue. . In the end, the district court dismissed the case — finding insufficient evidence of ownership.

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Ownership, Licensing, and Fair Use of Copyright for Webinars

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

While the copyright conditions in the user agreements of the applications in question are always important, it will be assumed for the purposes of this post that the apps do not claim ownership through these user agreements. Ownership of copyright in the lectures presented by the speakers.

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Assignment and Recordation of Patent Ownership Rights

JD Supra Law

A patent has the attributes of intangible personal property - it can be sold or mortgaged; it may be bequeathed by a will; and it may pass to the heirs of a deceased patentee. The patent law provides for the transfer or sale of a patent, or of an application for patent, by an instrument in writing.

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Tokenization, Ownership and Intellectual Property Rights

LexBlog IP

Blockchain-based transfers also make it easier to track ownership and automate the transfer of assets, leading to more liquidity, transparency, and accessibility. Transfer of Ownership Rights in the Underlying Asset. Ownership of an NFT does not necessarily amount to ownership of rights in the underlying asset that the token represents. For example, physical objects are subject to ownership rights.

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Licensing, Joint Ownership and the UPC – What to Watch Out For

JD Supra Law

Not bothering with the upcoming Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court in your license and other patent-related agreements? Not a good idea, if you want to avoid potentially unpleasant surprises.

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IP transactions in life sciences in ASEAN countries: IP ownership and sharing

IAM Magazine

The respective IP laws of ASEAN states differ when it comes to IP ownership and sharing provisions. Industry report