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Decoding Patent Ownership beginning with Core Principles

Patently-O

Whether a present assignment of future inventions automatically conveys legal title to those inventions when the inventions come into being, or instead merely conveys equitable title and requires a separate written instrument to transfer legal ownership. The court’s remand here is somewhat similar to its 2008 DDB decision.

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Intellectual Property in the Workplace: The Battle for Employee Creations

IIPRD

In today’s world, there has been considerable growth in remote jobs, gig-economy work and artificial intelligence tools which introduce new complexities with the ownership of worker creations. With the increasing prevalence of AI tools and hybrid work models, the traditional understanding of ownership and IP becomes obscure. [2]

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3 Count: International Incidents

Plagiarism Today

They are essentially a receipt that is placed on the blockchain that allows a purchaser to claim “ownership” over that particular NFT. ATN was founded in 2008 and eventually grew to over 70,000 customers. .” NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have seen both big sales and big business in the past year.

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Spider-Man: Where is Home?

IPilogue

A plot twist occurred in 2008 after Marvel released Iron Man. The American Film Institution selected it as one of the best films of 2008. In 2015, Marvel and Sony made an unprecedented deal that the two companies would share joint-ownership in Spider-Man’s copyright. The film received praise from critics.

Contracts 105
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Supreme Court Fixes One Problem with the Copyright Statute of Limitations, But Punts Another — Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

He served one prison term from 1989 to 2008, and another from 2012 to 2015. The infringing activity, Nealy claimed, dated back to 2008—so ten years before he brought suit. at 1-2] At its heart, therefore, this case is a dispute about copyright ownership. But the collaboration dissolved a few years later. 17 U.S.C. § at *13-*16.

Music 101
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Thinking of Investing? What Are the Guidelines for Off-Plan Property Purchases in Dubai?

LexBlog IP

13/2008 on the Interim Real Estate Register. Firstly, buyers must be aware of designated areas for foreign ownership, known as freehold properties, as per UAE laws. 13/2008, modified by subsequent laws, outlines procedures for purchasers violating off-plan sale contracts. Such contracts are considered invalid.

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Precedential No. 29: Finding Applicant's Period of Nonuse Excusable, TTAB Dismisses EUCALIN Opposition for Failure to Prove Priority

The TTABlog

Deemed a Specially Designated Narcotics Trafficker (SDNT), applicant was banned from doing business in the United States from 2008 to 2015. Although it did not resume use of the mark for seven years, it commenced TTAB litigation with ARSA in 2016 regarding ownership of the mark. ARSA solicited customers and fielded customer inquiries.