2009 Contracts Ownership 
Intepat
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Licensing vs. Ownership: Most digital goods are distributed under licenses that impose restrictions on resale rights. The court held that: Reproduction vs. Transfer: Digital resale almost always involves the creation of a duplicate file rather than a straightforward transfer.
The IPKat
JULY 17, 2024
The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Seun Lari-Williams , PhD researcher in the fields of copyright and dispute system design at the University of Antwerp, regarding copyright ownership of Nigeria’s re-adopted national anthem. Is the national anthem in the public domain?
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IPilogue
APRIL 20, 2022
However, Marvel had no right to unilaterally retain Spider-Man’s copyright unless Sony decided to terminate the contract—which seemed unlikely to happen. The Walt Disney Company saw the potential and purchased Marvel in 2009. A plot twist occurred in 2008 after Marvel released Iron Man. The film received praise from critics.
Copyright Lately
MAY 6, 2022
NFTs were minted Money was advanced The underlying contracts Never got a glance Dreams of exploitation From Florida to France But no rights were acquired The kids don’t stand a chance. — “The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance, Aaron’s Version” ( with apologies to Vampire Weekend ). Definitely. And a quick review of U.S.
The TTABlog
APRIL 6, 2022
In Moreno , the Board held that, although exclusive licensee Julie Moreno could establish entitlement to a statutory cause of action, she could not prove priority based on use of the mark at issue by her licensor because that would "improperly recognize trademark ownership rights in a licensee." See also Chem. Conmar Form Sys.,
SpicyIP
JANUARY 17, 2022
The query around r2r in general is not a new one – see for example Appadurai’s widely cited 2006 paper by the same name, or SPARC’s Coalition formed back in 2009. Lokesh attempts to find grounding for it in Indian law through the current post.
Intepat
OCTOBER 23, 2024
To expedite market entry and avoid delays in formalizing an assignment or license agreement, parties sometimes rely on verbal agreements, which are considered valid under Indian Contract Law. Union of India, the question of validity of an assignment deed executed in 2009 and effective in 2005 was brought before the court.
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