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OWNING A SLICE OF THE PIE: TOKENIZED LAND & FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP RIGHTS

IP and Legal Filings

However, the introduction of fractional ownership and tokenisation has made real estate investing more accessible to smaller investors. [1] 1] Fractional ownership allows multiple individuals to co-own a property, whereas tokenisation allows for the digital representation of each of these ownership interests on a blockchain.

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Federal Circuit Concluded that Operating Manuals Subject to Confidentiality Restrictions are Prior Art Printed Publication

Intellectual Property Law Blog

2009), the Board concluded in the IPRs that the operating manuals were not sufficiently publicly accessible to qualify as printed publications under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. § The court added that Weber’s copyright ownership of the operating manuals does not negate Weber’s ability to make the operating manuals publicly accessible. Patent Nos.

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[Guest Post] Who owns the copyright to Nigeria’s “new” national anthem?

The IPKat

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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Spider-Man: Where is Home?

IPilogue

The Walt Disney Company saw the potential and purchased Marvel in 2009. 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. The American Film Institution selected it as one of the best films of 2008.

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Traditional Knowledge on the agenda for 2024

The IPKat

It was not until 2009 that the IGC received a mandate for text-based negotiations. The early years focused on investigating and analysing national experiences to understand the relationship between IP and genetic resources, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions.

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TTAB Finds Two "MAGIC CITY" Logos Confusable for Overlapping Clothing Items

The TTABlog

Applicant pointed out that the marks have co-existed since 2009 without actual confusion. Under the 13th DuPont factor, Applicant pointed to its ownership of six registrations for MAGIC CITY marks, invoking the Strategic Partners precedent. The Board, however, noted the lack of evidence of the extent of use of the cited mark.

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Italian Supreme Court refers questions to CJEU on conflicts between GIs and trade marks

The IPKat

The dispute concerned the geographical indication "Salaparuta" for Sicilian wine, which received protection in Italy in 2006, and then was registered as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) by the European Commission in 2009. The wine brand had been around since the nineteenth century but changed ownership a few times.