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Why Creativity and Ownership Are Crucial to Innovation | IPWatchdog Unleashed

IP Watchdog

There's something much larger and more fundamental about the the existence of creativity and the inherent ownership that normatively connects with each other," Edwards explains. Ownership has to come with creativity. If you've got creative ability but you don't have ownership of what you make that doesn't work."

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

IP Watchdog

2774, the Pride in Patent Ownership Act, co-sponsored by Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), a number of patent advocacy organizations have sent a joint letter to the committee asking it to oppose the bill.

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The Pride in Patent Ownership Act is Big Tech Boondoggling

IP Watchdog

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

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EINs, Disregarded Entities and Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Under the CTA

Cogency Global

What this is : The implementing regulations for the Corporate Transparency Act require that reporting companies provide their IRS tax identification number (TIN) on Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reports filed with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

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Patents and People: Navigating the Ethics of Gene Ownership in Biotechnology

Intepat

One of the most debated issues is human gene patents, which give a person or corporation ownership over who can modify their genetic materials code exclusively. The article, therefore, looks at the relationship gene patenting has with human dignity from various perspectives.

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

IP Watchdog

During a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s IP Subcommittee today, Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) were the only senators present to question the Pride in Patent Ownership Act’s (PPOA’s) approach to penalizing patent owners who fail to record accurate ownership information within 90 days after the issuance date.

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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. This article offers a two-fold analysis: the first is a comprehensive study of the realm of Web3 and its applications, and the second is its relationship with Intellectual Property.