The IPKat

JULY 30, 2024

The natural person can then be named an inventor on the patent application. Of more practical consequence, the legal test provided in the Guidance for determining whether the inventors of a particular AI system should also be considered inventors of its output, remains open to interpretation. Vidal ( 43 F.4th

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 11, 2025

Material access to works is made possible and regulated either by the right of ownership of the original form of the work, or by concluding a contract with a distributor in order to obtain a material copy of the work. This leaves a vast area of unprotected elements that are necessary to creators, inventors, scientists and businesses.

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IPilogue

JULY 29, 2022

This sentiment plays into inherent feelings of property ownership and control over your property —in this case, your intellectual property (“IP”. But what are the legal underpinnings that tie Halsey’s (and other artists’) ownership and control of their music? The short answer, as usual in law, is that it depends.

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Intepat

APRIL 2, 2022

It gives the inventor or patent owner exclusive rights and prevents others from manufacturing, selling, or marketing the invention. The foremost advantage of obtaining a patent is that it gives exclusive rights to the inventor. Sense of ownership. Inventors can use patents to establish their businesses.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 27, 2023

The Court noted that UTCCR was based on the European Unfair Consumer Terms Directive 93/13/EEC, which states at Article 2: ‘consumer’ means any natural person who, in contracts covered by this Directive, is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business or profession. But unfair?

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IPilogue

JANUARY 26, 2022

One of my placements was at Alectra Utilities , a large utilities company that serves approximately one million homes and businesses in Ontario. An IP ownership issue arises where some students in a Capstone group wish to start a business with their Capstone IP, but some group members do not.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 30, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has reduced the patent fees for small businesses and certain other applicants. For example, they can increase the value of a business, provide an advantage over competitors, and serve as a source of income through licensing. had a gross income. had a gross income.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 11, 2023

In keeping with the so-called media "silly season" of late summer, PatKat thought she would check-in on the AI inventor debate. The Supreme Court is merely considering whether an AI may be formally designated as an inventor on a UK patent. This Kat will not reiterate her previous thoughts on Dr Thaler's AI inventor crusade ( IPKat ).

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 16, 2021

The company must understand the best protection of its IP and how it can leverage the protection in the business to create value. The business must establish itself as a brand which must be in a sense which can provide the distinctive nature of the business in the market.

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Patently-O

MAY 22, 2024

by Dennis Crouch In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit vacated a district court’s grant of summary judgment that an inventor, Dr. Mark Core, had automatically assigned a patent associated with his PhD thesis to his then-employer and education funder TRW. Core Optical Techs., Nokia Corp. , 23-1001 (Fed. May 21, 2024).

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Well, it turns out that not all contributions count when it comes to being an inventor of a patent for a better method of precooking bacon. In 2021, HIP sued Hormel, challenging Hormel’s ownership and the inventorship of U.S. Also, Howard was not named as an inventor. 9,980,498 (the “’498 Patent”).

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

For example, under ‘eliminating hunger’ the class would explore patented seeds, and medical drugs as part of the ‘good healthcare’ task, all of which get the students to think about power imbalance, private and public funding, and questions of where ownership of key commodities should lie.

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Intepat

MARCH 13, 2025

However, if the ownership of the space object is not easily determinable, it would fall to the parties to the dispute to agree on the jurisdiction they shall be subject to. The insertion of specific clauses discussing the ownership, protection and enforcement of intellectual property is key.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The strategic choice of Moderna’s press statement to detail remedies they will not pursue without revealing the precise remedies they will pursue has led critics to call Moderna out for using “optics” and the quasi-sacrosanctity of intellectual property to further profits and strengthen their position in the mRNA pharmaceutical business.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 19, 2024

This would make it socially responsible to introduce technological break-throughs into services for the benefit of society, protecting intellectual property on one hand but allowing different voices that will shape the metaverse on the other, stipulating guidelines on data ownership and requiring consent by users.

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Sander Law

OCTOBER 5, 2020

For example, when your business restructures (e.g. from a sole proprietor to a corporation) or changes its name , you should use an IP Assignment to formally transfer the ownership of the IP from the old company name to the new one. Employees & IP Ownership. Although many companies have employment contracts that.

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IPilogue

JUNE 23, 2022

This deal involved selling business and assets of GBI that related to Jack Nicklaus to Nicklaus Companies. These contracts can be contentious if they give off the impression that those with money can exploit resource-strapped inventors. This agreement involved three parties: 1) Jack Nicklaus; 2) GBI Investors Inc.;

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SpicyIP

JULY 6, 2024

Discussing the exclusion of business method patents in India’s software industry and arguing in favor of such exclusion, we are pleased to bring to you this guest post by Anushka Aggarwal. Traditionally, India has excluded business methods from patentability but has granted copyright protection to computer software.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

Introduction Intellectual property entails the protection of legal rights for inventions and creations made by individuals or businesses using their minds. Due to the recurrent copyright difficulties, which have a significant impact on an individual’s business interest, it is imperative to preserve the ownership rights of digital works.

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IPilogue

APRIL 1, 2022

Canadian patents also tended to belong to individual inventors rather than larger assignees, involved fewer inventors, and were cited less frequently, making them relatively less valuable in the global market for innovation. Blit puts forward several potential explanations. Conclusion.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In this article, we delve into the significance of MSMEs in India and the importance of patents within their business models, shedding light on how patents can be a driving force for innovation and economic growth. In the Indian economy, small businesses hold the second-largest share in employment provision.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 31, 2024

Bar and Bench ( paywalled ) reported that the case is not only concerned with the use of the above image but also the tagline “Inventors of Butter Chicken and Dal Makhani.” For instance, paragraph 19 of the order mentions the defendants’ claim of joint ownership of a pre-partition restaurant in Peshawar, Pakistan.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

Copyright Ownership of Movies and Films in Canada: Who’s on First? Continued Debates over AI as an Inventor. Around the world, patent registrars grappled with patent applications that credit artificial intelligence software as the inventor. Giuseppina D’Agostino. IP Innovation Clinic ChatBot Launch Event by Bonnie Hassanzadeh.

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IIPRD

JUNE 13, 2024

Analyzing the convergence of AI and IPR laws, it elucidates the challenges and ambiguities in recognizing AI as inventors or creators. Ai doesn’t understand what it’s doing in the way that a person does but functionally what it is doing is the same thing that an author or an inventor may be doing.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In the modern landscape of technological advancement, patent thickets have emerged as a critical concern for innovators, businesses, and policymakers. Increased Costs: Navigating a dense patent landscape often requires businesses to engage in complex licensing negotiations with multiple patent holders.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

With the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic, several businesses and industrial sectors were negatively affected. According to a report by Business Insider, more than half of the 100 largest banks in the world have already invested in crypto and blockchain-based companies. billion in 2021 to USD 2.2

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2022

Representation of Female Inventors on Patent Teams Jordi Goodman Equity would be achieved in 2092 if current trends continue. Curating Black Music: Copyright, Ownership & Commodification Olufunmilayo Arewa Book project: How recording business has shaped identities through curation, including of sexuality and of profits.

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Larson & Larson

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Product designers, inventors, and artists of all types need to understand the meaning of intellectual property and how to protect their creative contributions. . Today’s law protects intellectual property to encourage creativity and the incentive to work for the public good by compensating the artist or inventor fairly. . .

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2024

In today’s highly competitive business environment, safeguarding intellectual property (IP) is of paramount importance. By carefully weighing these options, businesses can safeguard their IP effectively. Public Disclosure: Public disclosure is essential for inventors to secure their rights before revealing their innovations.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Suppose you have an inventor or applicant who asks you to file a patent application in the U.S. § 1.27, to qualify for small entity status, the applicant must be a person, a small business (including affiliates and having no more than 500 employees), or a nonprofit organization. § 1.29. Under 37 C.F.R. §

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 25, 2022

These stakeholders range from inventors, patent owners, licensees and patent examiners. The most direct stakeholders are the inventors who conceptualized the invention that is now patented. The inventor’s rights to the patent vary depending on ownership, further explained below. Front Page.

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Intepat

JANUARY 24, 2024

*Written by Uttara Nair INTRODUCTION The administration and assignment of intellectual property rights, encompassing patents, copyrights, trademarks, designs, geographical indications, and proprietary knowledge, are critical for all business entities, particularly those in the technology sector.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

In this case, the Madras High Court held that the business of issuing licenses in any work in which copyright subsists can only be done by a registered copyright society with respect to works incorporated in cinematograph films or sound recordings. Recognition of non-human inventors, AI and its implications for India.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 28, 2023

With the help of AI-powered writing assistants, businesses and individuals can generate high-quality content with minimal effort. In 2022, the Federal Circuit ruled that computer programs cannot qualify as inventors under the US Patent Act. This can help avoid any disputes over copyright ownership down the line. Vidal , 43 F.4th

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 17, 2023

The enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 includes the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022 (UAIA), directed toward increasing innovation of small businesses and inventors in America. This can discourage independent inventors and small businesses that cannot afford these fees from obtaining patents.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

used in those generated logos retain the ownership to that original art and do not give you a license to use it exclusively. usually you won’t be given the rights needed to have ownership or apply for registration, but even if you are, your logo could still be refused copyright and trademark registration for other reasons.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Are there any patent grace periods that might give inventors more time to file? Grace periods are generally applicable to the pre-filing activities of inventors and others connected to the inventors (e.g., third parties who divulged information taken from the inventors). And how late is too late? Whose activities matter?

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