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Types of Intellectual Property Contracts

Intepat

Intellectual property rights may be established, protected, or granted to another party by contracts or agreements. Considering that the subject matter is so complex, the law regarding contracts is usually handled by lawyers who specialize in it.

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Federal Circuit Weighs in on Temporal Rigidity of the Baye-Dole Act’s Licensing Provisions

Intellectual Property Law Blog

United States , [1] the Federal Circuit rejected a strict temporal limitation on when the Government’s license rights in patents stemming from federally funded research is triggered under the Bayh-Dole Act. The funding agency obtains a license to “subject inventions,” which is defined as “any invention. . . 35 U.S.C. §

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Technology Contracts: An Overview

JD Supra Law

The use, distribution, and licensing of software and technology are commonly governed by legal terms both to protect the software or technology owner intellectual property (IP) rights and to allow another permission to use or otherwise exploit the IP. By: Venable LLP

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Another "buy" button lawsuit over digital licenses continues

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15, 2024) This putative class action alleged that Amazon overcharged and “[d]eceived consumers by misrepresenting that it was selling them Digital Content when, in fact, it was really only licensing it to them[.]” The court disagreed: there’s a plausible difference in value between owning outright versus purchasing a revocable license.

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3 Count: Extra Element

Plagiarism Today

1: GPL Legal Battle: Vizio Told by Judge it Will Have to Answer Breach-of-Contract Claims. SFC filed the lawsuit alleging that Vizio had failed to comply with the licenses by not releasing source code they produced based on open-source code. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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KPN Wins $287M Jury Verdict In Contract Beef With Samsung

IP Law 360

A Texas state jury has awarded $287 million to Dutch telecommunications company Koninklijke KPN in a contract dispute with Samsung Electronics Co., finding that Samsung breached a license agreement by refusing to pay for using a KPN patent, according to the verdict form.

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Smart Contracts and IP Licensing: Automating Royalties and Payments with Blockchain

Intepat

Introduction Intellectual property (IP) licensing and royalties are mechanisms that reward creators and innovators for the use of their works. Smart contracts, a technology popularized by blockchain, offer a new approach to managing these transactions. One major legal question surrounding smart contracts is their enforceability.