The IPKat

JANUARY 1, 2025

He kept readers informed about the latest developments in trade marks, designs, AI, and copyright law. The Court also dismissed Wright's claims of passing off, which was based on his assertion of ownership of goodwill in the name "Bitcoin".

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 24, 2023

Combine that “mastermind/dominant” author doctrine with the run of cases discussing ownership of software outputs (i.e., Copyright Office (the Office) when it comes to copyright ownership of artificial intelligence (AI) output. Forms and process documents (so long as they convey information). Technical drawings.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

The first standing order requires non-governmental companies and corporations to disclose the name of every person all the way up the chain of ownership who has “a direct or indirect interest in the party.” . The Federal Circuit stayed the document production pending a review of the petition. .

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

In October 2022, the White House published a document titled, “ Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, Making Automated Systems Work for the American People.” New creations implicate IP issues, including the protection of what is created, potential infringement of preexisting IP, and ownership and licensing issues of the output.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

CIPS also aims at suggesting amendments and efficient implementation of IP to the Government of India and monitoring the design and dissemination of various courses and programmes pertaining to intellectual property rights training and research. The submission has to be made by mailing the manuscript to cips@nlujodhpur.ac.in.

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2023

TYPES OF IP CONTRACTS (1)INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT The process of facilitating the transfer of ownership rights for various forms of intellectual property, such as copyrights, trademarks, patent, trade secrets, and other intangible creations is known as an intellectual property assignment.

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IPilogue

MARCH 28, 2023

Accordingly, San Antonio filed a complaint for trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and false designation of origin. they can designate a person in the U.S. without international transmittal of documents; which means it falls outside the scope of the convention. They did so under s. 1051(e) which allows U.S. lawsuit.

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Sander Law

OCTOBER 5, 2020

An IP Assignment is a document that transfers IP rights from one party to another. Patents, Trademarks, Designs, Copyright) to another person or company through an IP Assignment. Employees & IP Ownership. IP Assignments. When would you use an IP Assignment? Monetizing your IP. Chain of Title.

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The IPKat

MARCH 14, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Nkem Itanyi (University of Nigeria) on a recent dispute over copyright ownership of the movie, Shanty Town which premiered on Netflix in January 2023 and discussions over a sequel to the movie. They both signed off as the executive producers of the movie.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

Intel argued that due to a recent change in ownership of Finjan, Inc., It is not enough for VLSI’s expert to chalk up any difference between the accused product and the asserted claim to a simple “design choice.” After a jury trial in 2021, VLSI was awarded $1.5 The district court denied Intel’s motion.

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

APRIL 30, 2021

IP assets can also include innovative technology, know how, designs and secret recipes. You can learn more about IP rights with our IP Equip e-learning tool: four simple modules covering the basics of copyright, designs, trade marks and patents. Ensure that your IP ownership can be proved.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The current generation of AI image generation tools such as Stable Diffusion , Midjourney and DALL·E 2 are designed to take a text description or prompt from a user and generate an image that matches the prompt. What is AI image generation software?

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IIPRD

JANUARY 5, 2023

However, to a lesser extent, other IP laws like the Trademark Act and the Designs Act will also be important. A precise elucidation about the ownership of cinematographic films has been provided by Section 17 of The Copyright Act, 1957 Act. Who Owns What and Why.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 15, 2022

Though compulsory licensing payments are uncertain at best right now, owners of Russian patents from the affected countries are advised to document commercial activity that would normally be entitled to compensation. underlining added).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 9, 2023

As currently worded, the transparency obligation to “document and make publicly available a summary of the use of training data protected under copyright law” is impossible to comply with. There is room for improvement on both. The provision then adds a number of additional information requirements regarding this human-AI system interaction.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 18, 2022

2D designs and texts on a product or packaging may be protected as written, pictorial, photographic, and graphic works, or even works of fine art, depending on the nature of the design elements. The situation is much more complex for product designs and 3D packaging. copyright law. For comparison, U.S. Like in the U.S.,

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 14, 2023

Game On: Laying the Foundations The background to the dispute is an extraordinary maze of claims, counterclaims, and bitterness spread out over several years, during which documents were forensically examined and fingerprints subjected to professional scrutiny. The Court needed to determine whether Rahi was part of that conspiracy.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

The outer limits of the conversion claim are where some documents representing the intangibles are improperly transferred to the defendant (such as stock certificates, promissory notes, or life insurance policies). Defendants are free to flesh out their arguments regarding ownership of the Facebook page later in the case. __.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Example: A researcher who uses a protein-folding AI tool to help design a new enzyme can be listed as the inventor because they formulated prompts for the AI and then used their expertise to select the most promising enzyme outputs for further testing.

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The IPKat

JULY 30, 2024

Given the potential value of the arising IP, the Guidance thus raises the possibility for ownership disputes over commercially valuable outputs from AI systems. The owners of a remote-control car business, Ruth and Morgan, decide to use a free online AI system to create a preliminary design of the transaxle. Vidal ( 43 F.4th

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Corsearch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Intellectual property rights are defined as legal rights that protect the ownership of artistic, literary, and other creative works. You should prepare links and screenshots as evidence for your claims of copyright, or trademark, patent, or design right infringement on Alibaba.

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BYU Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The hornet in question is the school mascot for the District that Otto had designed several decades before. To choose the new mascot, the District held a contest where students from the District could submit designs of hornets to potentially be the new mascot for the Minnesota schools.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 2, 2021

Goods or items produced outside Bangladesh involving infringement of the Copyright Act, 2000 or infringement of layout design of integrated circuits that are intended for sale or use for commercial purposes within the territory of Bangladesh. Images of genuine goods (for trademarks and designs). Demand draft of Rs.

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43(B)log

JULY 20, 2022

Though the parties went forward, “they never signed a formal written document memorializing and defining the nature of their business relationship.” Likewise, at this stage only, the court rejected the argument that plaintiffs failed to plead ownership of the copied elements. There’s no written agreement” will do it.]

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Intepat

DECEMBER 18, 2024

However, if Podcaster B uses Podcaster As original script, sound design, or other creative elements, this could be considered copyright infringement under Section 51 of the Copyright Act, which grants exclusive rights to the author of a work and prohibits its unauthorized use.

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Kashishipr

JULY 21, 2021

Counterfeit goods can include fake designer clothes, bags, watches, accessories, perfumes, pirated DVDs, CDs, smartphones, computer games, and many more. Proof of IP Ownership – IP Registration Certificate or Copyright Recordal Certificate is necessary. Counterfeit Products Online.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

APRIL 16, 2020

There are very clear records in the post-1978 Copyright Office database indicating copyright ownership but this person is insisting it is an invalid copyright because there is no “©” insignia anywhere on head or tail. Nowadays, the publication of a film without copyright notice won't effect ownership, but in 1964, the penalty was draconian.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 14, 2023

The rule also requires the Reporting Company to report its beneficial owners and, for certain Reporting Companies, the “company applicants” who directly file, and who are primarily responsible for filing or directing or controlling the filing of, the entity’s formation documents (the “Company Applicants”).

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IP Tech Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

This requires translating the complaint and related documents, delivering them to the foreign country’s designated “Central Authority,” and then waiting for that Central Authority to actually deliver the documents and confirm delivery to the plaintiff. Jiaxing Micarose Trade Co. , domiciled agent). “It

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SpicyIP

MARCH 16, 2025

Other procedural applications were also dealt with, such as exemptions from filing original documents, pre-institution mediation, and advance notice to defendants. The plaintiffs established their longstanding ownership of the mark, whcih they used since 1963 internationally, and demonstrated substantial business revenue.

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BYU Copyright Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

John's Central Academy, a private high school in Bellaire, Ohio, related to a new logo created by a former student, referred to as SW in court documents. John's approached SW to design a new logo and she invested numerous uncompensated hours into drawing and editing the logo until it was approved by the Board of Directors.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2023

The first standing order requires non-governmental companies and corporations to disclose the name of every person all the way up the chain of ownership who has “a direct or indirect interest in the party.” The Federal Circuit stayed the document production pending a review of the petition.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 17, 2023

According to the complaint, these separate entities are just one big data-sharing family, leveraging their combined resources in non-standard ways such as Microsoft sharing hardware and cloud infrastructure resources in exchange for an ownership interest in OpenAI. Complaint at 31.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 15, 2022

Though compulsory licensing payments are uncertain at best right now, owners of Russian patents from the affected countries are advised to document commercial activity that would normally be entitled to compensation. ” (underlining added).

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SpicyIP

MARCH 9, 2025

PPL, claiming ownership over public performance rights via assignments from music labels, alleged infringement after its representatives discovered unlicensed use of its repertoire. The plaintiff alleged that the defendants are selling counterfeit products using his registered design without authorization.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In this article, we delve into the intricacies of these advantages and explore the requisite documentation necessary for the effective registration of copyrights. Clarity in Ownership Disputes: Over time, courts have faced challenges in adjudicating ownership and originality disputes. What is Registered Copyright?

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Garrigues Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

The national office sends the documentation to WIPO in Geneva which then notifies the national offices of the countries designated (national phase). The WIPO then notifies the trademark offices of each country designated in the international application (in our example, Australia, Israel and Malaysia).

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