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Six Essential Tips for Understanding Intellectual Property Rights Under Government Contracts

JD Supra Law

In celebration of the release of the 6th Edition of the Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we are sharing six essential tips for understanding intellectual property (IP) rights in government contracts. Contractors navigating federal procurement must understand how IP is created, owned, and licensed under government agreements.

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Copyright Ownership of Movies and Films in Canada: Who’s on First?

IPilogue

Something has recently gone awry with the law of copyright ownership in a movie or other film — a “cinematographic work”, as s. Part I of the Act deals with the ownership of copyright in works. 13 are the only ones that deal with the ownership of copyright in works. Owning copyright is one thing; proving ownership is another.

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Book Review: Overlapping Intellectual Property Rights (Second Edition)

The IPKat

This Kat is pleased to review the “ Overlapping Intellectual Property rights ”, edited by Neil Wilkof [full disclosure: a member of the IPKat team], Shamnad Basheer, and Irene Calboli (OUP, 2023, 864 pp.). The volume is a beautiful testimony to the work of late Shamnad Basheer, who co-edited the first edition.

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Artificial Intelligence in the Modern Workplace: Safeguarding Source Code Generated with AI Assistance

JD Supra Law

As outlined in the last edition of this series, this general rule typically applies to independent contractors so long as the term is included in a written contract. This edition. By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

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The Other ‘Maybe’ Authors: Copyright Ownership for AI Trainers

IP Intelligence

Consistent with the Copyright Office’s guidance in the Compendium, Third Edition, there is often “creative input or intervention from a human author” at multiple steps in the process. Combine that “mastermind/dominant” author doctrine with the run of cases discussing ownership of software outputs (i.e.,

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Monday Miscellany

The IPKat

Other developments Entry into force of the 2025 version of the twelfth edition of the Nice Classification. A notice on the practice followed by the International Bureau of WIPO for the examination of applications for international registration during the transition period to the new edition was also released. More information here.

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AI in the Modern Workplace: Ownership Challenges of AI-Generated Code

JD Supra Law

The advent of GenAI has revolutionized various industries, including, as discussed in the last edition of this series, software development. Rapid advancements in AI have made it possible for algorithms to create code pseudo-autonomously. By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP