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IP Licensing for Business Companies & Organizations – How to Do it Right?

Kashishipr

Any form of Intellectual Property (IP) , be it a trademark, patent, or copyright, can be licensed to third parties. Through IP licensing, IP rights holders grant third parties the exclusive right to use their IP while retaining their ownership. Understanding the IP License. Creating the IP Licensing Agreement.

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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Copyright that is transferred upon selling an NFT may explicitly be outlined in the self-executing smart contract governing the sale. In contrast, some NFT holders have a ‘Commercial Use’ license, i.e., an ‘unlimited, worldwide license to use, copy and display the purchased art for the purpose of creating derivative works based upon the art’.

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Why Should You Patent Your Invention?

Intepat

It gives the inventor or patent owner exclusive rights and prevents others from manufacturing, selling, or marketing the invention. Patents give you the much-needed competitive edge in the market. Firstly, it prevents other organizations from copying the invention, thereby lowering the risk of competitors in the market.

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Web3-- a revolution in decentralization or a commercial head feint ?

The IPKat

Is it centralized or decentralized; are there anticompetitive effects; is there market concentration? But even before software became a commercial proposition with its own market power (and lush profits), a countermovement arose, what we call open-source software. Generic license. It is useful to examine this narrative.

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IP as a political instrument in Russia

The IPKat

Kat friend Iana Kazeeva provides an enlightening discussion on steps taken by the Russian government and courts with respect to IP following the invasion of Ukraine. Article 1360 enumerates situations in which the Russian government can allow use of an invention, utility model, or industrial design without the patent owner’s authorization.

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Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law in the UAE

IP and Legal Filings

However, with the publication on 23 October 2012 of UAE Federal Law No. 4 of 2012 Concerning Regulation of Competition all businesses with operations in the UAE or supplying goods and services to the UAE market will have to ensure that they focus on and comply with the provisions of this new law. image Source : Medium Blog].

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 10 – July 16)

SpicyIP

The court held that though the mark ‘USCO’ is not registered by the plaintiff, its goods were available in the market under “ITR” mark in association with “USCO” mark and the plaintiff is the prior user of the mark. The plaintiff further argued that he was the lawful successor to the personality rights of the late actor.