The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Here's what Paolo writes: 'Can't Be Evil' NFT license – A tentative NFT worldwide license standard by Paolo Maria Gangi Can't Be Evil. Universal license - a set of NFT CC licenses under the name 'Can’t Be Evil'. Why a CC license?

Licensing 95

Licensing Non-Fungible Tokens Artwork Contracts 95

Intepat

JANUARY 24, 2024

Licensing is a legal tool that permits the utilization or reuse of already protected intellectual property. This raises discussions on various factors influencing the decision of licensors and licensees regarding the licensing process. Considerations for sub-licensing, including any specific limitations or financial terms.

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Intellectual Property Licensing IP Ownership 52

SpicyIP

JANUARY 30, 2024

Trade Wings Hotels Limited , the Single Bench (SB) held that organizations such as Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) and Novex Communications can grant licenses for the musical works owned by them, even if they are not officially registered as copyright societies under Section 33(1) of the Copyright Act, 1957.

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Licensing Copyright Ownership Registration 102

LexBlog IP

JULY 25, 2023

Understanding the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule by Josh Slovin The New Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rule: A Step towards Greater Transparency in US Businesses Privately-owned companies in the United States have long enjoyed a great degree of privacy about their internal affairs, particularly as to the identities of their owners.

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

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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Licensing Business IP Ownership 98

Traverse Legal Blog

APRIL 17, 2021

Copyright Licensing of Digital Assets Attached to NFT Sales. Bonus: Free Open Source Copyright License for NFT sales below]. What are the terms by which you are selling the NFT and licensing your work, the art you put into the platform that’s going to be attached to the NFT? NFT Copyright Licensing.

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Due Diligence Licensing Non-Fungible Tokens Copyright 113

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 24, 2024

Study of ToS is crucial because in most cases, pending the resolution of litigation or novel legislation, they will effectively be what governs the rights of users and creators. Is it a proper copyright ownership or an assigned license? If output works infringe copyright, who is responsible (e.g. user, service)?

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

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.

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Licensing Invention Government Inventor 52

Patently-O

JULY 21, 2022

Holt was part of forming two additional companies, BJM and Matrix and Symbiont licensed the technology (including the patent) to those companies. The agreement included a number of provisions — primarily a license with royalties for feed sold using the process.

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Licensing Patent Patent Law Intellectual Property 78

Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 24, 2022

The outcome of the consultation is supposed to inform the government with respect to a potential legislative reform of the UK Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA). Ownership for patent inventions. With respect to the CGW provision the government has decided to make no changes to the law. All-purpose TDM.

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Government Intellectual Property Licensing Copyright 94

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

However, the success of any tokenization project depends on the laws applicable to the asset being tokenized and the terms and conditions governing the project. Blockchain-based transfers also make it easier to track ownership and automate the transfer of assets, leading to more liquidity, transparency, and accessibility. Background.

Intellectual Property 40

Intellectual Property Ownership Non-Fungible Tokens Art 40

IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Copyright Office issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register to clarify the application of the derivative works exception to copyright termination rights within the context of blanket licenses administered under the Music Modernization Act (MMA).

Licensing 59

Licensing Derivative Work Copyright Music 59

IP Watchdog

MAY 15, 2023

Before 1980, federally funded inventions were strangled under laborious case by case reviews to determine whether ownership would be waived from government agencies to the inventing organization. As a result, few inventions were ever developed. American innovation took off, and we regained our lead over our foreign competitors.

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Invention Ownership Licensing Government 130

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 15, 2023

This article provides an in-depth analysis of the key laws and regulations that govern businesses operating within the DIFC, creating an optimal environment for financial services and related industries to thrive. DIFC Arbitration Law: The DIFC Arbitration Law governs arbitral disputes subject to the jurisdiction of the DIFC.

Government 52

Government Business Law Due Diligence 52

The IPKat

JULY 12, 2023

The survey was composed of a set of 33 questions which were set to solicit information from SMEs, small and mid-cap companies information as to how Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and licensing frameworks function in their experience. Public input will be sought before implementing any possible intervention measures.

Licensing 52

Licensing Patent Government Intellectual Property 52

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit [1] reversed a lower court’s denial of Intel Corporation’s (“Intel’s”) motion for leave to amend its answer to assert a new license defense in a patent infringement suit brought by VLSI Technology LLC (“VLSI”). and Finjan Software, Inc. Finjan Software, Inc.,

Licensing 52

Licensing Contracts Litigation Technology 52

IP Watchdog

MARCH 31, 2022

With an equal undivided interest in the patent, NIH could do whatever it wishes with it, such as licensing it to others and collecting royalties.

Ownership 139

Ownership Business Patent Patent Application 139

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

Image by Tumisu via Pixabay Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are altering society’s notion of digital ‘ownership’ and redefining the common perspective on distribution of original works to consumers by introducing scarcity to the digital realm.

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Non-Fungible Tokens IP Ownership Contracts 98

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The attention of this SpecialKat was recently drawn to the decision of the Nigerian Court of Appeal in Banire v NTA-Star TV Network Ltd regarding the question of authorship and ownership of copyright in photographs used for advertising purposes and the issue of image rights in Nigeria. Image of camera: Unsplash.

Ownership 90

Ownership Artistic Work Contracts Copyright 90

Intepat

MAY 24, 2023

The value of a business is now closely tied to its IP assets, which can be licensed, transferred, or used as capital in a joint venture. It is crucial in establishing a transparent record of ownership and transfer, while also safeguarding the rights of all parties involved in the transaction.

Intellectual Property 98

Intellectual Property Contracts Ownership Invention 98

The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

billion damage award against defendant Intel Corporation because it found plaintiff VLSI Technology LLC had erred on its damages calculation, that one of the asserted patents was not infringed, and that Intel was wrongly barred from raising a defense that it had a newly acquired license to the asserted patents.

Licensing 117

Licensing Patent Government Litigation 117

LexBlog IP

MAY 2, 2023

Some of these issues are specific to doing business with the government and others are broader issues that all companies face when using AI, and generative AI (GAI) in particular. As a result, many companies are developing corporate policies on employee use of AI. If you have not done so yet, now is a good time to get started.

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Government Business Copyright Licensing 52

SpicyIP

JUNE 14, 2023

Harper Collins ], the Delhi High Court dealt with the vexed issue of copyright ownership in a component of a cinematographic film, namely a screenplay. Third, the ownership of the copyright would be governed by S. Harper Collins Publishers Rahul Bajaj In a significant judgment delivered on 23 rd May, 2023 [ RDB v.

Publishing 82

Publishing Ownership Licensing Contracts 82

IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Massie introduces the Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation Act to repeal much of the America Invents Act and clarify Section 101 subject matter eligibility.

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Ownership Marketing Marketing Government 45

IPilogue

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Gaon argued that government involvement is key for creating necessary infrastructure for facilitating data access, specifically in gathering the relevant solution-implementing groups. Pio, as a platform advisor from Microsoft, endorsed this solution as ownership of the IP also comes with difficult questions about transparency, bias, and uses.

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Privacy Ownership Government IP 119

IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

At international level, Berne Convention was the first major convention established in 1886 to govern copyright, and USA became a signatory to Berne in 1989. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The post The Modern Copyright Dilemma: Digital Content Ownership and Access first appeared on IPLF. Zafar Mahfooz Nomani, 2023).

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Ownership Copyright Fair Use Intellectual Property 52

IP.com

DECEMBER 13, 2023

government health programs such as Medicare and Medicaid have brought the Bayh-Dole Act back into the headlines of innovation industry news. government pressure on pharmaceutical cost regulation will have on the continued successful growth of innovation across many industries. Prior to the Bayh-Dole Act, the U.S.

Intellectual Property Management 52

Intellectual Property Management Government Ownership Business 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

However, the appellate court seems to invalidate that six-factor test: “Determining he ownership of social-media accounts is indeed a relatively novel exercise, but that novelty does not warrant a new six-factor test.” The next step is to determine whether ownership ever transferred to another party.

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Social Media Ownership Designs Design 93

Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

The idea fairly simple, since an NFT is basically a contract signed in the blockchain, combine that with Safe Creative’s own database of works to enable the NFTs to convey copyright information including ownership and licensing. For example, blockchain could be used to record that someone obtained a license to use a song in a video.

Copyright 245

Copyright Non-Fungible Tokens Technology Plagiarism 245

Kashishipr

JUNE 3, 2021

In the modern world, things such as overseas inter-company transactions of IP, franchising models, licensing, mergers, and acquisitions, etc., Even for authentic inter-company transactions for royalties or license fees, tax authorities of most developed nations necessitate tax on IP assets. The United States of America.

Intellectual Property 98

Intellectual Property Ownership IP Licensing 98

IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

licensing, assignment, JVs, cooperation and co-development etc.) If a secret is stolen, or the ownership or its proper apportionment are disputed, or if a third party is trying to copy software containing AI algorithms, the right holders must not shy away from taking proper enforcement measures.

Intellectual Property 113

Intellectual Property Due Diligence Ownership IP 113

LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 26, 2023

However, regardless of whether a business is forming its first—or its four-hundredth—entity, all businesses should treat entity formation as a process that begins well before the filing of formation documents and which almost always includes drafting a set of governing documents.

Ownership 52

Ownership Government Business Licensing 52

Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 4, 2023

billion) fine over allegations that the company abused its ownership of the Android mobile operating system to unlawfully push its other products. In 2017, partially based upon that report, the European Union voted to renew the license for glyphosate. Back in 2018, that resulted in the European Commission handing down a 4.1-billion-euro

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Plagiarism Copying Reporting Licensing 220

Intepat

MAY 16, 2024

Following its mandate, the Blockchain Task Force is developing a new WIPO standard to facilitate the possible integration of blockchain technology into intellectual property ecosystems by tackling issues related to governance, legislation, and interoperability.

IP 52

IP Intellectual Property Ownership Contracts 52

The IPKat

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Joint ownership of IP rights is one of the areas that, in practice, may generate some of the biggest headaches, in particular when it comes to determining what each and every joint owner can do independently of the other owner(s). It is also an area in which historically different legal systems have had different rules in place.

Ownership 52

Ownership Law Contracts IP 52

IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

On November 23, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the U.S. Copyright Office published a joint notice of inquiry in the Federal Register announcing that the two agencies would be collaborating on a study regarding intellectual property legal issues related to digital assets known as non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

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Non-Fungible Tokens Ownership Intellectual Property IP 126

IPilogue

JUNE 14, 2022

At the heart of Taylor’s decision was an often overlooked but significant legal distinction in the copyright law governing the music industry. Swift, in deciding to re-record her albums, ensured that her new (Taylor’s) versions gave her all three types of intellectual property right over her catalogue, guaranteeing full ownership.

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Music Contracts Licensing Ownership 119