The IPKat

JANUARY 24, 2023

Access, within the field of copyright law, is a question of ownership, authorisation or exception. Ownership is (mostly) straightforward as one may either author and own a work by law or acquire ownership through the operation of law or through payment or relevant contractual processes. to best realise the right to research.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 22, 2023

It is critic al for the government to be forward-thinking. The Biotechnology Industry Research Assistan ce Council, a government department, is reported to have provided INR 70 to 100 crores to Gennova Pharmaceuticals for its development of an mRNA vaccine for Covid. There is therefore a need to make the technology more accessible.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 25, 2022

The next phase of blockchain technology is focussed on bringing such scarcity and uniqueness to the internet, allowing for the ownership and collection of unique digital assets. The question that arises with the development of such technology is regarding the legal governance of the same. Licensing and ownership: What’s the catch?

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

In July 2022, the Governments of Nigeria and Germany executed a Joint Declaration regarding the repatriation to Nigeria of ancient Benin bronzes looted during the colonial era. His work alludes to important questions about the propriety of embodying ownership and control of cultural heritage materials in a federal government agency (i.e.,

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Last September, a bipartisan pair of Senators introduced the Pride in Patent Ownership Act, which, if passed, would add greatly-needed transparency to our patent system. The legislation would require patent owners to disclose their identity to the U.S.

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The IPKat

APRIL 28, 2023

Does EU law govern joint ownership of IP rights, including the exercise thereof by each and individual joint owner? Legea-branded jersey. Rather, it means that this is an unharmonized matter which, as a result, falls within the scope of national law. Hence, this is also a matter for national law to regulate.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The UK government has published its highly anticipated consultation on copyright and AI. The focus of the consultation is the use of copyright works in AI model training, however, the government is also seeking views on copyright ownership of AI generated output.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 31, 2022

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is at legal odds with Moderna, claiming that Moderna neglected to add three NIH scientists to Moderna’s patent application on a principal COVID-19 vaccine.

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The IPKat

JULY 17, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Seun Lari-Williams , PhD researcher in the fields of copyright and dispute system design at the University of Antwerp, regarding copyright ownership of Nigeria’s re-adopted national anthem. Is the national anthem in the public domain? I don’t think so.

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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.

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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. And under the guise of increasing domestic manufacturing, they’re well on their way to reasserting control.

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IPilogue

JULY 29, 2022

This sentiment plays into inherent feelings of property ownership and control over your property —in this case, your intellectual property (“IP”. But what are the legal underpinnings that tie Halsey’s (and other artists’) ownership and control of their music? The short answer, as usual in law, is that it depends.

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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? Bard , Simplified and CLOVA Studio also assigned ownership to users. user, service)?

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Cogency Global

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

What this is : Entity management is the practice of keeping a n organization's core vital entity information in a system that serves as a single source of truth to manage ownership, management, formation, governance, compliance and other critical matters.

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Cogency Global

MARCH 8, 2024

What this means : At present, the government is enjoined from enforcing the CTA’s beneficial ownership reporting requirements against the specific plaintiffs in the case.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 24, 2024

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Thursday, May 23, affirmed a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) decision that found a party with only a minority ownership interest in the owner of allegedly infringed marks did not have standing to seek cancellation of the marks.

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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.

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Patently-O

MAY 30, 2024

United States does focus on counterfeiting coins as well as implied contracts with the Federal Government. The Portland Mint then sued the government in the Court of Federal Claims, arguing it was entitled to payment for the genuine portion of the coins under the terms of the regulation and an implied contract. Siemens-Lungren Co. ,

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Intepat

MAY 17, 2024

This includes specifying whether the creator of the prompts, i.e. the prompt engineers, retains ownership or if the rights are transferred to another party, such as the employer or clients, as the case may be. Also, contracts should include intellectual property clauses that address the ownership and usage rights of the prompts.

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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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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

On the application, Thaler listed Creativity Machine as the author of the work and indicated himself to be the claimant, with a transfer statement explaining he acquired ownership of the work because of his “ownership of the machine.”.

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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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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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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. It’s a simple idea, but one that hasn’t taken off yet. One potential use is Safe Creative’s.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 18, 2022

It’s an unofficial copyright registration service that primarily serves European countries, where formal registration with a government copyright office is not required, but proof of ownership is often still desired. Safe Creative is a third party non-repudiation service. The approach they take to NFTs is fairly simple.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 26, 2022

“Web3 cannot and should not be reduced to blockchain when the real shift is towards user ownership of digital assets… This definitional shift focuses attention on what assets can be legally owned and the meaning of ownership “rights,” more generally, in the emerging digital spaces of web3.”. . user ownership of digital assets)?

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

200, passed in 1980, streamlined and relaxed federal government policy regarding patent rights to inventions developed with federal grant money. Prior to Bayh-Dole, some federal agencies had patent policies which required grant recipients to give ownership of resulting patents to the government. United States , No.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

This is a case focusing on ownership of social media accounts. See “ Social Media Ownership Disputes Part II: Bridal Wear Company Takes Back Control of Instagram Account from Ex-Employee ” and “ Another Confused Entry in the Social Media Account Ownership Jurisprudence–JLM v. (See We blogged this case twice before.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 26, 2022

A principal purpose of the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 was imposing a uniform patent ownership policy on all federal agencies. The Bayh-Dole Act established a uniform policy requiring all agencies to waive invention ownership to those making patentable discoveries with their support. The burden was particularly heavy on small businesses.

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Nelligan Law

APRIL 22, 2024

In a bid to promote inclusive homeownership and accommodate diverse religious beliefs, the Canadian government is venturing into the realm of Islamic finance. The government is exploring avenues to broaden the availability of “Halal mortgages”.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Advancing equity and civil rights when using AI in criminal justice, government benefits, hiring, and other areas. “[T]he Federal Government will ensure that the collection, use, and retention of data is lawful, is secure, and mitigates privacy and confidentiality risks.” ” Improving government use of AI. .”

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Patently-O

MAY 22, 2024

Whether a present assignment of future inventions automatically conveys legal title to those inventions when the inventions come into being, or instead merely conveys equitable title and requires a separate written instrument to transfer legal ownership. Here, this California based contract is governed by California law of contracts.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 25, 2024

A Pennsylvania federal judge said Monday that no copyright dispute exists between the son of a music producer who recorded interviews with rock icons such as Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger and a man who sold the collection, reasoning that the son had no right to the recordings because they were never registered for copyrights with the federal government. (..)

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

On February 20, 2024, a Brazilian congress member, Antônio Luiz Rodrigues Mano Júnior (known as Júnior Mano), introduced a bill to amend the national IP Statute (Law #9,279/96) and regulate the ownership of inventions generated by artificial intelligence systems.

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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. That public needs to know that their government agencies are completing the work they are tasked with, providing independent oversight of their designated industries and activities.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 23, 2023

” “We falsely claimed legal ownership over these songs to receive royalty payments,” Teran adds, noting that the scheme brought in millions. Government also shared its sentencing position this week. [W]e discovered there were recorded songs of musicians and bands on the internet that were not being monetized.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 15, 2024

Copyright Act preventing Thaler from claiming copyright in the AI-generated work, and that standard principles of property law enables ownership of the work to vest in Thaler, who created the AI system at issue in the case. The reply brief argues that there is no human authorship requirement under the U.S.

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