December 20, 2017Artists and graphic designers either desire to - for their own personal reasons or are frequently asked to create images/t-shirt designs/memes or even complete replicas of existing images for commercial purposes.
March 30, 2017A Deed of Assignment of Intellectual Property is an agreement between an individual or corporation transferring its intellectual property to another individual or corporation, but signed as a deed.
January 16, 2017This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com discusses an ongoing patent battle between the University of California and the Broad Institute over the control of patent rights related to a revolutionary gene editing technology.
November 21, 2016This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com stresses the importance of determining ownership of Intellectual Property (IP) within a contract when dealing with independent contractors.
March 04, 2016This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com highlights the importance of obtaining the broadest possible rights in intellectual property created by an independent contractor in the course of their work for the hiring party (also known in the US as "work made for hire").
February 14, 2016The hugely successful corporation, Google, was a spin off from research done for a PhD thesis at Stanford. But if your business is considering working with IP that originates from a university, there are many questions to ask.
July 06, 2015This article discusses the UFADAA, a model US statute that aims to make online websites require confirmation by the account holder that they agree to limit their digital assets in accordance with the user agreement.
April 15, 2015This article posted on our partner site Mondaq.com discusses the intellectual property challenges for designers and manufacturers of products amidst the advancements of 3D printing technology.