The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued guidance on inventorship determinations for inventions developed with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI-assisted inventions). Inventorship of...more
Amid concerns from inventors, applicants and their representatives that the COVID-19 outbreak is creating hardships in maintaining the prosecution and protection of patents and trademarks, the Director of the United States...more
Gregory J. Nowak, a partner and practice leader for hedge funds in Pepper Hamilton’s Private Fund Services Practice Group, hosts a series of candid, interactive webinar discussions for West LegalEdcenter on what is going on...more
2/25/2020
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Asset Management ,
Copyright ,
Data Privacy ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Investment Firms ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Private Funds ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademarks
With a constantly evolving legal landscape, colleges, universities and independent schools encounter a vast spectrum of new topics on any given day. Pepper Hamilton's Higher Education Practice Group has created its "In Brief"...more
11/6/2019
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Copyright ,
Copyright Applications ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Ownership ,
Fair Use ,
Grants ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventors ,
IP License ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Ownership ,
Patents ,
Research Funding ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Ownership ,
Trademarks ,
Universities
Can marijuana businesses receive federal copyright protection?
Yes. The requirements for registration with the U.S. Copyright Office are that the work is original, creative and fixed in some form of expression. These...more
7/18/2017
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Banking Sector ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Registration ,
Design Patent ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IRC Section 280E ,
IRS ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Patent Applications ,
Patents ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Popular ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO