INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Intellectual property law recognizes certain exclusive rights in creative works, inventions, marks, and confidential information. The question is always: what kind of IP is this, who holds the rights, and what does the law actually protect?
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Interchange means the concepts are related — not that the domains or concepts are legally identical.
Licenses and assignments of IP rights are contracts. The terms of the agreement define the scope of the grant.
IP rights can be owned by entities. Employment and work-for-hire arrangements affect initial ownership.
IP rights are a form of intangible property. They can be transferred, licensed, and encumbered.
Sci-Finance™ analytical concepts — not governing-law terminology.
Who created the work? Who holds the rights? What is the subject matter?
What rights exist inside this IP? Are they divisible? Can they be licensed separately?
What registration, filing, or instrument records the IP right or its transfer?
What changed because of the assignment, license, or infringement?
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