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Practice question: Ownership of Patents

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Practice question

For commissioned inventive work, what does Section 30.1 provide?
  1. The customer never owns a patent.
  2. The inventor always owns despite every contract.
  3. The commissioning person owns the patent unless the contract otherwise provides.
  4. Every commissioned invention is public domain immediately.
  5. Only the equipment supplier owns it.

Legal references

  • RA8293, IP Code, Sections28–30,71–76: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8293_1997.html

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