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In general, when the shutter on a camera is tripped to make a photo, the photographer who pressed the button

According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product

owns the copyright. But photographers often work with others when making their photographs, such as the art

; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

Examples of combination products may in

director, stylist, assistant or even the Photoshop editor. So does that person get to share with the photog

lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

rapher the copyright of the photograph? It depends.

Unless it is agreed to in writing, if the work done by

here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe

the other person would not qualify on its own to be copyrightable -- such as when the art director has the “

d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

Combination pro

idea” to place the model on the hood of a red car -- then the copyright is not jointly held. Neither will a

ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc

easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi

“unified” work. Note that these rules do not apply to the “work for hire” scenario or when you are transferr

nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically

ing a copyright.

Instead, for a photograph’s copyright to be jointly held with someone other than the photo

and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ

grapher, both the photographer and the contributors must have intended at the time the photograph was made t

ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi

o be joint authors. Specifically, the Copyright Act of 1976 states that a joint work is “a work prepared by

ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

Following aspects would a

two or more authors with the intention that their contributions be merged into inseparable or inter-dependen

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod

t parts of a unitary whole.” This question is important because when you share the copyright of a photograph

cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin

with others, you have to agree on how it is to be exploited or licensed, and you must share the profits.

R

tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen

egardless of the law, though, a contributor to your photograph still may make a claim for joint copyright ow

t?

As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel

nership of it. While you should be able to thwart those efforts, it can cost you time and money and create i

ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

ll will. So be sure that any documentation that you are required to sign for a job clearly gives you sole ow

y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products

nership of the copyright. And when you hire assistants for your shoot or for Photoshop editing, put it in wr

.

As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de

iting with your assistant that you retain sole ownership of the copyrights regardless of the work performed.

elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

Take my advice; get professional help. PhotoAttorney

Copyright 2005 Carolyn E. Wright All Rights Reserve

tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

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