ip-clause-reviewlisted

# IP Clause Review — Bangladesh Config gate (portfolio register) + root guardrails + `references/statute-index.md` IP table. All four core IP statutes are 2009–2023 vintage and their **rules are still being issued** — tag rule-dependent mechanics `[verify current rules — /bd-law-watch:update-check --topic ip]`. ## Doctrine anchors for review - **Copyright Act 2023** (replacing the 2000 Act): course-of-employment works vest in the employer by default, commissioned works need express assignment; **assignments must be in writing**, and check the Act's term/reversion mechanics for assignments; **moral rights (paternity/integrity) are not fully waivable** — draft "to the fullest extent permitted" consents, not waivers. Registration is not required for subsistence but materially helps enforcement — recommend it for crown-jewel works. - **Patent Act 2022:** 20-year term; employee-invention ownership should be contractually explicit (name inventors, present assignment of future inventions in the field of employment); **LDC graduation (Nov 2026)** ends the pharma-patent transition comfort — any pharma-adjacent clause gets a graduation flag. - **Industrial Designs Act 2023:** registration-based; check novelty-destroying disclosure timing in NDAs/launches. - **Trademarks Act 2009:** licences should be recorded (registered-user provisions) for enforcement value; quality-control language preserves the mark; unregistered marks → passing-off only, weaker — recommend