http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2018/08/10-million-us-patents-since-1790-and_20.html This is part 2 of a series of 3 posts containing Andrew Waugh QC’s review of US patents since 1790 – part 1 can be found by clicking here. Patent No. 2,000,000 – 1935 Patent No. 2,000,000 (2,009,957th) – April 30, 1935 1,000,000 in 24 years (41,667 a year) Patent number... Continue reading
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2018/08/can-copyright-be-trumped-by-penal-law.html Kat friends Adar Bengom (Ortal) and Jenia Melkhior, from Herzog Fox & Ne’eman in Tel-Aviv, report on how obscenity may render copyright in a work unenforceable in certain circumstances, at least according to one court in Israel. Can concerns over obscenity cut back on copyright protection? Given a recent... Continue reading
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2018/08/10-million-us-patents-since-1790-and.html How has US patenting changed over the past 230 years? Inspired by the announcement that the USPTO has just issued its 10 millionth patent, litigation supremo Andrew Waugh QC has delved into the inventions behind the statistics. The Constitution of The United States of America (then 13 states of New... Continue reading
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2018/08/book-review-legal-challenges-of-social.html This Kat is particularly interested in the laws that relate to social media, since it now features in her teaching schedule and research agenda (see here), she has come to see that it is of growing importance to rights-holders, businesses, and therefore IP and IT lawyers alike. So she... Continue reading
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2018/08/berlin-court-framing-of-copyright.html Just when you think all has been said about linking, framingand communication to the public, another judgment shows up and proves you wrong. This time, a legal dispute between the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (DDB = ”German Digital Library”, the German content provider for Europeana) and the Verwertungsgesellschaft Bild-Kunst (VG... Continue reading
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2018/08/oh-why-oh-i-wonder-if-it-is-substantial.html Ed Sheeran is considered by many in the UK as something of a national treasure, and by others around the world an international star. He’s a singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer and actor, who has sold more than 26 million albums and 100 million singles worldwide, making him one... Continue reading
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2018/08/swedish-court-requests-cjeu-to-clarify.html Y owned a share in Dacom Ltd, a company in Sweden of which he subsequently was the sole owner between 2007-2011. Informed Portfolio Management (IPM) is a Swedish company that deals with capital management. In 2003, Y entered into a contract with IPM under which it was agreed that... Continue reading
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2018/08/book-review-mediation-creating-value-in.html Readers will no doubt agree that IP disputes can be highly complex, often involving teams of experts to keep a close eye on the vast range of legal, procedural, and jurisdictional issues, requiring considerable resources and costs. So, it’s no wonder that there is an increasing interest in utilising... Continue reading
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2018/08/you-are-google-of-what.html Try as we do, trademark law inevitably seems to lag behind the diversity of uses of a mark. The recurring issue is whether to expand the legal scope of marks to include uses that go beyond the source identification function and the protection of a well-known mark. While it... Continue reading
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2018/08/cjeu-rules-that-unauthorized-re-posting.html The Cordoba photo at issue in Renckhoff Today the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its last copyright judgment [but also – incredibly – the first copyright judgment of 2018] before the summer break. In Renckhoff, C-161/17 it ruled – contrary to the Opinion of Advocate... Continue reading