• Remembering Hershel Shanks (1930-2021) and the Dead Sea Scrolls copyright case: As relevant as ever

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/04/remembering-hershel-shanks-1930-2021.html If there is a place in the world to come for iconic copyright disputes, then surely the 1990’s Israeli case of Kimron v. Shanks, better known as the Dead Sea Scrolls case, will enjoy permanent tenancy. This Kat was reminded of it when he read that Hershel Shanks, the... Continue reading

     
  • Around the IP Blogs

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/04/around-blogs.html These Kats are hunting for Easter eggs What could make a Kat reader’s Easter happier than reading the latest updates from around the blogs? Copyright The buzz surrounding non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has been picked up by several IP blogs, with both TechnoLlama and The Fashion Law reflecting on what... Continue reading

     
  • IPKat/LSE Joint Event: The CJEU’s billion-dollar questions – who gets a SEP licence and when should an injunction be granted?

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/04/ipkatlse-joint-event-cjeus-billion.html Join us on 21 April at 2PM (London) No Aprils’ Fools jokes here.  The IPKat is excited to announce its joint panel event with the London School of Economics (LSE) on 21 April 2021 which will delve into the big questions before the Court of Justice of the European... Continue reading

     
  • [Guest post] Conference Report: The Third IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/03/guest-post-conference-report-third-ip.html It is that time of the year once again – Katfriends Irene Calboli and Jacques de Werra provide IPKat readers with a summary of the Third IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference. The previous IPIRA conference reports can be viewed here and here.  Here is what Irene and Jacques write:... Continue reading

     
  • Book Review: Copinger & Skone James on Copyright

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/03/book-review-copinger-skone-james-on.html Copinger & Skone on Copyright is now in its eighteenth edition, authored this time by Gwilym Harbottle; Nicholas Caddick QC; Professor Uma Suthersanen, together with a list of consulting and specialist editors.    The hardback version of this edition comes in two volumes. Volume One consists of 29 chapters... Continue reading

     
  • Chairman and Enlarged Board criticised for lack of impartiality in ViCo oral proceedings referral (G1/21)

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/03/chairman-and-enlarged-board-criticised.html What a difference a week makes. The decision of a Board of Appeal to refer the question of the legality of mandatory video-conference (ViCo) oral proceedings to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) was issued just over a week ago. Moving quickly, the EBA has already set the  hearing... Continue reading

     
  • Never Too Late: if you missed The IPKat last week

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/03/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_28.html   Let’s have a look at what the Kats were up to last week… Holding onto the last bits of Sunday…   PATENTS The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) referral from T1807/15 concerns the legality of oral proceedings conducted via Video Conferencing (ViCo) without the consent of all parties.... Continue reading

     
  • Around the Blogs

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/03/around-blogs.html This Kat is searching for IP news What better way to relax and look forward to the week ahead than consuming the latest IP news and views? Copyright The Kluwer Copyright Blog summarised and commented on the CJEU’s recent VG Kunst decision, concerning the nature and scope of the ‘communication... Continue reading

     
  • Sunday Surprises

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/03/sunday-surprises_28.html This Kat is soaking in the rays With another week of 2021 under our belts, it’s time to look ahead to forthcoming events and opportunities around the world of IP. Conferences & Events Fashion Law London will hold an online event on 13 April 2021, focusing on aspects of... Continue reading

     
  • New ERA events coming up with 25% IPKat readers’ discount

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/03/new-era-events-coming-up-with-25-ipkat.html Trier The IPKat has been informed that ERA – Academy of European Law, with its headquarters in beautiful Trier (Germany), is organizing three new events focusing on IP law. Also this year, The IPKat has negotiated a special 25% discount in the registration fee for its readers. In order... Continue reading