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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_29.html Spring has sprung in the northern hemisphere and, as always, it’s never too late to catch up with our Katnews! Article 17 of the DSM Directive is valid – After about 3 years since the Republic of Poland lodged its action against the European Parliament and the Council... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/guest-post-wipos-african-group-hits.html WIPO is gearing up for the 42nd session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights and the Africa Group at WIPO has submitted a proposal for a Work Program on Limitations and Exceptions (L&Es). Katfriends Desmond Oriakhogba and Dick Kawooya have provided a highlight of the key... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-uk-ipo-publishes-its-research.html The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has today published its Research Priorities for 2022-23. In it they are looking for expressions of interest for areas including the following: online copyright infringement tracker, counterfeit goods tracker, economics of streaming, trade secrets, AI and IP, IP and innovation, the cost of... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/non-domestication-of-trips-agreement.html Last month, the Federal High Court of Nigeria (Abuja division) delivered 2 judgments in two trade mark registration cases involving Fan Milk International A/S (Fan Milk) and Mandarin Oriental Services B.V (Mandarin Oriental). Both cases dealt with the questions of (i) what constitutes the appropriate test in determining similarities... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/article-17-of-dsm-directive-is-valid.html Censored … As The IPKat reported earlier today, nearly 3 years after the Republic of Poland lodged its action (C-401/19) against the European Parliament and the Council requesting that the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) annul Article 17 of the DSM Directive – in part or... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/breaking-article-17-of-dsm-directive-is.html Let there be light! Nearly 3 years after the Republic of Poland lodged its action (C-401/19) against the European Parliament and the Council requesting that the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) annul Article 17 of the DSM Directive – in part or as a whole –... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/tuesday-wonders_0263196132.html The sun may not be shining in every place, but there are certainly lots of IP events that will make your day and week brighter! Check them out below. A Kat preparing a full report of his naps Events OxFirst – “The Influence of Women in IP: Women and... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/guest-post-parasitic-advertising-on.html The IPKat is pleased to host the following contribution by Katfriends Anna Maria Stein and Lorenzo Maniaci (both Eversheds Sutherland) on a recent decision of the Italian Competition Authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato) which, for the first time, has imposed a sanction in connection with a... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-great-escape-rapidshares-managers.html From former Guest Kat Peter Ling comes an interesting report on that most rare of copyright cases, a criminal complaint based on infringement. What do Kat readers think—yes, no, maybe? Rapidshare was an online file hosting service that operated between 2002 and 2015. At its peak, it was among... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_20.html The holiday is over and this Kat hopes that all readers managed to renew their energies. What’s better than a summary of IPKat’s posts from the past two weeks and some leftover chocolate to get through the week? A Kat in desperate need of a coffee GuestKat Gabriele Girardello shared with... Continue reading
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