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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/adele-spotify-and-right-of-integrity.html A few days ago, Adele released her new studio album “30“. Following the news, a tweet went viral in which the singer called on streaming platform Spotify to disable the feature known as “shuffle” on her freshly released album. This feature allows users to listen to songs from an album, playlist... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/copyright-rights-and-remuneration-of.html As previously discussed, the Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) Bill proposed new laws for equitable remuneration for streaming, contract adjustment, right of revocation and transparency. The Bill was debated in the UK Parliament on Friday 3rd December. Here’s what happened [aside from a whole load of completely... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/11/a-tale-of-two-ports-gc-holds-portwo-gin.html Kat friend, Becky Knott, promises that she doesn’t just write about alcohol, see here, but a recent decision involving the Protected Designation of Origin for ‘Porto’ caught her eye (palate?). Protected Designation of Origins (PDOs) seem to invariably raise interesting issues, and the recent decision of the General Court... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/11/book-review-handbook-of-intellectual_29.html This Kat continues her review of the “Handbook of Intellectual Property Research” (ed. by I. Calboli and M. Montagnani, OUP, 912 pp.), published recently in open access (review of Parts I and II, here). After discussing traditional legal methods in Parts I and II, the second half of the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/11/guest-post-flattery-or-freeloading-use.html The IPKat is pleased to host another guest contribution by Jan Jacobi (Kindred Group) on an interesting Dutch case relating to image rights as applied to the evocation of someone’s own image. Here’s what Jan writes: Flattery or freeloading? The use of look-a-likes within the context of image rights by Jan... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-annual-world-intellectual-property.html On 8 November 2021, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published its annual World Intellectual Property Indicators Report (WIPI), reviewing global IP activity in 2020. WIPI compiles data from around 150 IP authorities (both national and regional) and WIPO concerning filing, registration and renewals on IP rights. It finds... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/11/obituary-professor-margaret-sophia-moy.html The IPKat Team was extremely saddened to receive news of the untimely passing of Professor Margaret Sophia Moy Llewelyn. Professors Estelle Derclaye, Lionel Bently and Robert Burrell have kindly shared the in memoriam below: Obituary – Professor Margaret Sophia Moy Llewelyn (1962-2021) Margaret Llewelyn, Honorary Professor of Intellectual Property... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/11/around-ip-blogs_29.html Thanksgiving just gets this Kat all warm and tingly and all kinds of wonderful inside. Let’s see what the other IP blogs have been up to this week:- Trade Marks “Metaverse” has become centre stage after Facebook announced that it had changed its company name to... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/11/bayer-v-teva-drug-formulation-patent.html The recent decision of the English High Court in Bayer v Teva [2021] EWHC 2690 (Pat) is another example in which the UK courts have found a pharmaceutical invention to be the obvious outcome of routine drug development. In the Supreme Court decision Actavis v ICOS the court found a drug dose selection obvious in... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/11/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_28.html Another week is coming to an end! Perfect timing for a weekly review of last week’s posts! TRADE MARKS In the context of European trade, proving trade mark exhaustion can be challenging. Based on the CJEU’s Van Doren Lifestyle judgment, the burden of proof concerning trade mark exhaustion rests... Continue reading
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