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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/11/breaking-dusseldorf-court-refers.html While our American cousins were waking up early to put their turkeys in the oven this morning, the Düsseldorf court announced that it will be referring questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the high-stakes patent battle between Nokia and Daimler [Katposts here and... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/11/tpm-circumvention-and-website-blocking.html Blocking application Website blocking orders in IP cases (mostly, though not solely, in relation to copyright-infringing websites) are routinely granted in several jurisdictions, whether in Europe or third countries. The availability of such relief has been established in case law, administrative frameworks and academic studies alike. The Court of... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/11/guest-post-european-commission-unveils.html The IPKat is pleased to host the following guest post by former GuestKat Bertrand Sautier on the recently released European Commission’s Action Plan on IP. Here’s what Bertrand writes: European Commission unveils new IP Action Plan by Bertrand Sautier The IPKat’s own action plan Following the publication of the New... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-fate-of-uk-spcs-in-brexit-era.html To prepare for Brexit, the UK has incorporated many provisions of EU law into its own statute. This includes the SPC Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 469/2009). SPC protection in the UK will thus broadly remain unchanged following the transition period. However, in the small-print there are some potentially critical changes... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/11/monday-miscellany.html This Kat has much to think about Another week, another roundup of Kat-curated miscellany. Conferences and Events This year’s Competition Law in the Pharmaceutical Sector Conference will be held fully online on 3 December 2020, with a special IP Kat reader discount of 15% available with the use of... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/11/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_22.html This Kat is excited to bring you all the highlights of last week from a rainy South Africa… A great day to stay inside and catch up on some IP news… COPYRIGHT In Denmark, the general opinion has long been that assignment from the author to a music publisher of “all rights... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/11/around-ip-blogs_22.html The extra winter weight Copyright While EU Member States are struggling with the implementation of Art. 17 of the DSM Directive [see The IPKat’s comment on the German implementation proposal here], the Polish referral as to the article’s incompatibility with the EU Fundamental Rights Charter is pending before the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/11/book-review-patent-games-in-global-south.html On this Kat’s night stand during the long, locked-down nights in Florence was Amaka Vanni’s monograph Patent Games in the Global South: Pharmaceutical Patent Law-Making in Brazil, India and Nigeria (Hart 2020). Vanni is not just a legal scholar, but also a documentary filmmaker—and it shows in her writing.... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/11/cannabis-conceptual-comparison-and.html Kats come back, even if not on the very next day. This time it is former Guest Kat Antonella Gentile, who has kindly provided IPKat with a report of the recent EUIPO gathering (“Tertulia”) on recent trademark case law. This blogger recently had the opportunity to attend the EUIPO... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/11/guest-post-implementation-of-article-17.html The IPKat is pleased to host the following guest post by Martin Senftleben and Christina Angelopoulos, focusing on the forthcoming national transpositions of Article 17 of Directive 2019/790 (CDSMS) [Katposts here] and what lies ahead for EU policy and law. Here’s what Martin and Christina write: The Implementation of... Continue reading
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