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[Guest post] What do a (little) mermaid and a non-statutory caricature/parody exception share? A tale from Denmark

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/02/guest-post-what-do-little-mermaid-and.html The IPKat is pleased to host the guest contribution below by Katfriends Jakob Plesner Mathiasen, Hanne Kirk, and Philip Henszelman (all Gorrissen Federspiel) on a recent Danish decision tackling issues relating to copyright protection, non-statutory exceptions for parody/caricature, and freedom of expression. Here’s what they write: What do a... Continue reading
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A Master(s) Class in Genuine Use? UK IPO rejects revocation action, finding genuine use of registration for gin

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-masters-class-in-genuine-use-uk-ipo.html A recent decision by the UK IPO provides some interesting food (drink?) for thought on the endlessly uncertain question of genuine use, this time in connection with gin products. In this case, the UK IPO rejected a revocation action on the ground that the proprietor had put its... Continue reading
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Joe Rogan, Spotify, and the music streaming business model

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/02/joe-rogan-spotify-and-music-streaming.html Kat readers may be aware of the recent dispute over podcaster Joe Rogan. First Neil Young, followed by Joni Mitchell, demanded that Spotify, the exclusive distributor of Rogan’s podcast, reportedly the most-listened to podcast in the world, remove their music from the platform. They alleged that some of Rogan’s... Continue reading
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Ukraine to voluntarily implement Art. 17 of the Copyright DSM Directive

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/02/ukraine-to-voluntary-implement-art-17.html While certain EU Member States are still to transpose Directive (EU) 2019/790 (Copyright DSM Directive), Ukraine, a non-EU country, has decided to implement certain provisions from the Directive. This includes Art. 17 of the Copyright DSM Directive on uses of copyright-protected content by certain internet platforms (the so-called “online... Continue reading
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Monday Miscellany

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/02/monday-miscellany.html Although spring is one month and a couple of days away from us, IP events and opportunities are already blooming and you can find a bundle of the best here. A Kat trying to negotiate an early spring with Mother Nature Conferences and events EPO Tech Day 2022 –... Continue reading
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[Guest post] Conference Report: Fourth IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia Conference

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/02/guest-post-conference-report-fourth-ip.html It is that time of the year once again – Katfriend Irene Calboli provides IPKat readers with a summary of the Fourth IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference. The previous three IPIRA conference reports can be viewed here, here and here. Below is what Irene writes: Conference... Continue reading
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Around the IP Blogs

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/02/around-ip-blogs_13.html The IP blogs have been active over the past week bursting with a wide range of different topics. The IPKat has once again compiled some of them for you. TRADE MARKS It’s time to take a look at last year’s statistics. In 2021, there was a 14.4% increase in... Continue reading
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In Memoriam: Ronald J. Lehrman (1932-2022)

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/02/in-memoriam-ronald-j-lehrman-1932-2022.html IPKat was saddened by the announcement that Ron Lehrman passed away on Wednesday, February 9th. In 1969, Ron, together with Peter Weiss, Heinz Dawid and Alvin Fross, established Weiss, Dawid, Fross & Lehrman – now known as Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C. Based in New York City with... Continue reading
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New Guidelines for Trade mark Examination and Trial in China have enforced since 1 January 2022

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/02/new-guidelines-for-trade-mark.html On 16 November 2021, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), through Announcement No 462, released the Guidelines for Trade Mark Examination and Trial (the Guidelines 2022, accessible here; for now, they are only in Chinese). As of 1 January 2022, the Guidelines 2022 have come into effect, repealing... Continue reading
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Dutch court rejects copyright infringement claim on Anne Frank’s works due to geoblocking

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/02/dutch-court-rejects-copyright.html The diary of Anne Frank is renowned throughout the world. In some countries, the diary and other scripts and works of Anne Frank are still protected by copyright. After her tragic death, her father Otto Frank, inherited the copyrights on her works. In a recent case before the district... Continue reading