In: The IPKat BLOG
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/keeping-up-with-dutch-patent-litigation.html The DutchKat taking some timein her box to focus on just one thing – the latest half-year patent review (and her pink jingle ball) Last year the IPKat started a series recapping patent litigation in some of the major patent litigation jurisdictions in Europe (see reports from the Netherlands, Germany and... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/around-ip-blogs_16.html This Kat is ready for her close-up Another week, another voyage around the blogs. Copyright International obligations for criminal liability for copyright infringement were discussed from a New Zealand angle on the Kluwer Copyright Blog, especially in relation to whether Kim Dotcom (and others) should be extradited to the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/sunday-surprises_16.html It’s the weekend and this Kat would like to spoil you with some great news… Webinars It’s Sunday! To celebrate the publication of The Routledge Handbook of EU Copyright Law, edited by IFIM Director, Prof Eleonora Rosati, IFIM is delighted to host an online conference on 26 May... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_16.html Trade Marks Eleonora Rosati reported on a new CJEU referral concerning the role of intermediaries (in this case, online marketplaces) in trade mark infringement. The referral, initiated as part of a national infringement case in Belgium, asks the CJEU whether an online marketplace may be held directly liable for... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/ip-events-at-uic-school-of-law.html The AmeriKat has been somewhat preoccupied by her day job over the last few weeks, so is now starting to address her overflowing Kat-related mail tray. One such IP report was that of the virtual IP Master Class seminar held by UIC Law Center for Intellectual Property, Information, and... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/shadys-back-quantifying-damages-for.html The calculation of damages for copyright infringement is something that this Kat finds to be curious, sometimes sending her into a fuurrry, and other times she’s left wondering why the parties wasted their time over such a small recovery. She’ll let readers decide for themselves where this case falls… ... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/damages-for-patent-infringement-chinese.html Kat friends, Professors Bashayer Almajed and Bashar Malkawi, offer a summary of the current approach to damage calculations for patent infringement under Chinese law. Chinese Patent Law: A Multi-layered Approach to Damages The Chinese patent law was enacted in 1985 and amended in 1992, 2000 and 2008. Importantly, on... Continue reading
In: The IPKat BLOG
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/vaccine-platforms-and-limited-global.html IPKat friend, Professor Suma Athreye, offers her thoughts on the pressing issue of limited global vaccine production for COVID-19, and how IP can be managed for vaccine equity. “No one is safe till everyone is safe” was the rallying call of the WHO and EU in April 2020, when... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/joint-ipkat-blaca-ifim-live-webinar-on.html Do YouTube and cyberlocker Uploaded directly perform copyright-restricted acts? And, following from this: what is the relationship between the InfoSoc right of communication to the public and Article 17 of the DSM Directive? At what conditions is the hosting safe harbour available? And what about intermediary injunctions? These are... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/prs-and-qatar-airways-music-copyright.html Readers may remember this case between PRS and Qatar Airways from last year [Katpost here], for which the claim for global copyright infringement proceeds. In the latest hearing, on 23rd March 2021, the parties narrowed down the issues and dispute disclosure. Re-cap of the dispute The applicant, PRS, is a performing... Continue reading
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