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Sunday Surprises

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/04/sunday-surprises.html Webinars Join Fashion Law London on April 13,l 2021 for “The New Age of Fashion: Sustainable Horizons”, an event entirely dedicated to sustainability and its legal significance for the fashion sector.! Tickets are available here. On April 13 and 14, the University College of London (UCL) is conducting a... Continue reading
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Never Too Late: if you missed the IPKat last week

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/04/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html This Kat wants you to admire her whiskers Why not round off Eastertime with an IPKat roundup? Copyright Book review editor Hayleigh Bosher published a comprehensive review of the latest edition of Copinger & Skone James on Copyright, highlighting its usefulness to practitioners and researchers alike. Patents GuestKat Rose Hughes... Continue reading
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[Guest post] The Lego Case T-515/19: A building block castle built up on sand

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/04/guest-post-lego-case-t-51519-building.html The IPKat is pleased to host the following analysis by Vincenzo Vinciguerra (Weblegal and Cattolica University) on the recent design decision of the General Court in Lego, T-515/19. Here’s what Vincenzo writes: The Lego Case T-515/19: A building block castle built up on sand by Vincenzo Vinciguerra In Lego... Continue reading
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IPKat Reader Discount: UIC John Marshall Law School’s IP Master Class this Friday

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/04/ipkat-reader-discount-uic-john-marshall.html The AmeriKat is ready to learn more in the UIC IP Master class this Friday The IPKat is pleased to announce this Friday’s IP Master Class organized by the UIC John Marshall Law School. The UIC Law’s IP Master Class Series presents comprehensive seminars on critical and emerging areas of... Continue reading
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UK Court of Appeal will not depart from EU on Communication to the Public: TuneIn Radio

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/04/uk-court-of-appeal-will-not-depart-from.html As previously reported by the IPKat here in 2019 the High Court of England and Wales weighed in on communication to the public, in what the court called ‘a test case’ about infringement of copyright in sound recordings accessed via an online platform that connects users to radio stations around the... Continue reading
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Around the IP Blogs

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/04/around-ip-blogs.html There are a few new articles on the blogs…let this Kat introduce you to them. Enjoying the blogs… Patents Where is human after all in Artificial Intelligence? This question was answered by Kluwer Patent Blog where a thesis was proposed which entails that it is necessary to take... Continue reading
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Remembering Hershel Shanks (1930-2021) and the Dead Sea Scrolls copyright case: As relevant as ever

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/04/remembering-hershel-shanks-1930-2021.html If there is a place in the world to come for iconic copyright disputes, then surely the 1990’s Israeli case of Kimron v. Shanks, better known as the Dead Sea Scrolls case, will enjoy permanent tenancy. This Kat was reminded of it when he read that Hershel Shanks, the... Continue reading
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Around the IP Blogs

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/04/around-blogs.html These Kats are hunting for Easter eggs What could make a Kat reader’s Easter happier than reading the latest updates from around the blogs? Copyright The buzz surrounding non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has been picked up by several IP blogs, with both TechnoLlama and The Fashion Law reflecting on what... Continue reading
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IPKat/LSE Joint Event: The CJEU’s billion-dollar questions – who gets a SEP licence and when should an injunction be granted?

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/04/ipkatlse-joint-event-cjeus-billion.html Join us on 21 April at 2PM (London) No Aprils’ Fools jokes here. The IPKat is excited to announce its joint panel event with the London School of Economics (LSE) on 21 April 2021 which will delve into the big questions before the Court of Justice of the European... Continue reading
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[Guest post] Conference Report: The Third IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/03/guest-post-conference-report-third-ip.html It is that time of the year once again – Katfriends Irene Calboli and Jacques de Werra provide IPKat readers with a summary of the Third IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference. The previous IPIRA conference reports can be viewed here and here. Here is what Irene and Jacques write:... Continue reading