In: The IPKat BLOG
http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/around-ip-blogs.html This Kat is pondering patent pools In another busy week for IP, there’s been lively discussion in all corners of the IP blogosphere.CopyrightThe Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice (JIPLP) discussed the Hungarian position on the InfoSoc directive’s parody exception, with the Municipal Court of Appeals having confirmed that... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/book-review-conflict-of-laws-on-internet.html In a world largely of national laws with territorial jurisdiction and enforcement, the internet is a complicating factor. Online activities have the potential for instantaneous, global effects, implicating a variety of national legal regimes. Thus, as the internet becomes increasingly integral to much of our daily lives, conflict of... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/ip-law-summer-school-also-returning.html (The computer room at) Downing College in Cambridge Readers of The IPKat will be well acquainted with the IP Law Summer School, which Informa traditionally organizes within the beautiful premises of Downing College in Cambridge (UK). This year, for obvious reasons and for the first time, the IP Law... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/guest-post-art-is-wall-picasso-nesjar.html The IPKat is happy to host the following guest blog post by Mira T. Sundara Rajan on recent developments in Norway, which raise some intriguing questions concerning copyright’s moral rights. Here’s what Mira, who would like to thank Beatrice Ignacius (for her outstanding research assistance with Norwegian law) and... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/guest-post-covid-19-accelerates-need.html The impact of COVID-19 on intellectual property has been discussed in Kat posts here. Another important perspective to consider is that of SMEs. Béatrix de Russé, Former Vice President Worldwide IP and Licensing at Thomson/Technicolor, Member of the IP Hall of Fame and Member of the 4iP Council Advisory... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/live-streaming-of-sound-recordings-in.html Last week, Kenya’s copyright regulatory authority, Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) issued a clarification on the issue of rates payable and responsibilities of Disc Jockeys (DJs) for streaming recorded music on digital platforms. KECOBO provided its own take on how much DJs and/or owners of business premises that play recorded... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/book-review-cambridge-handbook-of.html The Cambridge Handbook of Copyright in Street Art and Graffiti, edited by Enrico Bonadio (City University of London), is the first book to bring together a comprehensive analysis on the issues of copyright and street art, providing a timely volume of various perspectives. Graffiti has taken on a new... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/guest-post-digital-culture-wave-4-of-6.html The IPKat is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriend John Shaw (Blake Morgan), tackling the content of the recent report on ‘Digital Culture’ prepared by the the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) in collaboration with the Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre led by Nesta. Here’s what John writes: Digital Culture... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/when-trademark-was-unregistered-but.html A trade mark registration is certainly a nice thing to have, but it is not a prerequisite for mounting a successful trade mark opposition. Kat friend Chia Ling Koh describes an interesting recent example, Florian Mack v Golden Cala Trading EST [2020] SGIPOS 5, a matter brought before IPOS,... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/05/no-longer-merck-y-high-court-determines.html Another week, another English High Court decision in a long-running trade mark dispute. This time it was Merck KGaA v Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp and Ors [2020] EWHC 1273 (Ch), regarding issues remitted by the Court of Appeal back in November 2017 [fun fact: also the month that... Continue reading
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