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[Guest post] ‘Upload filters’ and human rights: implementing Article 17 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/guest-post-upload-filters-and-human.html The IPKat is happy to host a guest contribution by Felipe Romero Moreno (University of Hertfordshire), based on a recent scholarly article available here, on the national transpositions of Article 17 of the Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market [Katposts here], which the European Parliament adopted a year... Continue reading
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Around the IP blogs

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/around-ip-blogs_26.html While most of us are confined at our homes, the IP blogs are more active than ever. Be sure not to miss recent posts around the IP blogosphere! Home alone Patents For patent blogs, the UPC ruling of the German Constitutional Court became a major subject last week [read... Continue reading
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Wednesday Whimsies

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/wednesday-whimsies.html This Kat is staying on top of her work Although it’s safest to stay home, that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy IP law from wherever you are. Events & TrainingWhile the Retromark conference may have been cancelled, you can enjoy its social distancing equivalent tomorrow (26 March) at 5.30pm UK time.... Continue reading
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Does the requirement for a “technical contribution” in a novel selection survive? (if selecting from convergent lists) (T 1621/16)

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/does-requirement-for-technical.html The EPO has famously strict requirements with respect to support for amendments. An important principle in the prosecution of patent applications is that any amendments the applicant makes to the application must have basis or support in the application as filed. The EPO is particularly strict with regards to amendments based... Continue reading
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The President of The Community Plant Variety Office decides on an extension to deadlines due to COVID-19

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-president-of-community-plant.html Yesterday, the 24th of March, the President of the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) took a “Decision concerning the extension of time limits” that fall in the period 17 March – 3 May included, until 4 May 2020 for parties to proceedings before the Office and the Board of Appeal.... Continue reading
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Are lemmings a threat to the Disney+ brand?

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/are-lemmings-threat-to-disney-brand.html Ask a Kat reader what comes to his mind when hearing the word “lemming”, and he will probably say: “Aren’t they the rodents [Merpel says, “technically they are voles”] that live in the frozen north and who every so often commit mass suicide by hurtling themselves over a cliff... Continue reading
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Allen v. Cooper – U.S. States Have Sovereign Immunity from Copyright Damages

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/allen-v-cooper-us-states-have-sovereign.html Capture of the Pirate, Blackbeard, 1718 By J. L. G. Ferris Last month, this Kat posited my observations and predictions regarding a case before the U.S. Supreme Court about state sovereign immunity in copyright, Allen v. Cooper. Today, the Supreme Court issued a disappointing ruling; all 9 justices concurred that... Continue reading
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Book Review: Research Handbook on Art and Law

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/book-review-research-handbook-on-art.html Having worked for a legal aid organization that serves the arts community in my state, this Kat has learned that the intersection of arts and law provides a variety of unique insights and challenges. Thus, it is a pleasure to present Research Handbook on Art and Law from Edward Elgar... Continue reading
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If once is a misfortune and twice is careless, three times is…? Genentech loses UK SPC for Lucentis due to costly procedural error

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/if-once-is-misfortune-and-twice-is.html In the field of patents, an unintentional failure to pay the right fees at the right time can be a very costly mistake. The costs of a mistake are potentially even more significant for Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPC). SPCs provide extra years of patent protection (up to 5 years)... Continue reading
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Swedish Supreme Court favours copyright protection over freedom of information and of the press

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/swedish-supreme-court-favours-copyright.html Earlier this week, the Swedish Supreme Court issued its decision in an interesting copyright case: T 4412-19 (commonly referred to as the “metal pole case”). In a nutshell, the case concerned the relationship between, on the one hand, copyright and related rights in a film and, on the other... Continue reading