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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/02/trade-mark-opposition-decisions-in.html On 18 February 2020, a short yet notable announcement was made by the Trade mark Office of China (CTMO): The Announcement on the Publication of Trade mark Opposition Decisions Online (‘the Announcement’, in Chinese). As announced, as of 1 January 2020, all the decisions on trade mark oppositions will be... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-rights-of-actors-and-audiovisual.html The Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances, signed in 2012 (read here), is about to enter into force (April 28, 2020) after the ratification by Indonesia on January 28, 2020. The objective of the Treaty is to ameliorate the working conditions for performing actors and other audiovisual performers, this by... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/02/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_24.html This Kat has much to think about To this Kat’s surprise, it’s already nearly the end of February – but regardless of your relationship to the passage of time, it’s never too late to catch up on the IPKat’s posts from the past week. CopyrightGuestKat Thomas Key identified some... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/02/saved-by-frand-trial-date-birss-j.html Exhibit XXX-1: The most convincing evidence in this application wasthe scheduled FRAND trial date What is better than FRAND? Disclosure, obviously! So put the two together and you have what can only be described as every judge’s favorite type of hearing. Cue Mr Justice Birss last week who issued his... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/02/diminishing-enjoyment-as-test-for-plant.html Kat friend Doug Calhoun brings us a report of a recent judgment from New Zealand involving a plant variety right. Plant variety rights cases are as rare as hens’ teeth. In the 45 years that the New Zealand PVR Act has been in place, there have only been two... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/02/book-review-copyright-and-collective.html Former Guest Kat Mathilde Pavis offers readers a review of the book by Daniela Simone, “Copyright and Collective Authorship: Locating the Authors of Collaborative Works”. The copyright dispute over the script of the hit film Florence Foster Jenkins revived interest in the joint-authorship test for copyright in the UK... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/02/thursday-thingies_20.html It’s a new week, which means only one thing: fresh Katfood! I promise that this Katfood will satisfy your taste buds… Adding this Katfood to my diary JETLaw’s 2019-2020 Annual Symposium, Vanderbilt University Law School A theme that becomes more relevant everyday: Tech Influence. Join JETLaw on 20 February... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/02/can-states-pirate-works-without-paying.html Of all the matters before the Supreme Court this term, this Kat is anxiously awaiting an opinion in one pirating case: Allen v. Cooper. The case concerns the validity of the Copyright Remedy Clarification Act (CRCA) (1990), a bill that abrogates state sovereign immunity with respects to copyright infringement.... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-top-ten-highlights-of-china.html Since 2009, every year the National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC) solicits nominations from all sectors of society for ‘The Top Ten Highlights of China Copyright’. On 11 February, the NCAC announced the ten winners for 2019 (see Katpost on the result of 2018 here). 1. Significant achievements in combating... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/02/big-horn-signs-infringe-red-bulls-eu.html One of the ‘Big Horn’ signs in question Like many a world renowned brand, Red Bull has inevitably faced difficulties on the trade mark front, both in the registration and maintenance of its marks (see here), and in its opposition of ‘similar’ marks for which registration has been sought.... Continue reading
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