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    The copyright question that no one wanted: the rights of immigrant minors in their drawings in connection with their detention along the U.S./Mexico border

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-copyright-question-that-no-one.html Kat readers are likely aware of the dispute that has arisen in the U.S. over the detention of immigrant children, separated from their parents at the U.S./ Mexico border, in facilities often lacking basic necessities, such as soap, a toothbrush and toothpaste. On the one hand, authorities point out... Continue reading

     
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    Book review: Copyright and fan productivity in China

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/book-review-copyright-and-fan.html The accommodation of user-generated creativity within copyright law has consistently proved challenging.  In Europe, the closed catalogue of exceptions and limitations allowed under the InfoSoc Directive has been often ‘accused’ of excessive rigidity. In the context of the discussion that eventually led to the adoption of the DSM Directive,... Continue reading

     
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    Freedom of expression transcends morality in US trademark registration

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/freedom-of-expression-transcends.html Freedom of expression and IP: a happy relationship? The IPKat is delighted to host the analysis below by Thomas Key, a JD student at Chicago-Kent Law School, on the recent decision of the US Supreme Court in Iancu v. Brunetti. Here’s what Thomas writes: Erik Brunetti Freedom of Expression... Continue reading

     
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    Event report – Second IP Researchers Europe Conference in Geneva

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/event-report-second-ip-researchers.html The IPKat is happy to host this report prepared by Irene Calboli (Texas A&M University and Université de Genève) and Jacques de Werra (Université de Genève) on the conference that they have recently organized together with WIPO and WTO and that was held in Geneva in late June. Here’s what... Continue reading

     
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    Join the UK IPO working group on IP enforcement

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/join-uk-ipo-working-group-on-ip.html The UK Intelletual Property Office is looking for people with first-hand experience and/or a working knowledge of using the IP enforcement framework to protect their intellectual property to join their working group. The aim of the working group is to help the IPO to identify what issues rights holders and... Continue reading

     
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    Chanel’s ‘Double C’ trade mark loss in China – an unacceptable conclusion?

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/chanels-double-c-trade-mark-loss-in.html Recently, Chanel Co., Ltd. lost a trade mark infringement case regarding its ‘Double C’ logo in China. The full text of the decision can be visited via here (Google translatable).The case has has drawn wide attention and, mostly, negative comments. Does this seemingly-counterintuitive loss indeed, well, err? This Kat is... Continue reading

     
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    Design litigation stats from the English courts make for good news for designers

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/design-litigation-stats-from-english.html What do litigation stats concerning design rights tell us about the overall ‘health’ of this IP field? Katfriend Ewan Grist (Bird & Bird), who also blogs here, has analyzed English design decisions over the past 12 years and found that, overall, there is quite a lot for designers and... Continue reading

     
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    South African IP researchers’ (AIPLITL) conference report – The IP and IT Law Innovation Interface

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/south-african-ip-researchers-aiplitl.html Last week (1st and 2nd July 2019), the South African Association of IP Law and IT Law Teachers and Researchers (AIPLITL) held its 3rd Annual Conference at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. The conference, with the theme “The IP and IT Law Innovation Interface” brought together researchers,... Continue reading

     
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    Thursday Thingies

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/thursday-thingies.html A shorter post this week, but still full of exciting opportunities! From a conference on the EPO’s Revised Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal to an interesting job listing at the Association of Commercial Television in Europe. The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) have an upcoming Legal... Continue reading

     
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    Book review & discount code: A History of IP in 50 Objects

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/book-review-discount-code-history-of-ip.html A lot of books pass this keen-reading-Kat’s desk, but this one is a show stopper. I present to you A History of Intellectual Property in 50 Objects. This book is a master piece and I express my gratitude and awe to the editors – Claudy Op Den Kamp and... Continue reading

     
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