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[Guest post] Parasitic advertising on UEFA Euro 2020: Italian Competition Authority imposes first sanction for ambush marketing

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/guest-post-parasitic-advertising-on.html The IPKat is pleased to host the following contribution by Katfriends Anna Maria Stein and Lorenzo Maniaci (both Eversheds Sutherland) on a recent decision of the Italian Competition Authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato) which, for the first time, has imposed a sanction in connection with a... Continue reading
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The Great Escape: Rapidshare’s managers avoid criminal sanctions in Switzerland

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-great-escape-rapidshares-managers.html From former Guest Kat Peter Ling comes an interesting report on that most rare of copyright cases, a criminal complaint based on infringement. What do Kat readers think—yes, no, maybe? Rapidshare was an online file hosting service that operated between 2002 and 2015. At its peak, it was among... Continue reading
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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_20.html The holiday is over and this Kat hopes that all readers managed to renew their energies. What’s better than a summary of IPKat’s posts from the past two weeks and some leftover chocolate to get through the week? A Kat in desperate need of a coffee GuestKat Gabriele Girardello shared with... Continue reading
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Australian Full Court clarifies the meaning of “first approval” for the purpose of patent term extension (PTE)

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/australian-full-court-clarifies-meaning.html Last month, the appeal division of the Australian Federal Court, the Full Court, delivered 2 judgments in two patent term extension (PTE) cases. Both cases dealt with the question of what constitutes a “first approval” for the purpose of PTE. In both cases, the Full Court found that a... Continue reading
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Removing songs from Spotify could breach label’s duty to exploit: Four Tet v Domino

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/removing-songs-from-spotify-could.html Artist Four Tet took to social media to announce that its record label, Domino, had requested his music be removed from streaming platforms, amidst a legal dispute over royalties. In the latest hearing between the parties, Four Tet applied to amend the particulars of the dispute to include Domino’s... Continue reading
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Sunday Surprises

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/sunday-surprises.html We wish all our KatReaders who are celebrating this weekend a lovely time. As always, it’s also time to check out the latest IP events and opportunities:- 4iP Council – AI and Copyright in the Creative Industries The 4iP Council will be holding a webinar on 20 April 2022... Continue reading
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Event announcement – The DSM Directive 3 years on: The Polish challenge to Article 17 and the national transposition maze

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/event-announcement-dsm-directive-3.html Three years after its adoption, the discussion of and around the Directive on copyright and related rights in the Digital SingleMarket 2019/790 (‘DSM Directive’) is anything but exhausted. The fate of one its key provisions – Article 17 – is still unknown due to the pending judgment of the... Continue reading
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Tuesday Wonders

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/tuesday-wonders.html Congratulations, you have made it through Monday! Now you are closer and closer to Easter and getting together with your chocolate family. While you wait, check the newest IP events and opportunities. A Kat ready to have a feast on new IP events Swedish Association for Copyright (SFU) –... Continue reading
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CJEU: law of Member State where Community design infringement took place determines applicable law to supplementary claims as well

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/cjeu-law-of-member-state-where.html Under the Community Design Regulation (EC 6/2002), an owner of a Community design right has several options when bringing an infringement case. It can, inter alia, bring an infringement claim in the courts of the Member State where the defendant is domiciled or, as Article 82(5) of the Regulation... Continue reading
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[Guest post] Lithuania transposes the DSM Directive

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/04/guest-post-lithuania-transposes-dsm.html The IPKat is pleased to host this guest contribution by Katfriend Marijus Dingilevskis (Ellex), who reports and comments on the recent transposition, by Lithuania, of the DSM Directive [Katposts here]. Here’s what Marijus writes: Lithuania transposes the DSM Directive by Marijus Dingilevskis The Lithuanian Parliament adopted the law implementing... Continue reading