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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/epo-user-survey-vico-oral-proceedings.html Following the decision of the EBA in G 1/21 on the legality of mandatory ViCo oral proceedings, the EPO has continued with ViCo proceedings before the Boards of Appeal. The EPO has also now released a report of the user survey of the opposition division (OD) ViCo pilot program. As with the EBA... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/monday-miscellany.html We welcome December with some interesting IP events and opportunities to highlight! EVENTS ALAI Canada Conference “In conversation with William Patry” (9 December 2021) On December 9, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Montreal time), the new ALAI Canada Conference will be held on Zoom. The panel will... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/hong-kong-public-consultation-on.html The Government of Hong Kong has released a public consultation paper on updating Hong Kong’s copyright regime on 24 November 2021. Members of the public are invited to provide their views by 23 February 2022. Basic Background to the Existing Copyright Regime To those who are not familiar with... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/around-ip-blogs.html December is finally here and now part of our focus (and mostly our fears) have shifted to Secret Santa gifts. While looking for a suitable present for your fellow co-workers or distant relatives, take a moment to check what happened on the other IP blogs last week. Copyright This... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/adele-spotify-and-right-of-integrity.html A few days ago, Adele released her new studio album “30“. Following the news, a tweet went viral in which the singer called on streaming platform Spotify to disable the feature known as “shuffle” on her freshly released album. This feature allows users to listen to songs from an album, playlist... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/copyright-rights-and-remuneration-of.html As previously discussed, the Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) Bill proposed new laws for equitable remuneration for streaming, contract adjustment, right of revocation and transparency. The Bill was debated in the UK Parliament on Friday 3rd December. Here’s what happened [aside from a whole load of completely... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/11/a-tale-of-two-ports-gc-holds-portwo-gin.html Kat friend, Becky Knott, promises that she doesn’t just write about alcohol, see here, but a recent decision involving the Protected Designation of Origin for ‘Porto’ caught her eye (palate?). Protected Designation of Origins (PDOs) seem to invariably raise interesting issues, and the recent decision of the General Court... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/11/book-review-handbook-of-intellectual_29.html This Kat continues her review of the “Handbook of Intellectual Property Research” (ed. by I. Calboli and M. Montagnani, OUP, 912 pp.), published recently in open access (review of Parts I and II, here). After discussing traditional legal methods in Parts I and II, the second half of the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/11/guest-post-flattery-or-freeloading-use.html The IPKat is pleased to host another guest contribution by Jan Jacobi (Kindred Group) on an interesting Dutch case relating to image rights as applied to the evocation of someone’s own image. Here’s what Jan writes: Flattery or freeloading? The use of look-a-likes within the context of image rights by Jan... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-annual-world-intellectual-property.html On 8 November 2021, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published its annual World Intellectual Property Indicators Report (WIPI), reviewing global IP activity in 2020. WIPI compiles data from around 150 IP authorities (both national and regional) and WIPO concerning filing, registration and renewals on IP rights. It finds... Continue reading
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