• Sunday Surprises

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/sunday-surprises_16.html   It’s the weekend and this Kat would like to spoil you with some great news… Webinars It’s Sunday! To celebrate the publication of The Routledge Handbook of EU Copyright Law, edited by IFIM Director, Prof Eleonora Rosati, IFIM is delighted to host an online conference on 26 May... Continue reading

     
  • Never Too Late: if you missed The IPKat last week

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_16.html Trade Marks Eleonora Rosati reported on a new CJEU referral concerning the role of intermediaries (in this case, online marketplaces) in trade mark infringement. The referral, initiated as part of a national infringement case in Belgium, asks the CJEU whether an online marketplace may be held directly liable for... Continue reading

     
  • IP Events at UIC Law: Inaugural IP Master Class Report & Upcoming Events

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/ip-events-at-uic-school-of-law.html The AmeriKat has been somewhat preoccupied by her day job over the last few weeks, so is now starting to address her overflowing Kat-related mail tray. One such IP report was that of the virtual IP Master Class seminar held by UIC Law Center for Intellectual Property, Information, and... Continue reading

     
  • Shady’s back: Quantifying damages for copyright infringement of Eminem’s album

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/shadys-back-quantifying-damages-for.html The calculation of damages for copyright infringement is something that this Kat finds to be curious, sometimes sending her into a fuurrry, and other times she’s left wondering why the parties wasted their time over such a small recovery. She’ll let readers decide for themselves where this case falls… ... Continue reading

     
  • Damages for patent infringement: the Chinese perspective

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/damages-for-patent-infringement-chinese.html Kat friends, Professors Bashayer Almajed and Bashar Malkawi, offer a summary of the current approach to damage calculations for patent infringement under Chinese law. Chinese Patent Law: A Multi-layered Approach to Damages The Chinese patent law was enacted in 1985 and amended in 1992, 2000 and 2008. Importantly, on... Continue reading

     
  • Vaccine platforms and limited global production capacity: what is to be done?

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/vaccine-platforms-and-limited-global.html IPKat friend, Professor Suma Athreye, offers her thoughts on the pressing issue of limited global vaccine production for COVID-19, and how IP can be managed for vaccine equity. “No one is safe till everyone is safe” was the rallying call of the WHO and EU in April 2020, when... Continue reading

     
  • Joint IPKat-BLACA-IFIM live webinar on CJEU YouTube/Cyando judgment on 1 July: join us!

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/joint-ipkat-blaca-ifim-live-webinar-on.html Do YouTube and cyberlocker Uploaded directly perform copyright-restricted acts? And, following from this: what is the relationship between the InfoSoc right of communication to the public and Article 17 of the DSM Directive? At what conditions is the hosting safe harbour available? And what about intermediary injunctions? These are... Continue reading

     
  • PRS and Qatar Airways global music copyright infringement case takes off

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/prs-and-qatar-airways-music-copyright.html Readers may remember this case between PRS and Qatar Airways from last year [Katpost here], for which the claim for global copyright infringement proceeds. In the latest hearing, on 23rd March 2021, the parties narrowed down the issues and dispute disclosure. Re-cap of the dispute  The applicant, PRS, is a performing... Continue reading

     
  • Guest Book Review: Research Handbook on Contemporary Intangible Cultural Heritage: Law and Heritage

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/guest-book-review-research-handbook-on.html This review is brought to you by Dr Paula Westenberger, Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law, Brunel University London. Her research interests cover the intersection between copyright law, human rights and culture, with particular focus on topics including limitations and exceptions to copyright, the use of digital technology by cultural... Continue reading

     
  • Monday Miscellany

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/monday-miscellany.html This Kat is looking out for new webinars Looking ahead to the new week is an ideal time to find out about IP events on the horizon. Conferences LES Hungary invites session proposals for the Virtual Pan-European Conference 2021, taking place on 5-6 October 2021 with the overall theme... Continue reading