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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/06/carpmaels-ransford-sued-for-missed.html One of the UK’s leading patent attorney firms is facing a claim brought by their client, chemical company, BASF. BASAF is suing Carpmaels for a reported €1.05 billion, because of a missed EPO appeal deadline. Whilst the court proceedings are ongoing, some interesting background to the case can be found in... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/06/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_27.html Copyright PermaKat Eleonora Rosati discussed the recent CJEU judgment in case C-597/19 concerning the treatment of (i) seeding under the InfoSoc Directive and of (ii) ‘trolls’ under the Enforcement Directive, as well as the interplay between copyright enforcement and data protection law (GDPR). [see also an earlier IPKat post... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/06/guestpost-lord-justice-birss-deals-with.html The AmeriKat looking towardsa future of the Formstein defence from her own kitchen sink Is Instagram Live actually live? This is one of the issues in the case Facebook v Voxer [2021] EWHC 1377 (Pat). Voxer argued that a live broadcast feature offered by Facebook infringes its patent EP... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/06/guest-book-review-research-handbook-on.html This book review is brought to you by Donal O’Connell, the Managing Director of Chawton Innovation Services, a company focused on IP Education, IP Consultancy and IP Solutions & Tools. He is formerly a VP of R&D and a Director of IP at Nokia and is a Visiting Researcher of IP... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/06/informa-connect-ip-summer-events-with.html Downing College, Cambridge As it has become customary for our readers, also this year The IPKat has negotiated a special 15% discount with Informa Connect in relation to the registration fee for the following IP courses and conferences, all taking place over the next few months: Standards & Patents... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/06/event-reminder-next-weeks-rapid.html As reported by The IPKat, earlier this week the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its keenly and long-awaited ruling in YouTube, C-682/18 and Cyando, C-683/18. As announced several weeks ago, on Thursday, 1 July, The IPKat will be joining forces with the Institute for Intellectual... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/06/cjeu-rules-on-platform-liability-under.html Do platforms like YouTube and cyberlocker Uploaded directly perform copyright-restricted acts under Article 3 of the InfoSoc Directive? At what conditions is the hosting safe harbour under Article 14(1) of the Ecommerce Directive available? What may be the requirements for injunctions under Article 8(3) of the InfoSoc Directive? These... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/06/guest-post-nft-implications-for-ip-case.html This guest post is brought to you by Sandra Torrillas Rodríguez. Sandra is an IP lawyer and PhD student at University Carlos III Madrid under the supervision of Sara Martín Salamanca, and visiting PhD student at Brunel University London, under the supervision of this Kat. Sandra’s main areas of... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/06/cjeu-rules-on-seeding-trolls-and.html Back in 2019, The IPKat reported on a referral from Belgium – Mircom, C-597/19 – asking the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to clarify the treatment of (i) seeding under the InfoSoc Directive and (ii) ‘trolls’ under the Enforcement Directive, as well as the interplay between... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/06/around-ip-blogs_16.html Trade marks SpicyIP blog looked at collective marks in India. According to the author’s research, collective marks in India are often registered without a thorough examination. As a result, many are not compliant with the requirements... Continue reading
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