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Book review: The Cambridge Handbook of Copyright in Street Art and Graffiti

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/book-review-cambridge-handbook-of.html The Cambridge Handbook of Copyright in Street Art and Graffiti, edited by Enrico Bonadio (City University of London), is the first book to bring together a comprehensive analysis on the issues of copyright and street art, providing a timely volume of various perspectives. Graffiti has taken on a new... Continue reading
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[Guest post] Digital Culture – Wave 4 of 6 Report by Intellectual Property Office released

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/guest-post-digital-culture-wave-4-of-6.html The IPKat is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriend John Shaw (Blake Morgan), tackling the content of the recent report on ‘Digital Culture’ prepared by the the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) in collaboration with the Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre led by Nesta. Here’s what John writes: Digital Culture... Continue reading
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When the trademark was unregistered but whose goodwill was not unloved in a successful opposition

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/when-trademark-was-unregistered-but.html A trade mark registration is certainly a nice thing to have, but it is not a prerequisite for mounting a successful trade mark opposition. Kat friend Chia Ling Koh describes an interesting recent example, Florian Mack v Golden Cala Trading EST [2020] SGIPOS 5, a matter brought before IPOS,... Continue reading
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No longer Merck-y – High Court determines issues remitted by Court of Appeal in Merck trade mark dispute

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/05/no-longer-merck-y-high-court-determines.html Another week, another English High Court decision in a long-running trade mark dispute. This time it was Merck KGaA v Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp and Ors [2020] EWHC 1273 (Ch), regarding issues remitted by the Court of Appeal back in November 2017 [fun fact: also the month that... Continue reading
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First-ever Chinese civil code adopted at national legislature: no ‘IP section’, yet still relevant

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/05/first-ever-chinese-civil-code-adopted.html On 28 May 2020, the long-awaited civil code of China (CCC) was passed by the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) and will take effect on 1 January 2021. The full text of the CCC (in Chinese, pdf version) can be downloaded here; the English translation is not available yet. reading. 🐈Created by artistic... Continue reading
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Never Too Late: if you missed the IPKat last week

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/05/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_31.html If you missed some of the IPKat news last week, don’t worry, we have you covered! Fudge!? Can I eat it? PATENTS Looking for a beautiful example of legal fudge? Look no further – the Enlarged Board of Appeal’s (EBA) decision in G3/19 is such. Rose Hughes reported on... Continue reading
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Book review: The Confusion Test in European Trade Mark Law

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/05/book-review-confusion-test-in-european.html The Confusion Test in European Trade Mark Law by Ilanah Fhima (Reader, University College London – and former Kat!) and Dev S. Gangjee (Professor, University of Oxford) was the winner of the IPKAT Best Book on Trade Mark Law 2019 and this Kat is pleased to provide you with... Continue reading
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Around the IP blogs

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/05/around-ip-blogs_31.html The copycat Trade marks The Fashion Law reports on an on-going dispute between Amiri, a high end fashion brand, and Zara. The $3 million lawsuit revolves around a pair of skinny jeans, combining denim and biker-style leather details, which Zara allegedly copied from Amiri. Amiri invokes trade dress infringement... Continue reading
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Book review: The Making Available Right

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/05/book-review-making-available-right.html This Kat is delighted to review The Making Available Right: Realizing the Potential of Copyright’s Dissemination Function in the Digital Age by Cheryl Foong (Lecturer, Curtin Law School, Australia).This book suggests that copyright has an underserved function – dissemination. And that this dissemination function can be served through a... Continue reading
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Beijing Treaty in Africa series #1: Algeria (Implementing the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances in Africa)

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/05/beijing-treaty-in-africa-series-1.html The Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances (“Beijing Treaty”) entered into force on 28 April 2020 (3 months after the 30th Contracting Party had submitted its instrument of ratification or accession to WIPO). It now behoves on Contracting Parties to implement the treaty or domesticate the treaty into their respective... Continue reading