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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/ip-federation-celebrates-100th-birthday.html In 1920, the Spanish flu was raging its final battle against the world. By the end of 1920, it had infected a third of the world’s population (an estimated 500 million people) and killed 50 million. Europe was seeing a rise of far-right radicalized political movements. In August 1920 the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/european-pharma-law-academy-returning.html Kat Academy The IPKat has just learned that the popular European Pharma Law Academy organized by Informa is also returning this year, though in a different format than the usual in-person one. For the first time, the European Pharma Academy will be a fully digital event, including live-streamed presentations,... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/when-does-communication-to-public-under.html A public? Over the past several years, the right of communication to the public in art. 3(1) of the InfoSoc Directive has progressively and consistently taken centre stage in the EU copyright system. This has been so also given the great number of referrals (over twenty since the 2006... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/thursday-thingies.html Cat’s Meow Conferences and webinars The IP Law Summer School, held by Informa Connect, is returning and will be held on August 10, 12, 14, 18 and 20. The agenda includes modules on IP fundamentals, but also covers advanced topics, such as standard essential patents and FRAND licensing. IPKat... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/swedish-patent-and-market-court-upholds.html In 2018, the Swedish Patent and Market Court was requested to issue a dynamic blocking injunction against Swedish internet service provider Telia Company (Telia) to block access to the likes of The Pirate Bay, Dreamfilm, Nyafilmer, Fmovies, and several other related proxies and mirror sites. The applicant rightholders (Disney,... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/book-review-3d-trademarks-and-other-non.html Trade mark laws across the globe are increasingly accepting various categories of “non-traditional” trade marks as eligible for registration and protection. Still, being a relatively new occurrence, a thoughtful analysis of these legal developments is lacking. To fill this gap, Prof. Jacques de Werra (University of Geneva, UNIGE) has... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/guest-post-privacy-and-data-protection.html This Kat is delighted to host a guest post by Zihao Li, a PhD candidate at CREATe, University of Glasgow, on privacy and data protection in the Chinese Civil Code. Here is what Zihao writes: On 28 May 2020, the first Chinese Civil Code (CCC) was adopted. It will... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/07/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html This Kat has constitutionality concerns Missing The IPKat’s posts as they come in doesn’t mean missing out: catch up on last week’s news and views in this edition of Never Too Late. CopyrightIn a guest post, KatFriend Hanne Kirk (Gorrissen Federspiel) considered the application of the CJEU’s Cofemel decision by Denmark’s... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-patent-examination-board-peb.html The Patent Examination Board (PEB) has released more information on the arrangements for the UK patent exams this year, in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The information is buried on the PEB website, and can be accessed here. The PEB confirm their earlier indications that the UK exams will... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/breaking-us-supreme-court-holds-that.html This morning, the US Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision regarding the “Booking.com” service mark. In United States Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com, the Court held that a mark consisting of a term that is generic for the class of goods or services offered and “.com” is not... Continue reading
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