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Italian Supreme Court rules that technical regulation (drafted by an IP lawyer) may be *in principle* protected by copyright

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/italian-supreme-court-rules-that.html Lively drafting session … Is an anticounterfeiting service regulation drafted by an IP lawyer protected by copyright? This, in a nutshell, is the question at the heart of the dispute initially brought by said IP lawyer against the organizers of a trade fair in the Venice area, who had... Continue reading
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Never Too Late: if you missed the IPKat last week

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_20.html In the quiet of your weekend, the IPKat is sure that you are looking for some interesting articles to indulge in. The IPKat brings the highlights from last week’s IPKat… This Kat busy enjoying the weekend… PATENTS The courts of UK, Germany and the Netherlands are about to address several of... Continue reading
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Around the IP blogs

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/around-ip-blogs_20.html Wake up call Copyright In a series of dedicated posts, the Kluwer Copyright Blog looked into the Dutch bill for the transposition of the DSM Copyright Directive 2019/790 into this Member State’s own law (here, here and here). The issues covered in the posts include the press publishers’ right,... Continue reading
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Wednesday Whimsies

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/wednesday-whimsies.html This Kat is hoping to absorb knowledge by osmosis As many parts of the world slowly reopen, one can still enjoy IP-related events from the comfort of home. EventsThe third event in FIDE and TIPSA’s #GlobalDigitalEncounters series on the future of Intellectual Property in a post-crisis world will take... Continue reading
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US Copyright Office Review Board allows registration of Abercrombie & Fitch’s Store Front Sculpture

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/us-copyright-office-review-board-allows.html In a decision issued in June 2020, the US Copyright Office Review Board (CORB) reversed the earlier findings of the US Copyright Office concerning an application to register Abercrombie & Fitch’s Store Front Sculpture. The CORB found that this work exhibits copyrightable authorship. The three-dimensional sculpture consists of the... Continue reading
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Around the IP Blogs

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/around-ip-blogs_14.html The world is slowly returning to its old rapid pace, which means there is a lot happening in the IP world! The IPKat has highlighted some of the latest IP news for you. Patents This Kat is excited for the new week! Colombian congressmen together with a group of... Continue reading
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Sunday Surprises

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/sunday-surprises_14.html Sunday Chilling Online conferences and webinars University of Nottingham has announced an online talk by Prof. Maurizio Borghi onthe topic of “User rights in copyright law – and why they really matter”. The talk will be held on June 17th at 4 pm (GMT). On June 18th, Cleveland Scott... Continue reading
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Never Too Late: if you missed the IPKat last week

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_12.html This Kat is asserting her moral rights (to tuna) If you were taking a Kat-nap last week, rest assured that you can still keep up with this IPKat compilation. Copyright SpecialKat Chijioke Okorie considered the copyright implications of livestreaming in light of the Kenya Copyright Board’s recent clarification regarding... Continue reading
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ERA’s Summer Course in European IP Law now taking place online (and still coming with a 25% IPKat discount)

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/eras-summer-course-in-european-ip-law.html A few months ago, The IPKat informed readers about a number of forthcoming events organized by the ever-active Katfriends at ERA in Trier. It will come as no surprise that, due to the Covid outbreak, some of these events have now had to move online. Among these events, there is... Continue reading
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BREAKING: CJEU rules that a functional shape may be protected by copyright in so far as it is original

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/breaking-cjeu-rules-that-functional.html A Brompton Bicycle bike (top) andits alleged counterfeit (bottom) in thebackground national proceedings Since its seminal ruling Infopaq nearly 11 years ago [Kat-celebration here], the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has been contributing fundamentally to both shaping and placing the building blocks of copyright protection in... Continue reading