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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/in-memoriam-dr-michael-factor.html The intellectual property community in Israel, and followers of the IP blogosphere world-wide, are stunned by the news that our colleague, Dr. Michael Factor, passed away earlier this week, at a tragically young age (around 50 years of old). Michael, a native of London, held a Ph.D. in physics,... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/us-supreme-court-rules-official-georgia.html As a longstanding matter of public policy under U.S. copyright law, government edicts are ineligible for protection. Justice Harlan described the principle in 1898: “no one can obtain the exclusive right to publish the laws of a state in a book prepared by him.” A question has however persisted: what falls... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/tuesday-thingies.html Quarantine hobbies Webinars and conferences After a detailed round-up of most recent developments in EU trade mark law, CJEU copyright decisions and national copyright decisions, JIPLP is now out with a series of live webinars. They will start tomorrow, April 29, with a live webinar on developments in the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/is-covid-19-nietzschean-moment-for.html This Kat had the luxury of studying medieval history for his first degree, before being tasked with finding a path to gainful employment. One of the highlights was a session on the Black Death (1347-1351), which reportedly killed between 30%-60% of the population in Europe. What remains with this... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/guestpost-nadorcott-case-shifting-plant.html Gary (and the CJEU) takes a bite out of a plant variety Plant variety rights are the often ignored rights of the IP world. There are few cases. Most IP lawyers will never see a plant variety issue cross their desks. But, when they do, they raise fascinating issues. ... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/sunday-surprises_26.html It’s World IP Day! And in celebration thereof, here are some special treats for you… Traineeship and fellowship A doctoral contract at Sciences Po Paris is available! This forms part of ANR-DFG’s (Agence nationale de la recherche and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) research project on the emergence of new intellectual property... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/happy-world-ip-day-from-ipkat.html The AmeriKat happily wonders at a leaf (and not her laptop) It is a sunny day in Central London. Looking outside at the blue skies, budding trees and residents walking their dogs you wouldn’t think it was a day unlike any other on the 26th of April. Until you... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_26.html Have you missed the IPKat’s latest posts? Then this recap is for you! Four’s a Crowd? Copyright The DSM Directive still dominates the IPKat pages [see earlier contributions here, here, here, here and here], and now in its transposition phase. Kat Friend Lisa Moser brought us the news about... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/fibrogen-v-akebia-arnold-lj-addresses.html Courts, lawyers and legal scholars in many places across the globe have adjusted to the new normal that COVID-19 has imposed. It’s far from ideal but with a range of special measures, from extended deadlines [here] to virtual hearings [here], we make do as well as we can. At... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/is-there-any-connection-between.html Discovery Limited, a holding company of Discovery Life Limited (Discovery Life) and Discovery Vitality (Pty) Limited (Discovery Vitality), is the proprietor of two trademarks, “Discovery” and “Vitality” – registered in relation to insurance services, among others. Discovery Life offers life insurance services while Discovery Vitality offers a vitality wellness... Continue reading
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