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PDOs/PGIs from France and Italy are amending their production specifications to cope with the lockdown

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/pdospgis-from-france-and-italy-are.html The cat that got his cream In times of coronavirus lockdown, small farmers from all over Europe are complaining about the near impossibility to sell their products, as restaurants are shutting down and private buyers are not able to reach the farms. But the lockdown impact to their businesses... Continue reading
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[Guest Post] Red Stripes for Ex-President

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/guest-post-red-stripes-for-ex-president.html One of the great privileges I have enjoyed while studying intellectual property law at Chicago-Kent College of Law is the opportunity to discuss IP issues from around the world with the variety of JD and LLM students that come to Chicago to study law. Before Covid-19 pushed all of... Continue reading
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“A girl has no name”: Does the decision in MCSN v COSON and 2 Others have any impact on copyright collective administration in Nigeria?

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/a-girl-has-no-name-does-decision-in.html Names… Last month, the Nigerian Federal High Court delivered its judgment in the case of Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria Ltd/Gte (MCSN) v Copyright Society of Nigeria Ltd/Gte (COSON) and 2 Others (FHC/L/CS/274/2010), directing the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AG) to take necessary... Continue reading
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Book review: Art Law and the Business of Art

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/book-review-art-law-and-business-of-art.html This book review, of Art Law and the Business of Art, is brought to you by former Guest Kat Antonella Gentile, here’s what she says: The author introduces the reader in such world step by step since the preface where he underlines how the interplay between art and law has developed in... Continue reading
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Never Too Late: if you missed the IPKat last week

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html This Kat is queen of all she surveys (including the fruit bowl) If you were too busy to catch up with the IPKat last week, never fear: your weekly round-up is here. CopyrightGuestKat Nedim Malovic reported on the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Stim and... Continue reading
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[Guest Post] COVID-19: The Invisible Enemy Revisited

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/guest-post-covid-19-invisible-enemy.html The IPKat recently reported, here, on taken measures by the Israeli government to order the equivalent of a compulsory license to enable local companies to make use of the inventions in the search for effective treatment of the COVID-19 virus. Kat friends Alejandro Luna and Portia Guidotti (Olivares) consider... Continue reading
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[Guest post] Czech court rules that placement of advertisements on a building constitutes a moral rights infringement

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/guest-post-czech-court-rules-that.html The IPKat has become aware of an interesting moral rights judgment recently issued in the Czech Republic. Katfriends Juraj Vivoda and Martin Loučka (both at Taylor Wessing) explain what happened. Here’s what they write: Czech court rules that placement of advertisements on a building constitutes a moral rights infringement... Continue reading
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Sunday Surprises

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/sunday-surprises.html Soaking up the last bit of the weekend. Although the weekend may be fast fading (but what’s the difference anymore?) the IPKat brings some other news to distract you, including some, perhaps, unbelievable news… Conferences INTA is back! INTA is scheduled to be held in Houston from 16 to... Continue reading
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What happened to the “long tail” theory of commerce on the Internet?

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/what-happened-long-tail-theory-of.html More than 15 years ago, with Amazon.com already on the ascendant, all talk was about how the Internet promised to liberate commerce for both sellers and purchasers. There was no more prominent expression of that optimism than Chris Anderson’s notion of the long tail (“The Long Tail: Why the... Continue reading
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Around the Blogs

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/around-blogs.html This Kat is getting cabin fever As we all adjust to new ways of living and working, the IP blogosphere is no exception. Patents Kluwer Patent Blog has reported on the patent implications of the German government’s amendments to the German Act on the Prevention and Control of Infectious... Continue reading