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General Election 2019 – possible copyright infringement, actually

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/12/general-election-2019-possible.html Readers from outside of the UK political bubble (and who therefore might not yet be sick of UK politics) may be interested to know that (i) there is a general election on Thursday; and (ii) this election campaign has had more than its fair share of campaigning tactics that are... Continue reading
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Never Too Late: if you missed the IPKat last week

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/12/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_10.html You know what time it is – time for this week’s edition of Never Too Late! I think we all know this feeling by now… Copyright Hanne Kirk and her team at Gorrissen Federspiel (Denmark) provide a fascinating insight into the recent Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court ruling regarding the... Continue reading
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Supreme People’s Court of China releases white paper on Chinese courts and the Internet judiciary

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/12/supreme-peoples-court-of-china-releases.html On 4 December 2019, the Supreme People’s Court of China (SPC) held a press conference at Wuzhen, Zhejiang, in conjunction with the publication of a significant white paper titled Chinese Courts and the Internet Judiciary (downloadable here, in Chinese and in English). This 135-page document is a must-read for... Continue reading
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[Guest Post] Federal Court in Australia Grants Injunction Restraining Unlawful Use of Scotch Whisky

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/12/guest-post-federal-court-in-australia.html Dr Titilayo Adebola, Lecturer in Law at the University of Aberdeen, with research interests in international intellectual property, plant variety protection and geographical indications kindly provides the following update on a recent case involving the enforcement of the Scotch Whisky mark: On 15 November 2019, a Federal Court in Melbourne,... Continue reading
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Proving the existence of confidentiality agreements and the celestial teapot – T 2037/18

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/12/proving-existence-of-confidentiality.html T 2037/18 is an EPO Boards of Appeal case that considers how much an opponent needs to prove in the Notice of Opposition itself. The case related to a dispute between Bombardierand Siemens regarding Bombardier’s EP patent (EP2619063) for a train carriage. Siemens cited a train (the TDR Series 460) as prior... Continue reading
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[Guest Post] When you own an artwork, you don’t own the copyright: Danish artist wins injunction against watchmakers planning to cut up painting

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/12/guest-post-when-you-own-artwork-you.html With thanks to Hanne Kirk and her team at Gorrissen Federspiel (Denmark) for this fascinating post regarding the outer limits of copyright in an artwork: On Monday, 2 December 2019, the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court issued a ruling in a case which explores the fine line between... Continue reading
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[Guest post] Conference report – More Than Just a Game came to Milan

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/12/guest-post-conference-report-more-than.html Recently, Bocconi University hosted a new edition of the popular More Than Just a Game conference franchise. Alina Trapova (Bocconi University) has prepared a report. Here’s what Alina writes: Conference report – More Than Just a Game came to Milan On 22 November 2019, Bocconi University hosted the first... Continue reading
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TCL v Ericsson overturned on appeal in US; will go to jury trial

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/12/tcl-v-ericsson-overturned-on-appeal-in.html The IPKat is grateful to the eagle-eyed FRAND watcher Richard Vary for this guest contribution: Readers will remember the news of Christmas 2017: Judge Selna in the Central District of California determined the FRAND royalties that TCL should pay to Ericsson. The decision attracted comment because the rates were... Continue reading
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IP and the controversial “Hate Speech Bill” in Nigeria

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/12/ip-and-controversial-hate-speech-bill.html Hate is such a strong emotion. And, so subjective…capable of being treated seriously or in a cavalier manner. Take these fictional examples. A parent tells a child to turn off the TV and go to bed and the child goes: “You never let me have any fun! You hate... Continue reading
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In memoriam: D. C. Fontana, the creator of Mr. Spock from Star Trek

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/12/in-memoriam-d-c-fontana-creator-of-mr.html Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before. And so, the voice-over of Captain James Kirk would introduce each episode... Continue reading