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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/jury-awards-joyful-noise-28m-in.html Previously, this Kat reported on a case against singer Katy Perry of her song “Dark Horse”, brought by Marcus Gray (Flame) who claimed that his song “Joyful Noise” had been copied. Back in August 2018, the Court denied Perry’s motion for summary judgement and the case proceeded to trial.... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-ipkat-team-arrivals-farewells-and.html Every now and then, The IPKat team welcomes new contributors, says thanks and goodbye to existing contributors, and shares some news concerning the Kats. So here we go! New GuestKats The IPKat is delighted to welcome the following as new GuestKats for the next 6 months. Léon Dijkman –... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/guest-post-pride-rainbow-flag-and-its.html The Pride rainbow flag was created in the late 1970s and has now become a well-known symbol of the LGBTQ community: but what is its IP history? The IPKat is happy to host this fascinating overview and analysis provided by Andrea Rossi (also the author of the image below).... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-pelham-decision-only-recognizable.html Moses Pelham Earlier this week, The IPKat reported [here, here, here] on three new, seminal copyright decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and promised a more detailed analysis. It also noted that these referrals had at least three things in common: they all concerned... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/friday-fantasies.html It’s Friday again, it’s August again! Here are a few events and vacancies you might want to check before leaving for your holidays or even if your holidays are already over… Events The Hershey Company is pleased to announce the Program for the PIUG 2019 NE Regional Conference, Navigating... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/event-report-intellectual-property-and_2.html For a summary of papers delivered in Day 1 of ISHTIP, see previous post here. And before you leave, make sure to check out at the bottom of this post the details for next year’s ISHTIP workshop. Day 2 of ISHTIP The second day opened with a paper by... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/event-report-intellectual-property-and.html On 4-6 July 2019, University Technology Sydney (Australia) hosted the annual workshop of the International Society for the History and Theory of Intellectual Property (“ISHTIP” for short). This year’s workshop focused on “Intellectual Property and the Visual”. Speakers were invited to respond to this theme from any discipline and,... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/copyright-and-cartography-new.html Copyright fun never ends. With this in mind, this Kat is delighted to share with readers the launch of a new website, ‘Cartography and Copyright’, which should be of interest to copyright lovers, map enthusiasts, history keen beans, and digitization geeks. The website ‘Cartography and Copyright’ is available here:... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/takeda-v-roche-is-it-plausible-is-it.html The growing clinical and economic significance of antibody-based therapeutics is reflected by the patent cases currently passing before the UK courts, of which Takeda v Roche is the latest example. IPKat is eagerly awaiting the UK Supreme Court hearing on Regeneron v Kymab, relating to Kymab’s therapeutic antibody platform technology (IPKat... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/08/book-review-right-of-communication-to.html Communication to the public is a highly contentious area of copyright law, that is becoming increasingly important in the information society age, yet its boundaries and scope still remain somewhat of a mystery. In The Right of Communication to the Public in EU Copyright Law, Justin Koo sets out... Continue reading
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