• AG Campos Sánchez-Bordona denies communication to the public in ‘Cordoba’ case

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2018/04/ag-campos-sanchez-bordona-denies.html A few months ago, this GuestKat reportedabout yet another CJEU case that tries to capture the scope of the right of communication to the public within Article 3 (1) of the InfoSoc Directive. In ‘Cordoba’, the plaintiff’s photograph was freely accessible to all internet users with his consent on... Continue reading

     
  • BREAKING: EU Commission publishes paper on consequences of Brexit on copyright

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2018/03/breaking-eu-commission-publishes-paper.html The IPKat has just been alerted that the EU Commission has published today a document detailing the consequences of Brexit on UK copyright.“Subject to any transitional arrangement that may be contained in a possible withdrawal agreement [a few days ago it appeared that there might be a 21-month period... Continue reading

     
  • RETROMARK: A year of trade marks – Part 1: Costs after Cartier

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2018/03/retromark-year-of-trade-marks-part-1.html Many readers, including this Guest Kat, missed out on attending the recent IPKat/Simmons & Simmons Retromark event in person.  But don’t worry, you can relive the experience via a series of reports on the different discussions.  The first report looks at online enforcement and in particular the impact of who... Continue reading

     
  • Around the IP Blogs!

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2018/02/around-ip-blogs.html A lot has happened across the IP blogs in the past week. IP Kat is here to guide you through this maze and help you catch up on the highlights. Please join a séance of IP knowledge and fur-joyment! Trade Marks Marques has reviewed a CJEU decision in the... Continue reading

     
  • AIPPI Event Report: Unjustified threats – are you threatening me?

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2018/01/aippi-event-report-unjustified-threats.html One of the final events of the IP calendar this year was AIPPI’s panel session on unjustified threats and the new changes brought by the Intellectual Property Unjustified Threats Act 2017.  George Khouri (Bird & Bird) reports on sold out event for the IPKat’s readers: “Michael Hicks, of Hogarth... Continue reading

     
  • INTA Brand Authenticity Conference (Report 1): Building brand value via ethical and sustainable credentials

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2017/11/inta-brand-authenticity-conference.html For those of us freezing away in London today, there were those a couple of degrees colder in Berlin at INTA’s Brand Authenticity Conference.   No idea what that conference is? Don’t worry, the AmeriKat’s friend Alex Woolgar (Allen & Overy) reports on what it is all about and this morning’s... Continue reading

     
  • EMA relocation: and the winner is…

    http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2017/11/ema-relocation-and-winner-is.html Voting has been taking place today by EU affairs ministers to decide the forum for the relocation of the European Medicines Agency.  The results are in, and the winner is Amsterdam. The Dutch have beaten off stiff competition from 18 other candidate cities in a complex voting procedure, where each member... Continue reading