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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/asa-ruling-on-social-media-influencers.html There has been some hype around a recent ASA ruling, readers may have come across some not-entirely-accurate headlines such as “anyone with more than 30,000 social media followers considered a celebrity” or “Instagram influencer Sarah Willox Knott rapped by watchdog”. So here is what really happened! The ASA CAP... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/indias-first-dynamic-injunction-issued.html As readers know, blocking injunctions have been routinely issued in a number of jurisdictions around the world. More recently, courts have began granting dynamic injunctions, aimed at increasing the effectiveness of enforcement. Quite recently, this was the case of India, where the Delhi High Court issued the first dynamic... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-copyright-question-that-no-one.html Kat readers are likely aware of the dispute that has arisen in the U.S. over the detention of immigrant children, separated from their parents at the U.S./ Mexico border, in facilities often lacking basic necessities, such as soap, a toothbrush and toothpaste. On the one hand, authorities point out... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/book-review-copyright-and-fan.html The accommodation of user-generated creativity within copyright law has consistently proved challenging. In Europe, the closed catalogue of exceptions and limitations allowed under the InfoSoc Directive has been often ‘accused’ of excessive rigidity. In the context of the discussion that eventually led to the adoption of the DSM Directive,... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/freedom-of-expression-transcends.html Freedom of expression and IP: a happy relationship? The IPKat is delighted to host the analysis below by Thomas Key, a JD student at Chicago-Kent Law School, on the recent decision of the US Supreme Court in Iancu v. Brunetti. Here’s what Thomas writes: Erik Brunetti Freedom of Expression... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/event-report-second-ip-researchers.html The IPKat is happy to host this report prepared by Irene Calboli (Texas A&M University and Université de Genève) and Jacques de Werra (Université de Genève) on the conference that they have recently organized together with WIPO and WTO and that was held in Geneva in late June. Here’s what... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/join-uk-ipo-working-group-on-ip.html The UK Intelletual Property Office is looking for people with first-hand experience and/or a working knowledge of using the IP enforcement framework to protect their intellectual property to join their working group. The aim of the working group is to help the IPO to identify what issues rights holders and... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/chanels-double-c-trade-mark-loss-in.html Recently, Chanel Co., Ltd. lost a trade mark infringement case regarding its ‘Double C’ logo in China. The full text of the decision can be visited via here (Google translatable).The case has has drawn wide attention and, mostly, negative comments. Does this seemingly-counterintuitive loss indeed, well, err? This Kat is... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/design-litigation-stats-from-english.html What do litigation stats concerning design rights tell us about the overall ‘health’ of this IP field? Katfriend Ewan Grist (Bird & Bird), who also blogs here, has analyzed English design decisions over the past 12 years and found that, overall, there is quite a lot for designers and... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/south-african-ip-researchers-aiplitl.html Last week (1st and 2nd July 2019), the South African Association of IP Law and IT Law Teachers and Researchers (AIPLITL) held its 3rd Annual Conference at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. The conference, with the theme “The IP and IT Law Innovation Interface” brought together researchers,... Continue reading
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