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Event report – “Intellectual Property and the Visual” ISHTIP 2019 1/2

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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Copyright and cartography: a new interactive website

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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Takeda v Roche: “Is it plausible? Is it true?”

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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Book Review: The Right of Communication to the Public in EU Copyright Law

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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Warhol v Goldsmith: fairness of use by iconic artwork adjudicated in New York

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/warhol-v-goldsmith-fairness-of-use-by.html Earlier this month, the Southern District Court of New York handed down a decision regarding whether Andy Warhol’s use of a photograph taken by a rock and roll celebrity photographer Lynn Goldsmith of the iconic singer Prince Rogers Nelson, best known as Prince, is protected as fair use. Background... Continue reading
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English High Court raises eyebrows over request to disclose ISP customer data

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/english-high-court-raises-eyebrows-over.html To paraphrase Oasis (badly): Norwich Pharmacal Orders – familiar to thousands. In the consolidated claims of Mircom International Content Management & Consulting Ltd and Ors and Golden Eye International Ltd and Ors v Virgin Media Limited and Persons Unknown [2019] EWHC 1827 (Ch), Mr Recorder Douglas Campbell QC (sitting... Continue reading
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Turning the AC off as no likelihood of confusion is found: AC Milan survives AC Marriott opposition

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/turning-ac-off-as-no-likelihood-of.html On 19 June 2019, the EU General Court ruled that the EUIPO had been correct in granting registration of the figurative sign that Associazione Calcio Milan SpA (AC Milan) had applied for. [Case T‑28/18] Background On 29 May 2013, the intervener, AC Milan, obtained an international trade mark, registration... Continue reading
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Beyond exclusion of pharmaceutical products from patentable subject matter as a solution to limited access to medicines in Africa

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/beyond-exclusion-of-pharmaceutical.html In the past few months, the US House of Representatives has held several hearings with pharmaceutical companies on the high prices of prescription drugs and the impact on patients. US Senators have also joined the fray broaching the idea of reforming the US patent system and reducing the exclusivity... Continue reading
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CJEU dismisses Red Bull’s appeal concerning its colour combination marks

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/cjeu-dismisses-red-bulls-appeal.html In a judgment issued yesterday, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) dismissed Red Bull’s appeal against the EU General Court’s decision [here], which had upheld the EUIPO’s First Board of Appeal’s finding that the Red Bull’s colour combination marks would be invalid. Background Red Bull successfully... Continue reading
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Never Too late: if you missed The IPKat last week

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_30.html Enjoy this new edition of Never Too Late, summarising news and opinions provided by our Kats on the latest developments in IP law at the judicial, administrative, national, and European levels. Trade marks Nedim Malovic discusses the difficulties for relevant authorities in the assessment of trade mark applications made by... Continue reading