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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

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A Kat awaiting weekly IP updates Designs Katfriend Henning Hartwig reviewed the interpretation of Articles 6 and 14 of Regulation 6/2002 (CDR). Marcel Pemsel looked into a recent decision of the German Supreme Court concerning copyright protection for two Birkenstock sandal designs. The survey closes on 1 April 2025.

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Intersection of Intellectual Property Law and Competition Law with respect to Cross Licensing Agreements

IIPRD

Overview on Intellectual Property Law and Competition Law Indian IP law is primarily designed to encourage innovation and creativity by providing inventors with exclusive rights to their creations for a specified period of time. Competition Commission of India and Ors.

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Australia’s Reversal of its DABUS decision on AI-Generated Inventions: How Does this Impact an Imminent Canadian Discussion on AI Inventorship?

IPilogue

Meanwhile, in the UK, computer-generated works receive copyright protection, but the law designates the author as “the person by whom the arrangements necessary for the creation of the work are undertaken”, implying a necessary human element as well for copyright ownership. In Apotex Inc v Wellcome Foundation.,

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 6- March 11)

SpicyIP

Highlights of the Week Learning from India’s Disastrous Experience in Protecting Itself against Biopiracy In light of the upcoming WIPO Diplomatic Conference on Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge, Prashant Reddy brings us a post highlighting India’s sub-par experience with its own Biological Diversity Act, 2002. Microsoft v.

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Donald C. Brace Memorial Lecture by Professor David Vaver – “User Rights: Fair Use and Beyond”

IPilogue

However, fair dealing’s designation as an “exception” inherently produces a negative implication: that copyright law is the “natural order” of things. That anyone’s use of a copyright-protected work infringes the copyright owner’s property. And, while one is at it, why not for all intellectual property laws?”. [1]

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PTAB’s Authority to Issue a Final Written Decision After a Statutory Deadline

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Regarding legislative history, the Federal Circuit noted that the AIA provided for PGRs “designed to allow parties to challenge a granted patent through a[n] expeditious and less costly alternative to litigation.” 3d 1368, 1376–77 (Fed. Introduction of Patent Reform Act, 153 Cong. 18, 2007).

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Can Braille Be Registered As a Trademark?

IP and Legal Filings

3d 749 (1998) (Court of Appeal (First Circuit)) (The claimant unsuccessfully argued that the design for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio – effectively the building itself – was a trade mark) as cited in Gangjee, Dev, Non-traditional Trade Marks in India , 22.1 2] See, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame v. 12] Dyson v.