SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Xiaomi highlighting how the common practice of courts granting confidentiality in commercial litigation problematizes transparency, judicial accountability, and the citizens’ right to be informed of court processes and reasoning under Article 19(1)(a). Corruption in IP Offices, Anything New?

Trademark 59

Trademark Publishing Journalism Copyright 59

The IPKat

AUGUST 29, 2021

Upon that, The IPKat is delighted to host the following guest post co-authored by Anja Geller (PhD candidate at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität and Junior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition) and Zihao Li (PhD candidate at CREATe, University of Glasgow, on privacy and data protection in the Chinese Civil Code).

Law 97

Law Art Privacy Government 97

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Emma Perot, Publicity Rights, Celebrity Contracts, and Social Norms: Industry Practices in the US and UK Fenty v Topshop: Misrepresentation/passing off theories were successful for Rihanna in UK. Influence of law, desire to contract, social norms. Desire to contract: contracts clearly define scope of rights.

Fair Use 57

Fair Use Contracts Litigation Copying 57

SpicyIP

JUNE 13, 2022

Change in titles su ggests a shift in focus – from protection of privacy to regulation of data as an asset. This is line with the requirements under the Right to Information Act, 2005 which requires the State to act transparently. Only a narrow set of information related to the technology should be protected as confidential.

Confidentiality 129

Confidentiality Technology Government Ownership 129