The IPKat

JANUARY 30, 2022

DESIGNS The Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court (OLG Düsseldorf) sent a referral to the CJEU (Case C-684/21) on the role of alternative designs in the examination of Article 8(1) of Regulation 6/2002. Background, analysis and comments are provided by GuestKat Anastasiia Kyrylenko.

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Moral Rights Database Right Designs Design 73

Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 18, 2021

For public sector bodies — producers and holders of vast quantities of data — as well as for the companies that act as suppliers, the sui generis database right has been slowly eroded since 2003. So effectively, the 2013 directive already curtailed public sector bodies’ copyright and sui generis rights in data.

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Government Database Right Intellectual Property Copyright 55

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

Article 17 survives, but freedom of expression safeguards are key: C-401/19 – Poland v Parliament and Council by João Pedro Quintais. [T]he This post provides a refresher on the contents of Article 17, followed by a brief highlight of the main takeaways to kick-off the discussion. A vanishing right? Part II is available here.

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Copyright Blogging Fair Use Reporting 94