SpicyIP

APRIL 8, 2025

in Intellectual Property and Competition Law at Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC) are now open! From Law to Leadership: How the MIPLC LL.M. Patent Law , European and U.S. Copyright Law , European and U.S. Admissions for LL.M. program with a strong curriculum.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”). While the Report is comprehensive, it does not recommend any new action to address IP issues with NFTs.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Welcome to the fourth and final trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. UKIPO, Consultation on AI and IP. European Parliament, Resolution on an IP action plan. UKIPO, G7 Heads of IP Offices: Joint Statement.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This book review of Intellectual Property Law in Nigeria: Emerging Trends, Theories And Practice by Desmond Oriakhogba (University of the Western Cape, South Africa) and Ifeoluwa Olubiyi (Afe Babaloloa University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria) is kindly provided by Kasim Waziri , Professor of Law at the University of Abuja, Nigeria.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

This is a book review of “ Harmonizing Intellectual Property Law for a Trans-Atlantic Knowledge Economy ”, edited by Péter Mezei, Hannibal Travis, and Anett Pogácsás. Karolyna Sztobryn assesses whether EU IP laws adequately consider disability perspectives, highlighting potential gaps and advocating for greater inclusivity.

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IIPRD

MAY 9, 2024

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. Vs. Competition Commission of India and Ors.

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The IPKat

MARCH 12, 2025

Another eventful week in the IP world has passedheres what to keep in mind! A Kat awaiting weekly IP updates Designs Katfriend Henning Hartwig reviewed the interpretation of Articles 6 and 14 of Regulation 6/2002 (CDR). IP events and opportunities Jocelyn Bosse shared upcoming IP news, events, and opportunities.

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The IPKat

APRIL 13, 2025

Then join an intense, practice-oriented 3-week summer program from the Bucerius Law School in Hamburg. Events 24-25 April 2025: 32nd Annual IP Conference Fordham Law School will host the 32nd Annual IP Conference in New York covering a broad range of cutting-edge topics. The comments will be presented by Prof.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 23, 2024

And the winner is: The Proportionality Test in European Patent Law (Bloomsbury) by Léon Dijkman Best Copyright Law Book The nominations were: • Copyright and the Court of Justice of the European Union (2nd edition), by Elenora Rosati. • Copyright: Music Borrowing and Copyright Law, by Enrico Bonadio and Chen Zhu. •

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

When AI relies on extensive datasets, questions around the ownership, control, and protection of both personal and IP-related data become critical. AI’s capacity to generate content, inventions, and insights from this data intensifies concerns, not only about ownership but also about copyright and trade secrets. Rajagopal v.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

We take a look back at key developments impacting the intellectual property (IP) landscape in Canada for the core areas of patent, trademark, and copyright law, updating you on key changes. 2021 was another milestone year. Please see full Newsletter below for more information. By: Dentons

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Intepat

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This article delves into the intricate relationship between copyright and moral rights, highlighting their significance in protecting creators’ integrity, especially in the digital age. Copyright law primarily focuses on the economic rights of creators, granting them exclusive control over the use and distribution of their works.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 12, 2024

Photo by Chen via Pixabay In the aftermath of the 2024 ATRIP Annual Congress , recently held in Rome and entirely dedicated to doctrinal developments on “Intellectual Property, Ethical Innovation and Sustainability”, we share our preliminary takeaways on this ongoing debate.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2024

While the question made sense ever since I read the post, it started making more sense (and bothering me more) after working on the SpicyIP Open IP Syllabus where I witnessed a relative “over-accessibility” of US-European IPR scholarship. I began to wonder – are there actually fewer IP scholars in India (or the Global South in general)?

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The IPKat

AUGUST 26, 2024

This book review of “Intellectual Property Law and Culture, the tangification of intangible cultural heritage”, written by Megan Rae Blakely, is kindly provided by Katfriend Victoria Dipla (Greek Lawyer, IGNITE Trainee Solicitor Clifford and Chance LLP London).

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The IPKat

APRIL 7, 2025

All intellectual property rights have a limited territorial scope. This can make it difficult to determine if an IP right is infringed, particularly when the contested use takes place online. Background The plaintiff produces clothing and owns the copyright to photographs of such clothing. 3 Brussels I (now Art.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 12, 2023

After spending more than 16 years implementing intellectual property laws introduced in 2005, amendments to intellectual property law in Vietnam came into effect on January 1, 2023. Issued by the government in late April, Decree No. Issued by the government in late April, Decree No.

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The IPKat

MAY 17, 2023

This is a review of Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Cultural Heritage , edited by Irini Stamatoudi , Professor of Intellectual Property Law and Cultural Heritage Law at the University of Nicosia. The book is presented in three main parts.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 10, 2021

This Kat is having a haunted October This post promises to take readers around the IP blogs in eight posts. Copyright The Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice published an Author's Take piece considering what the way forward for the press publishers' right might be under EU copyright law.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 25, 2021

A critical issue to be addressed is whether these limited-edition products can get protection under Intellectual Property (IP) law, just as regular products do, and if yes, then which is the most appropriate form of IP Protection ? Protection for Limited Edition Products under Trademark Law.

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The IPKat

MARCH 6, 2023

From Semiconductor to Embracing a Better Life - IP Models for an Innovation Ecosystem at IMEC 4iP Council will host a webinar, in collaboration with the Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC), on innovation and how IP models support innovation on March 15. For more information and tickets, click here. by 5pm on 14 April 2023.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

Even though the number of registered mask works is not enormous, they are still an important component of chip companies’ IP portfolio. Copyright Office while register the software aspect of the designs (e.g., source code) under copyright law. Source: official public catalog from Copyright.gov.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Underwood Chair in Law at Vanderbilt University Law School, US. In the introduction, Gervais explains that the approach to discussing IP law reform taken in this edited collection is considering both primary and secondary level reform. And now she has our full attention.

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Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In short, the name of a non fungible token project as well as the name of the linked digital file can be considered intellectual property, and the original owner of the NFT has the exclusive right to transfer IP rights to the new owner if they choose to do so. What is Intellectual Property? How are Copyrights Used?

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2023

While there are a number of aspects covered by “Artificial Intelligence”, ranging from definitions to scope, from life-saving to life-threatening, there has been surprisingly limited public policy discussion on the intersection of AI and IP in India. Yashna is a fifth-year law student at UILS, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 7, 2025

A brewing controversy over whether Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek's distillation of outputs from OpenAI's ChatGPT violates copyright law raises questions about the legality and ethics of such practices, and will set important precedents for the future of AI development and intellectual property law, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn. (..)

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The scholars acknowledged the government’s commitment to “keep pace” with technological developments in AI while protecting the public interest through Federal statute (the Copyright Act ). The scholars rejected the notion of copyright protection for AI-generated works. Authorship and Ownership of Works Generated by AI.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 22, 2023

Contreras Tritton on Intellectual Property in Europe, edited by Richard Davis, Thomas St Quintin and Guy Tritton And the Winner is: Intellectual Property Objectives in International Investment Agreements by Pratyush Nath Upreti Congratulations to all those nominated and this year's winners!

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

Launched in January 2020, the H2020 project reCreating Europe (Rethinking digital copyright law for a culturally diverse, accessible, creative Europe ), is pleased to announce its final conference, which will take place in Brussels on 21-22 March 2023.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

Photo by Rocco Dipoppa on Unsplash The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (REULA) came into force on 1 January 2024 and has some significant implications for IP law. Much IP law in the UK is derived from EU law – both implemented EU law and case law decided in view of EU law.

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IIPRD

MARCH 5, 2025

Blog sought to study global moves or court cases that have taken place regarding uses of copyright in made-always-with-an-AI creation and provide discussion over possible solutions to the future of intellectual property laws. Originality : A work must exhibit a degree of intellectual effort and creativity to be protected.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 31, 2021

SAS argues that it made a “plethora of creative choices” in developing its material, and that creativity is more than sufficient to satisfy the originality requirements of copyright law. Thus far, the courts have disagreed with SAS and rejected its copyright assertions. Copyright Alliance Brief – Supporting SAS.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Christmas markets are already here, the lights are bright and shining, but before November is over, this Kat brings you another bundle of joy in the form of IP events and opportunities. The competition is sponsored by FICPI, the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys, and will accept papers in French and English.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

In analogizing semiconductor chips to traditional areas of copyright law, the legislative history notes that, just as a plagiarist who copies only one chapter of a book may be held liable for infringement, a person may be liable for copying a part of a mask work if it is a qualitatively important portion that results in substantial similarity.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Trier The IPKat’s friends at the Academy of European Law (ERA) in Trier, Germany are always busy organizing new conferences and events. Among the IP-focused ones, ERA's Autumn calendar features 3 conferences for which IPKat readers can register by claiming a 25% discount in the registration fee by using the VIP code ERA2021IPKAT at checkout.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 2, 2021

Intellectual Propriety (IP) rights holders are under the perpetual threat of counterfeit goods in the market that is growing exponentially with advancing technology and a surge in cross-border trade among countries. Once recorded, a single application for a particular IP covers all ports of the country. ” INDIA.

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The IPKat

MARCH 16, 2024

Events 18-19 April 2024: AIPPI Trilateral Seminar The Polish, German and French Groups of AIPPI organise the traditional joint seminar on IP related issues. Courses UCL’s Summer School 2024 The University College London offers a summer school programme on the ‘Foundations in Intellectual Property Law’.

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