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A Big Win for Dalit Researchers: Implications for IP

SpicyIP

Moreover, does equating IP with tangible property risk distorting its fundamental purpose? The couple petitioned the National Commission for Scheduled Caste (NCSC) to seek compensation for the loss caused due to the damage to their intellectual property (IP). Data and Intellectual Property What was the IP involved in this case?

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Dutch court rejects claims for sui generis database protection of national company register

The IPKat

In a recent case before the Dutch (district) court of Midden-Nederland, the question arose whether database rights can be invoked to prevent third parties reusing and offering data retrieved from the national company register. For those Kats accessing a company register frequently, the decision is certainly worth the read.

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UK plans to diverge from EU on AI-related IP exemption

IAM Magazine

Moves announced after consultation will affect copyright and database rights, but leave status quo in place for inventorship.

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New possibilities for data : European Union legal developments

JD Supra Law

This approach is being implemented, among other aspects, by introducing IP exceptions (e.g., database rights), reinforcing the possibility to re-use the data of public administrations, and exploring the possibility for consumers to provide personal data in exchange.

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[Guest post] The UK’s AI and copyright consultation – will data protection law render any commercial TDM exception ineffective?

The IPKat

This can include information such as the name, address or the IP address of a person, their appearance or voice. By way of brief overview of data protection law, under the UK GDPR personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

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Around the IP Blogs

The IPKat

It's time for a weekly review of posts from the surrounding IP blogs over the past week! Marks IP has reported on the background to the dispute and the JPO's decision on the invalidity action. The IPKat has reported on a few of them below. Meanwhile, in Japan, Apple Inc.

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Book review: Guidebook to Intellectual Property + discount code

The IPKat

It provides an outline of the basic legal principles and how the IP system works. The preface reiterates that the purpose of the book is to describe the essential nature of living IP law: "What we want is the reader to come away with a good idea of how IP works in practice."