The IPKat

JANUARY 21, 2022

This is a review of Performer's Rights by the Rt Hon Sir Richard Arnold, Judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. The book covers the rights of performers, particularly the rights conferred under Part II of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (as amended).

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Moral Rights Contracts Editing Related Rights 129

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The current generation of AI image generation tools such as Stable Diffusion , Midjourney and DALL·E 2 are designed to take a text description or prompt from a user and generate an image that matches the prompt. What is AI image generation software? How do you train AI tools?

Litigation 143

Litigation Copying Copyright Designs 143

The IPKat

MARCH 18, 2023

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."

Intellectual Property 80

Intellectual Property Moral Rights Database Right Editing 80

The IPKat

DECEMBER 23, 2023

If you've been too wrapped up with preparations for the holiday season , here's a summary of the IP news that you might have missed last week: Patents This Kat is still contemplating which IP books to put on her Christmas wish-list.

Intellectual Property 69

Intellectual Property IP Copyright Law Invention 69

The IPKat

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

November is here, autumn is in full gear and so is this issue of Sunday Surprises with new IP events and new opportunities. The Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship promotes excellent academic research about IP and related rights in the innovative and creative communities.

Intellectual Property 80

Intellectual Property IP Registration Intellectual Property Law 80

The IPKat

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The applicants alleged that the respondents were passing off its school shoes branded “shupavu” as those of theirs branded “Toughees” on account of the similarities in shape, design, features and general appearance. Notably the applicant had a right to be notified of the pending removal and extinction of the related rights in the trademark.

Trademark 74

Trademark IP Registering Trademarks Branding 74

IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Thus, the COVID 19 pandemic has underlined the importance of waiving patents and other IP-related rights linked to healthcare products, vaccines, and scientific processes to ensure the accessibility of the same on a global level. Image Source:gettyimages]. Highlights of the WTO TRIPS waiver proposed by South Africa and India.

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IP Related Rights Patent Technology 52

IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The Agreement’s IP Chapter makes ratification of important international IP treaties and any ensuing modifications or revisions necessary. Additionally, it requires Cambodia to maintain online databases with data on applications and registrations for patents, industrial designs, and trademarks. Conclusion.

Intellectual Property 95

Intellectual Property Marketing Marketing IP 95

The IPKat

DECEMBER 2, 2022

In the interim, at least, related rights, trade secrets, or protection against unfair competition, might provide some helpful alternatives. [A Related rights will only apply to video or audio, and, in any event, they are not universally recognized around the world. 2021/41/N/HS5/02726.

Copyright 145

Copyright Related Rights Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property 145

The IPKat

JANUARY 30, 2022

Here they are in case you missed them: TRADE MARKS Katfriend Marijus Dingilevskis posted on a recent decision of the Lithuanian Supreme Court, which states that even if a trade mark has been registered in the international register for 40 years, this is no guarantee that a subsequent national designation will be also registered.

Moral Rights 78

Moral Rights Database Right Designs Design 78

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 14, 2022

Running from 29 October 2021 to 7 January 2022, the “ Artificial Intelligence and IP: copyright and patents ” consultation formed the latest round in an ongoing national conversation between the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) and interested stakeholders (see here ). A third alternative: the related rights approach.

IP 64

IP Public Domain Copyright Intellectual Property 64

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

With a new month comes a new post with the best and latest IP events and opportunities. Events IP Lawyers Tool - 1st World Robot Patent Drafting Symposium - 23 and 24 September 2022 - Cannes, France IP Lawyers Tool will hold the 1st World Robot Patent Drafting Symposium on 23 and 24 September 2022 from 1:00pm to 8:00pm (CEST).

Intellectual Property 85

Intellectual Property Registration IP Patent Drafting 85

IP Whiteboard

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Countries and organisations around the world are paying greater attention to the intersection of artificial intelligence ( AI ) and intellectual property ( IP ). The UK Intellectual Property Office ( UK IPO ) recently put out a call for views on the implications of AI for IP policy and conversely, the impact of IP on AI.

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IP Intellectual Property Invention Copyright 40

The IPKat

DECEMBER 28, 2023

As always, readers can vote for books in five categories: Patents, Copyright (including related rights and performers’ rights), Trade Marks (including Geographical Indications), Designs and Intellectual Property (any book that covers more than one type of IP).

Social Media 59

Social Media Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Law Related Rights 59

LexBlog IP

MAY 18, 2022

The protection of moral rights, including the rights of publication, authorship, alteration, and integrity, is perpetual. 2D designs and texts on a product or packaging may be protected as written, pictorial, photographic, and graphic works, or even works of fine art, depending on the nature of the design elements.

Designs 40

Designs Design Copyright Artistic Work 40

The IPKat

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Marcel Pemsel commented on two instances in which the EUIPO Board of Appeal assessed whether distinctive character was present in relation to cases of trade mark applications for signs portraying a specific person’s photograph.

Registration 69

Registration Copyright Law Copyright Intellectual Property 69

SpicyIP

MARCH 15, 2022

The EU took the Intellectual Property route by introducing a related right under its copy right law. Introducing EU’s press publisher right in India without any empirical and economic investigation can result into problematic consequences for the market.

Publishing 105

Publishing Marketing Marketing Advertising 105

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

If you find yourself traveling after traveling, whether for work or vacation like this Kat, who is writing from Japan this time, here is your weekly NTL post to stay in touch with IP developments. It has 24 chapters focusing on the relationship between IP rights and inclusivity.

Personality Rights 59

Personality Rights IP Art Copyright 59

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 30, 2023

dishes and seasonings) as works of IP. (1) He worked for large companies, active worldwide in the food industry, which specialised in the design and development of recipes and culinary products for industrial use. Compensation presupposes culpability and infringement of IP (or related rights) (i.e.,

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Moral Rights Related Rights Art 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 28, 2022

This post focuses on selected copyright and related rights matters that the Institute details in its Position Statement. The Data Act Proposal explicitly addresses the relationship between the new right to access and share IoT data and the sui generis database right provided for in Article 7 of Directive 96/9/EC.

Copyright 52

Copyright Intellectual Property Database Right Related Rights 52

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 12, 2022

The legal doctrines involved are closely related to copyrights and related rights systems. Their protection through laws, creates private rights over them as well as incentivises the continuation of their production. Now, this documentation may raise concerns about protection of IP as it may fall into the public domain.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Public Domain Music IP 52

Kashishipr

AUGUST 31, 2022

Intellectual Property & Intellectual Property Rights. Intellectual Property (IP) and copyright are related; however, they are not the same. In simple terms, IP is a category of property that includes the intangible (i.e., In simple terms, IP is a category of property that includes the intangible (i.e.,

Moral Rights 52

Moral Rights Copyright Intellectual Property Licensing 52

IIPRD

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

What kinds of IP related rights would apply to quantum computing technology? This article will provide the holistic view of the current framework of IP and its related rights and how would it balance the interests of innovators/stakeholders and the interest of public. Copyright Protection and Enforcement.

Intellectual Property 40

Intellectual Property Technology Intellectual Property Law Government 40

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Contested Meaning of Web3 & Why it Matters for (IP) Lawyers by Mark Fenwick and Paulius Jurcys. The week before Christmas was disrupted by a controversy in Silicon Valley over the future of the internet. Copyright law and football matches: impossible to match?

Blogging 95

Blogging Copyright Fair Use Reporting 95

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

According to the BGH, the specific design of the cards and consoles manufactured by the plaintiff constituted effective technical measures within the meaning of Section 95a (2) and (3) No. In the view of the BGH, an infringement of the film producer’s related right does not require that a copyright protected part had been used.

Contracts 98

Contracts Copyright Law Cease and Desist 98

IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Regarding the IPR matters, Cambodia has issued the following legal documents: • Law concerning Marks, Trade Name and Acts of Unfair Competition dated January 8, 2002; • Law on Patents, Utility Model Certificates and Industrial Designs, in force since January 2003; • Law on Copyright and Related Right, in force since March 2003.

Trademark 52

Trademark Service Mark Intellectual Property Registration 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 30, 2022

Both Article 7b(2)(c) of the Dutch Neighbouring Rights Act and Section 87g(2)(4) of the German Copyright and Related Rights Act very much stick to the wording of Article 15(1) of the CDSM Directive. The provision has been transposed into French law through a separate instrument , which added a new chapter to the French IP Code.

Publishing 52

Publishing Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property Related Rights 52

IIPRD

JUNE 24, 2024

‘The Paris Convention’, adopted in March 1883 and revised in the years 1900, 1911, 1925, 1934, 1958, 1967, and 1979, comprehensively addresses “patents, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks, service marks, trade names, and geographical indications”. [1] TRIPS establishes baseline criteria for IP protection among members’ countries.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Artistic Work Registration Copyright 52

LexBlog IP

JUNE 28, 2023

Accordingly, the Court held that the holder of the IP right to a computer program cannot object to the resale of a copy thereof where such a copy is accompanied by a licence for unlimited use, whether material or immaterial. The Court rejected the plaintiff’s requests for the award of monetary restitution due to moral damage.

Copying 52

Copying Copyright Law Copyright Editing 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

While sports events, as such, are not protected by copyright and related rights, the origanisers of these events may benefit from specific protection under national law. The next step in the legislative process are the trilogue meetings between the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council to agree on a final text.

Copyright Law 64

Copyright Law Law Copyright Publishing 64

The IPKat

MAY 22, 2023

The use of AI technology to generate images or music and other creative works, has legal implications for copyright and related rights of creators and rightsholders. As the creative industry is responsible for 6% of the UK’s GDP, the dialogue is particularly important with regards to the protection of the rights of the creatives.

Music 83

Music Intellectual Property Copyright Technology 83

Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 18, 2021

The consultation document restates the fundamental right to intellectual property as the fundamental principle of ‘protection of the intellectual creations of individuals in the online space’ but is otherwise silent on IP. because there is no public access regime that applies, or because third parties own intellectual property rights.

Government 59

Government Database Right Intellectual Property Copyright 59

Patently-O

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

I brought experience as a contributor to DTSA (my research and reform proposal was the basis for DTSA’s whistleblower immunity provision), lead author of a widely adopted intellectual property casebook, lead author of the Patent Case Management Judicial Guide (PCMJG), and organizer of over 60 IP education programs for federal judges since 1998.

Litigation 105

Litigation Intellectual Property Business Government 105

LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Even in the absence of a likelihood of confusion as to the source of goods, we have stated that under section 2(a), one’s right of privacy, or the related right of publicity, may be violated.”

Registration 52

Registration Music Brands Branding 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

“ YouTube II ” concerned the infringement of the right of communication to the public as per Article 3 of the Copyright Directive (2001/29) in relation to copyright and related rights in various music tracks.

Copyright Law 52

Copyright Law Law Copyright Copyright Infringement 52

The IPKat

JUNE 26, 2022

While enjoying (or not) this heatwave, check the latest IP events and opportunities to be cool for the summer! The event is designed to encourage interactive discussions among participants through panel debates, with each of them covering 4 or 5 key topics related to each specific sector. closing dinner), IP Lunches (incl.

Intellectual Property 119

Intellectual Property IP Registration Copyright 119

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

The IPKat brings you the latest IP news, events, and opportunities. Copyright Office Report on the legal and policy issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copyright. related rights, performers rights), trade marks (incl., IPKat news The IPKat is referenced in the recently released Part 2 of the U.S.

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IP Reporting Blogging Copyright 64