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[Guest post] Navigating the high notes: Taylor Swift's copyright dispute

The IPKat

This article delves into the saga’s central copyright issues and the concept of moral rights, and compares the situation in the US to how it might have unfolded under EU law. Another significant divergence lies in the recognition of moral rights.

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[Guest post] New Ukrainian Law on Copyright and Related Rights

The IPKat

We may assume that these provisions will be further supplemented in terms of the rights, namely reproduction and making available. It also once again confirms the strong protection of moral rights in Ukrainian copyright law. No moral rights apply to CGOs.

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Book review: Guidebook to Intellectual Property + discount code

The IPKat

The book is presented in five parts, described in the book as “broadly along the lines drawn by the main Acts of Parliament dealing with these branches of law.” The second part focuses on protecting products through patents and industrial design.

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Simple homage to pre-existing work doesn't qualify as parody under French law

The IPKat

The court also recalled the difference between originality and novelty as understood under design law and the non-relevance of prior art in copyright cases. Indeed, design law and copyright pursue neither the same objectives, nor are they subject to the same conditions of protection. None were met here.

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Around the IP Blogs

The IPKat

Global trademark and design applications boom in 2020! The EUIPO, through its Observatory, has published a new discussion paper presenting best practices for electronic payment service providers to prevent their services from being abused by infringers. Is Europe running out of trade marks? WTR has written an article about it!

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Is The ‘Art’ Of Food Plating Copyrightable

Intepat

In today’s context, Culinary talents encompass more than just the preparation or cooking of a dish; they also include the presentation, arrangement, or appearance of their cuisine, which is frequently referred to as plating. Food plating is the technique of enhancing the presentation of food by arranging and decorating it to add value.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 17- July 23)

SpicyIP

Sudhakar Pai and Ors vs M/S Manipal Academy of Higher Education on 17 July, 2023 (Karnataka High Court) The appellants, employees, and office bearers in the same company, filed the present appeal contesting the compensation and the civil imprisonment ordered by the Commercial court for wilfully disobeying the court’s earlier injunction order.