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

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Here's what Kateryna and Liubov write : New Ukrainian Law on Copyright and Related Rights by Kateryna Militsyna and Liubov Maidanyk Last year, the Ukrainian copyright reform got on its fast track. In July the Ukrainian parliament approved one of the legislative proposals on copyright and related rights as a basis.

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Understanding Compulsory Licensing and Access to Essentials

Kashishipr

There is a constant debate of balancing the monopolistic rights against the right of public access to essential commodities like pharmaceuticals and medical products. This is where the concept of compulsory licensing gains popular attention. What is Compulsory Licensing? Reasons for Granting Compulsory License.

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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In this part 1, we tackle the first of three questions regarding the legal copyright landscape from an NFT purchaser’s perspective, as the extent to which the IP framework applies to NFTs remains uncertain. We address these questions in a two-part post.

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Around the IP Blogs

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Cat in the Box " by admiller is licensed under CC BY 2.0. TRADE MARKS The impact of Brexit on trade mark cases involving UK-based rights has been a hot topic over the past two years. But for how long will UK-based rights continue to play a role in deciding EU trade mark disputes? One week is over and the next one has just begun.

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Open Access Book on Negotiating History of the WCT and WPPT by Dr. R.V.V. Ayyar

SpicyIP

And it’s published under a creative commons license, with the text available on his website here. The only other openly accessible work (that I’m aware of) that looks into the negotiating history of international agreements in the IP context, is J. Watal and A.

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Book review: Performers' Rights

The IPKat

Topics include the evolution of the performers’ rights in the UK, through to all key aspects of the rights, such as subsistence, duration, ownership, licensing, remuneration, infringement, and exceptions. There is also a chapter on performers’ rights around the world, covering international treaties and specific countries.

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Africa IP highlights 2023: Reforms in IP policy, legislation and administration

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This post is the third and final instalment in the “Africa IP Highlights 2023" series of posts highlighting some of the key developments in IP in Africa in 2023. As previously stated, the Africa IP Highlights 2023 is the result of collaboration between myself and Clarisse Mideva ; Rita Chindah ; and Jessie Mgonga.

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