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Africa IP Highlights #3: Patents, other IPRs and reforms in IP policy, legislation and administration

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In September , the Nigerian Government collaborated with WIPO to hold a national workshop for the validation of the Draft National Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy (draft IP Policy). Many have expressed mixed feelings on what was proposed vs what was adopted.

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Sunday Surprises

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MARQUES - Coexistence Agreements: Online Workshops MARQUES will host two online Coexistence Agreement workshops. The Thomas Edison Innovation Law and Policy Fellowship promotes excellent academic research about IP and related rights in the innovative and creative communities.

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Sunday Surprises

The IPKat

The main role of the incumbent is to provide assistance to Member States in drafting and updating their national legislation and adhering to and implementing the WIPO copyright and related rights treaties, and to conduct legal research and draft legal documents related to legislative assistance and treaty adherence and implementation.

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Sunday Surprises

The IPKat

25 May 2022 | 17:30 – 19:30 (BST) | CLA | LIDC Questions Workshop (in-person) The Competition Law Association (CLA) is pleased to announce its new LIDC Questions Workshop to be held on 25 May 2022 at Linklaters LLP, One Silk Street, London EC2Y 8HQ. For the full program and to register, please visit this link.

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Friday Fantasies

The IPKat

With the adoption of both the Directive on Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Single Market (CDSM) and the Digital Services Act (DSA), the European Union has moved away from the notice-and-takedown model for copyright enforcement and content moderation. Click here to know more. The submission deadline is 30 March 2023.

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RARBG Shut Down in the Middle of a Bulgarian Piracy Crackdown

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Department of Justice, in May this year, ICHIP Bucharest conducted an intellectual property workshop for 40 Bulgarian judges in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. ” According to the U.S. Visitors to the site today are greeted by a seizure banner, not the Turkish TV shows they were expecting.