TorrentFreak

AUGUST 8, 2024

When the campaign launched in the United States and Europe last month, ABJ reported that a total of 1,332 pirate sites, most dedicated to manga, were offering comics for free viewing online or otherwise making them available for download. Figures from February reveal a total of 1,207 sites, catering to various audiences.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Don’t miss VESPA ‘s evening seminar about recent case law of the FPC on Thursday, 14 October 2021 in Zurich (17:15 hrs CET); see the detailed program below. A covid certificate (3G) is required for attending the seminar in person. Reported by Martin WILMING. — PROGRAM. — REGISTRATION FORM. — MAP.

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The IPKat

APRIL 29, 2022

Proposed Work Program of the WIPO African Group The WIPO Regional Seminar on L&Es in Nairobi in 2019 concluded that there was a dire need for reform of the copyright system to bring about a balanced regime.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Learn how to manage tax compliance and reporting obligations with insights from real-world case studies. Session 3: Tax Implications and Strategies in M&A Transactions Explore federal and state tax laws, identify tax risks and opportunities, and delve into tax-efficient deal structures and strategies.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Credit: IFPI Global Music Report 2024 IFPI certainly hasn’t forgotten about piracy but, compared to its video industry counterparts, the last two or three years have been relatively quiet. Looking towards the horizon, maybe it’s just the calm before the storm.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Adam Ernette from UIC Law reports: " A key theme in the Seminar was the opportunities for, and obstacles to, normalizing the use of ADR in IP cases. The program for the Seminar can be found here. Instead, the parties were able to set the mediation stage and tailor a unique resolution to the facts and industry.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

But with Vietnam-based movie streaming giant Fmovies also announcing a domain switch/minor rebranding to Fmoviesz recently, more progress is needed and in an announcement this week, the authorities reported just that. Given that sites reportedly switch to new domains in a claimed five to 10 minutes, blocking faces immediate challenges.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The WIPO Secretariat went back to commissioning studies and typologies, and for a year centered the discussions outside of the SCCR, convening three regional seminars and an international conference on the topic.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 16, 2022

Unfair Competition Brand owners may be particularly interested in GuestKat Tian Lu ’s report on Chanel’s successful unfair competition case in China. The decision is consistent with recent case law whereby functional antibody claims have increasingly failed to satisfy the strict “written description” sufficiency requirement.

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The IPKat

JULY 5, 2021

Friend of the Kat and moderator extraordinaire, James Nurton reports from the event (which he also chaired) on the 5 key takeaways from. So, while we wait, what can we learn from the IPKat/LSE discussion back in April to find a solution.

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Olartemoure Blog

MAY 31, 2021

On February 24, the OECD carried out its 2021version of Competition Open Day, a virtual seminar that OlarteMoure had the privilege to attend. Based on this, on the panels and discussions that arose in the Competition Open Day seminar, and on the OECD’s 2020 report, three alternatives stand out regarding the question: How can competition help?

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The IPKat

MARCH 6, 2022

This Kat is excited to report on so many exciting events across various IP topics taking place over the coming months. 26 and the forthcoming “Big Bang” – 21 March 2022 The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys has scheduled a seminar for 21 March 2022 (12:30 p.m. has scheduled a seminar on 29 March 2022 (3 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Drawing on more than 1,000 responses from a wide range of stakeholders in 129 countries, the report is a unique source of information on which to base the development of tailored ADR mechanisms. The event will feature presentations by the authors of the report and WIPO Center staff. Stay updated with the latest information here.

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The IPKat

JULY 18, 2021

Kat Friend James Nurton prepared an event report on the joint seminar on standard essential patents (SEPs), organised by The IPKat and the London School of Economics. The panellists discussed the Unwired Planet litigation [see The IPKat post here ], the ETSI IPR Policy, and, indeed, what a standard even means.

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The IPKat

MARCH 24, 2024

AI and domain names in Anguilla As reported by The New York Times , in Anguilla, a small Caribbean island east of Puerto Rico, the AI surge has translated into substantial economic gains. On 11 April 2024, there will be also the official launch event in Brussels during a conference on the AI Act. For more information click here.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 9, 2025

WIPO PCT-Madrid Roving Seminars 2025 The Indian Patent Office, along with WIPO, is organising Roving Seminars at six different locations as a part of WIPOs efforts to promote awareness regarding IP protection and innovation globally through the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and the Madrid System. Read the post for more details.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Mashelkar, Patents, Industry Funding, and Bias : In August of 2009, Prashant wrote about the Government of India’s acceptance of the conclusions of the Mashelkar Committee Report. Basheer’s contextualization and Prashant’s clarification on the report.) This fact was explicitly acknowledged in the report. Here we go: 1.

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The IPKat

APRIL 26, 2022

A Kat preparing a full report of his naps Events OxFirst - "The Influence of Women in IP: Women and the Unified Patent Court" - 28 April 2022, online OxFirst will host an online event on 28 April 2022 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm CEST to discuss the role and influence women will have in the game-changing Unified Patent Court. Check them out below.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2024

Before I dish out details, it needs to be highlighted that while IP research and teaching might have been lacking before the 2000s, the “scholarly” spirit in this field has been present nonetheless as evident from several judgments, articles (though very limited), parliamentary discussions, and reports like the Justice N.

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Managing IP

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Online marketplaces have until Friday, February 17, to reveal their user numbers as the scope of the Digital Services Act becomes clearer

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Instead of reporting on the presentations from the conference (sorry EPIP!) Daily invitations for workshops, seminars, conferences, and symposiums fill my inbox. You can find the full program here , and download the book of abstracts here. What is the point of academic conferences? What is the point of academics?

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The IPKat

MAY 19, 2022

On the impact of COVID-19, the expert report and the panel discussions constituting the Information session highlighted the impact of COVID-19 on the copyright sector as indicated above, including on the rights of creators, among others. Thankfully, the expert reports are still open for comments and suggestions (see para.34

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 7, 2024

CIPIL (University of Cambridge) Evening Seminars The Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law (CIPIL) at the University of Cambridge has published its programme of evening seminars for the Michaelmas Term. For further information and to register, click here.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 27, 2023

DARUWALLA, the requirement of genuine use of trademarks for maintaining protection, Report Q218, pages 4-9 [vi] Rectification Proceedings, available at [link] non-use/, last seen on 09/05/2020. Limits on Effect of Registered Trade Mark, Report A229, National Seminar on Trademark. vii] Majumdar and Co.,

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IPilogue

JANUARY 11, 2023

The newspaper’s print and digital formats reach over 6 million readers every week, with Report on Business magazine reaching over 2.5 To this point, I often reflected on a piece of advice I was given on the very first day of the IP Intensive Seminars. million readers every issue in print and digital.

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SpicyIP

MAY 8, 2022

Eashan has been practicing as an intellectual property advocate and consultant in New Delhi since 2011, and teaches a seminar on intellectual property law at National Law University, Delhi. We’re pleased to bring to you a guest post by Eashan Ghosh on the treatment of prosecution history in trade mark infringement proceedings.

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Velocity of Content

MAY 23, 2023

Through our Fellowship Sponsorship, we are supporting the SSP Generations Fund, which provides annual membership, educational seminars, mentoring, and travel to early career professionals, those from under-served communities, and students of publishing, librarianship, and information science.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 27, 2023

Here is the latest report on the interesting opportunities and events happening in the next few months. IP and the Metaverse The panel organised by The UCL Institute of Brand & Innovation Law , as part of the Annual Brands Seminar , will focus on the debate concerning the topic of IP in the Metaverse. More information here.

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Garrigues Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

This increasing interest in protecting plant varieties and the continuous financial and strategic growth of this industry is evident, as witnessed by the success of seminars such as that organized by Garrigues last September 28 to analyze this particular branch of the law from the perspective of the European Union and Latin America.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The recent report on dark patterns was helpful in letting businesses know what might be a dark pattern, but more clarity on when a dark pattern becomes a deceptive or unfair practice is sorely needed. We get it – user interfaces that are manipulative can be problematic.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

As its indications of infringement were rejected as insufficient, Assia EAL had numerous reports on the operation of two Proximus telephone lines carried out by bailiffs in the course of 2019. Some patience is needed before the decisions are published or shared by some friendly colleagues. But patience is rewarded.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Judy is vice president of the Board of Directors of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), serves on the Executive Committee of Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures US (CROSS-US), and co-founded the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Multi-Hazard Risk Mitigation Committee. from disasters and failures.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 19, 2024

In the wake of RARBG’s unexpected shutdown, we published a report highlighting a series of political events that, when combined, offered a plausible explanation of factors that likely contributed to the site’s demise. Until we’ve tested every single one, we won’t report any here. Did Opportunity Knock?

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The IPKat

JULY 25, 2021

The Tiroler Adler may fly, but the Tiroler Katze prefers to snooze The IPKat served as a platform for reporting and debate on a range of topics last week, not least through the range of guest posts published. and Yogesh Pai arguing that the exercise is futile and Murali Neelakantan and Siva Thambisetty responding.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

JANUARY 14, 2025

<p>Today, the Department of Commerce Office of Space Commerce& <a href="//www.commerce.gov/sites/default/files/2025-01/2021-2024-Space-Accomplishments.pdf" rel="noreferrer">published a report on the departments space commerce accomplishments</a> under the Biden-Harris Administration.&

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Letter from different countries , 8 Nov 2024 UCL IBIL seminar: Patent Law – Fit for an (emotional) AI age?: In other news, a new report has been published by the EPO looking at patent applications originating from universities. IESEG school of management, Design protection in the fashion field. Deadline 15 Nov 2024.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Royal Society of Chemistry Law Group - Intellectual Property Law Seminar 2024 (26 November 2024) The Royal Society of Chemistry Law Group is hosting its annual Intellectual Property Law Seminar in London on 26 November. Event Report: The UPC One Year On: What Do We Know Now? For further information and to register, click here.

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