IPilogue

JANUARY 23, 2023

In late November of 2022, an Order in Council was signed to fix December 30, 2022 as the date on which Division 16 of Part 5 of the Copyright Act came into force. The amendments come by way of Bill C-19, the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. Huge changes have come to the Canadian Copyright Act.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Instead, the journal is leaving intact a February editor’s note that says, “Readers are alerted that concerns have been raised with respect to the reliability of the data presented in this article.”. Those concerns went unheeded by UG, though the journalism Biodiversity and Conservation retracted the article in 2021.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

In the spring and summer of 2022, following the international sanctions imposed upon Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia introduced several landmark changes to its IP law, most notably to patent, trademark and copyright laws. These rules were introduced in the 2021 amendment to Article 1360 of the Civil Code.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It’s the tale of a film that was originally a flop that lapsed into the public domain only to get a reprieve thanks to the Supreme Court and its newfound popularity. This article not only explores the (relatively) recent phenomenon of the Christmas hit but also explains where the money is going. Copyright is the reason.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

A key aspect of the Basic Proposal is an international disclosure requirement for patent applications (Article 3): For inventions based on genetic resources, applicants would be required to disclose the country of origin, or if that is unknown, the source of the genetic resources. The provision would not be retroactive (Article 5).

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The IPKat

AUGUST 29, 2022

Thus, on June 21, 2022, the Istanbul Third Civil Intellectual Property Court (“IP Court”) issued a preliminary injunction regarding NFTs. Picture in middle is entited "A ship in need in a raging storm, by Willem van de Velde II, and is in the public domain.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

In late 2022, the Court of Venice issued an interesting order restraining the use of the image of a well-known piece of Renaissance art by Leonardo da Vinci: the Study of the Proportions of the Human Body in the Manner of Vitruvius , also known as the Vitruvian Man. [1] Second, the Court established the violation of Articles 107-109 C.b.c.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 5, 2023

Zorro in the Brio Blu ad Last week, the Italian Supreme Court issued an important – if not truly seminal – judgment on the interplay between IP and freedom of expression ( decision 38165/2022, CO.GE.DI. holding that the character of Zorro had fallen in the public domain. International – Compagnia Generale Distribuzione s.p.a.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 27, 2022

While the government is not making the change retroactive (meaning works currently in the public domain stay there), no one seriously expected that to happen. I have written multiple posts in recent weeks on the copyright term extension issue once the measure was buried unannounced in Budget 2022.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The creation of AR experiences may involve acts of reproduction and communication to the public that have potential copyright implications. AR can concern two categories of cultural goods – those that are in the public domain and those embedding a copyrighted work of art. . (i) i) Public domain works. 2022, 618ff.

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The IPKat

JUNE 26, 2022

Marques - CELEBRATING MARKS: How sustainability and technology will shape the future of brands - 20 to 23 September 2022 - Madrid, Spain The 2022 MARQUES Annual Conference will be held in Madrid from 20 to 23 September 2022. Registration is open and more details can be found here. Further information is available here.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 25, 2022

2022 ) (nonprecedential). This trade-secrecy decision includes a few interesting holdings: Published and Widely Distributed, but Still a Trade Secret : The fact that information was found in a prior publication “that has been cited over 1,200 times. by Dennis Crouch. Masimo Corp. True Wearables, Inc. (

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The IPKat

JANUARY 30, 2022

DESIGNS The Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court (OLG Düsseldorf) sent a referral to the CJEU (Case C-684/21) on the role of alternative designs in the examination of Article 8(1) of Regulation 6/2002. Voting closes at midnight on January 31, 2022, and winners will be announced thereafter.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2022

To that end, 2022 is looking to be a major year for copyright in a myriad of ways. While there are far too many for any single list, here are 5 copyright stories that you should definitely watch in 2022. 5: The Public Domain Expands. Finally, with the new year comes new works that lapse into the public domain.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Delhi High Court recently came up with the ‘ Live Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings Rules of the High Court of Delhi, 2022 ’. The Court framed these rules as per Section 7 of the Delhi High Court Act, 1966 (Act 26 of 1966) and Article 227 of the Constitution of India. Union of India.

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Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

This decreased reliance and, in some cases, total abandonment of traditional copying is shown in examples from several universities across the country: Mount Saint Vincent University has not sold print course packs for the last 10+ years, except for occasional material that is in the public domain. between 2002 and 2021.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Here's what Jørgen writes: Universal Copyright Convention – RIP by Jørgen Blomqvist On December 9, 2021, WIPO announced that the Kingdom of Cambodia has joined the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, with effect from March 9, 2022. This is, of course, very important for the creative communities of Cambodia.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The first was that both the logos had made use of the font ITC Edwardian Script which is a font openly made available in the public domain. The second contention was that the plaintiff had falsely submitted that they came to know about the defendant’s use of the mark only in mid-2022.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This contribution is based on a paper published in 44 European Intellectual Property Law Review 595 (2022). . Photographs are included in Article 2(1) of the Berne Convention as copyrightable artistic works. Photo by Soragrit Wongsa on Unsplash. Simple photographs. . by Alexander Puutio. € by Edward J.

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Intepat

APRIL 6, 2022

As of 6th April 2022, the WIPO recorded 156 contracting states to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). Required translation contents are Description, claims (if amended, both as originally filed and as amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, and abstract.

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Intepat

APRIL 6, 2022

As of 6th April 2022, the WIPO recorded 156 contracting states to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). Required translation contents are Description, claims (if amended, both as originally filed and as amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, and abstract.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

a wise cat that care about environment kindly provided in CC0 Public Domain license by Pixhere.com) Having to make a selection among the many topics covered, this GuestKat finds it interesting to note that during the conference the EPO case G2/21 on 'plausibility', was repeatedly discussed from different angles. (a

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

The duo’s passion project was nominated for a 2022 Grammy Award in the Best Musical Theater Album category. on July 26, 2022. Netflix filed its lawsuit against Barlow & Bear on Friday July 29, 2022. For now, suffice it to say that Barlow & Bear haven’t exactly dedicated their musical to the public domain.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Given this inconsistency, in 2017, the scope of the Italian patent box was narrowed by excluding the income generated by the use of trademarks (Article 56 of Decree-Law no. The kitten looking for the return of trade secrets is CC0 Public Domain from [link] The first picture is "Cat in a box", by Greg Mote from Glendora, CA, USA - CC 2.0.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 8, 2022

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland unveiled Budget 2022 yesterday. Registration would allow rights holders that want the extension to get it, while ensuring that many other works enter the public domain at the international standard of life plus 50 years. additional editions of the title.

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Velocity of Content

JULY 8, 2021

Public Domain work. he’s on a roll now: “What about your liability, if one of your readers pastes a whole article in the Comments section?” With any luck, there’ll be a post on Velocity of Content discussing that legislative effort in 2022. Image Attribution: John Tenniel (1865). And he goes on. . .

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 13, 2022

Trendacosta’s article is just one example of criticism against the Content ID system. A German professor of music theory received Content ID Claims for recordings in the public domain uploaded by his YouTube channels. Trendacosta’s article suggests the DMCA’s repeat offender provision is the threat underlying Content ID.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The decision was confirmed by the Review Board of the Copyright Office in February 2022 as well as in the recent decision by the U.S. As a software-implemented creation, it was not in the public domain and the company willing to exploit the work had to clear the right to reproduction.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

This blogpost is an elaboration of the article Sappa, Participating in cultural life via augmented reality on cultural goods: what role for copyright? 2022, 618ff. In the absence of these clearance procedures, often skipped because of the relatively high cost they entail, other paths have to be explored. published in Grur.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Guy Rub, in his excellent article “ Copyright Survives: Rethinking the Copyright-Contract Conflict , ” suggested that the Ninth Circuit had adopted the ProCD v. Google case from 2022. But that’s a different article.) 2009) (holding that a contract was not preempted by copyright). See also Big Squid, Inc. 2019 WL 3555509 (D.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 29, 2023

There are several kinds of PCC but the article takes into consideration the most prevalent and imperative ones, in gameplay: machinima and game-mods. Debate Of Rights In the world of gaming, players often create unique characters, weapons, and other in-game items that they put significant time and effort into developing.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Likewise, when the Uffizi Museum sent a letter to the French maison Jean Paul Gauthier back in April 2022 asking to cease all uses of “ the Birth of Venus ” in their Le Musée collection, it possibly thought it would eventually receive – at the very least – some kind of reply. Yet, she kept ignoring him. Second, Art.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 17, 2022

The Article 17 judgement has raised as many new questions as it has provided answers. There is broad agreement among commentators that Member States must implement Article 17 using a combination of ex ante and ex post measures against overblocking. The impact of the Article 17 judgement beyond copyright.

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The IPKat

MARCH 7, 2022

The Supreme Court of Ireland has referred questions to the CJEU on the correct interpretation of the SPC Regulation as it pertains to combination products ( Merck v Clonmel ( [2022] IESC 11 ). The Irish referral relates to both Article 3(a) and Article 3(c). INEGY is approved as a cholesterol lowering agent.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 29, 2024

With just one exception (question 7 relating to the supply of illegal streams, see earlier article ) GMP answered every question. In 2022, one person was arrested for distributing or supplying illegal streaming services. The most recent data published by the Intellectual Property Office estimates that in 2022 alone, 3.9

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 16, 2023

Flexibilities have been classified on the basis of a blended taxonomy, centred around categories of uses, purposes/goals and rights/interests balanced against copyright, coupled with horizontal, catch-all categories such as “public domain” and “external copyright flexibilities”. Article 17(7) CDSM Directive), hampering legal certainty.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

4996/2022 in November 2022 ( ΦΕΚ Α´ 2022/24.11.2022 ), which amended the basic Greek Copyright Law ( L. 3 in fine ) and is, thus, unable to place other elements of the public domain, such as information and news, out of the reach of the PPR (see, Christina Angelopoulos, Comparative National implementation Report, p.

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