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Imminent EBA referral confirmed on the question of using the description to interpret the claims (T 0439/22)

The IPKat

It is now confirmed that there will be a referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) on the correct approach to claim interpretation. The published minutes of oral proceeding from a hearing in the case last week confirm that the Board of Appeal intends to follow through on this intention. Case background: Spiralled or gathered?

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TorrentFreak Turns 18 Today (Hospital Edition)

TorrentFreak

Life-Changing Believe it or not, this article is coming to you from a hospital in the Netherlands, where a nasty health issue ‘brought’ me a few days ago. Luckily things are improving, but this explains why there are no recent articles published under my name. What the more distant future holds I don’t know.

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Illegal Streaming Detector Cars Can’t Track Firesticks Wrapped in Tin Foil

TorrentFreak

Police had obtained a customer list from a service they raided last year and, since many people hand over their real details to pirate services, tracking down some subscribers would’ve been trivial. Comments on a Russian state-owned newspaper article described UK police as “extremists” – let that sink in.

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5 Spooky Articles About Copyright and Halloween

Plagiarism Today

This year, for the first time since 2018, we will be open, and we couldn’t be more excited. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of last-minute stuff to do before Halloween weekend, so I will be stepping away the rest of the week. However, if you want more of a highlight reel, this article should help get you started.

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Off we go! The Unified Patent Court is officially born.

The IPKat

According to paragraphs a and b of Article 3(1) of the Protocol, there are two alternative conditions for the entry into force of the Protocol, namely: (a) either the Protocol can be « signed in accordance with Article 2(2)a. or signed, and ratified, accepted or approved this Protocol in accordance with Article 2(2)b.;

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Google Sees DMCA Takedown Requests Surge to New Highs

TorrentFreak

DMCA Resurgence Today, Google continues to make pirate sites less visible in search, but the reduction in takedown notices didn’t last. Last summer, the search giant reached a new milestone when it recorded the 7 billionth takedown request and, five months later, it can add more than 700 million new ones to this tally.

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‘BestBuyIPTV’ Operator Sentenced in Vietnam’s First Ever Online Piracy Conviction

TorrentFreak

While this process takes time, there was a breakthrough last week. The rightsholders see last week’s conviction as an important milestone that will set a precedent in Vietnam. The People’s Court of Hanoi handed BestBuyIPTV operator Le Hai Nam a 30-month suspended prison sentence.