The IPKat

JANUARY 23, 2024

Thank you to readers who voted for the IPKat book of the year awards 2023! Here are the nominees and winners: Best Patent Law Book The nominations, in no particular order, were: • Der patentrechtliche Schutz von Daten und seine Grenzen; Landscheidt, by Fabian Landscheidt. We look forward to reading and reviewing more IP books in 2024!

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 1, 2023

It is time to vote for your favourite intellectual property law books of 2023 in the annual IPKat Book of the Year Awards! The IPKat team continues to read and review as many brilliant IP books as possible, of which there are many, for the Kat community. Rules of Voting Only ONE vote per person.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 29, 2024

Korean books, especially novels by women authors, are also finding enthusiastic readers far beyond native audiences. The post K-Books Are Coming appeared first on Copyright Clearance Center. From Squid Game to Parasite , BTS to Blackpink , Korean popular culture has ascended to the summit of global attention.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 19, 2024

Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court decision to block key provisions of HB 900, Texas’s controversial book rating law. In fact, the ratings would be ‘highly discretionary’ and would involve weighing and balancing many factors to determine a rating for each book.” On Wednesday, the Fifth U.S.

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Copyright Alliance

APRIL 18, 2024

This week we’d like to introduce you to children’s book illustrator, Lauren Gallegos. Lauren has illustrated over 30 books ranging from board books to historical fiction.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

This is a book review of Teaching Intellectual Property Law: Strategy and Management edited by Sabine Jacques, Associate Professor in Information Technology, Media and Intellectual Property Law, University of East Anglia Law School and Ruth Soetendorp, Visiting Academic, City University of London and Professor Emerita, Bournemouth University.

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Erik K Pelton

JULY 5, 2022

Book titles are special in the world of trademarks. The post How to Protect a Book Title appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Book titles are special in the world of trademarks.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 11, 2024

The list of complainants includes record labels, book authors, visual artists, even the New York Times. “Books3” Many of the lawsuits filed by book authors come with a clear piracy angle. Starting last year, various rightsholders have filed lawsuits against companies that develop AI models.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 8, 2024

With the recent filing of an amicus brief in a private pharmaceutical patent infringement case, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has continued its focus on allegedly “improperly listed” patents in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Orange Book. By: Hogan Lovells

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Glyn Moody says about the book: “Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa get sued for alleged plagiarism and the majority of creators see pennies for their work, while the revenues of the record labels are exploding. The book aims to answer the following key questions: • What are the problems with copyright in the digital age?

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

On 7 th November 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“ FTC ”) issued a press release announcing its challenge to more than 100 patents listed in the ‘Orange Book’. Khan tweeted that inflated prices of essential asthma drugs, ranging from inhalers to EpiPens, could potentially be attributed to wrongfully listed patents in the Orange Book.

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking HB 900, the controversial “book rating” law from taking effect in Texas. But for now, the headline is that the controversial book rating law in Texas is blocked.” The post Judge Blocks Texas “Book Rating” Law appeared first on Copyright Clearance Center.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Reading this book brought to mind the UK Competition and Markets Authority review of the music streaming economy, which essentially found that, since consumers can access so much content for such a low price, the market must be doing a good job for consumers. The book consists of two parts. Not this time.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 18, 2024

Four book publishers urged the Second Circuit on Friday to uphold a lower court's finding that the Internet Archive infringed their copyrights with its free e-book lending program, saying the nonprofit distributes "bootleg ebooks from its website to anyone in the world."

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The Illusion of More

DECEMBER 1, 2023

As discussed on this blog and elsewhere, caselaw has produced two frameworks for considering whether […] The post The Generative AI Fair Use Defense Under Google Books appeared first on The Illusion of More.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 11, 2024

Several of the lawsuits filed by book authors include a piracy component as well. This book archive was publicly hosted by digital archiving collective ‘ The Eye ‘ at the time, alongside various other data sources. The Books3 dataset has a clear piracy angle.

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The IPKat

JUNE 19, 2023

As the editors explain, “this book is not against IP, it is instead a call for change and an attempt to save IP.” He suggests that the tension between publicity rights and free speech and the right of creative expression is likely to continue, particularly due the financial motivations driving the disputes.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Two days later a fire broke out aboard the … Continue reading "Books and Supply Chains: A Christmas Challenge for Authors, Publishers and Booksellers" Although four containers washed ashore further north up the coast, most are assumed to have sunk.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

With more than 14 million digital books in its archive, Z-Library is one of the largest shadow libraries on the Internet. Sharing Paper Books Thus far, these endeavors were all in the digital realm. Books you have read should not gather dust on your shelf – instead, they can get a second life in the hands of new readers!

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 3, 2023

A few years ago, book piracy was considered a fringe activity that rarely made the news, but times have changed. Anna’s Archive Expands Anna’s Archive is a meta-search engine for book piracy sources and shadow libraries. “We think this release marks a major milestone in mapping out all the books in the world.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 28, 2024

This book is available in both hardback and digital open access. For those wishing to purchase the book, a discount code has kindly been provided by Bloomsbury for IPKat readers, below. I can’t speak for the historians but, as a certified copyright nerd and the IPKat book review editor, I have read hundreds of books about copyright.

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The IPKat

MARCH 22, 2023

The book - titled Developments and Directions in Intellectual Property Law. of the IPKat book. Second, Kats Eleonora Rosati and Hayleigh Bosher have put together an edited collection, which brings together several current and past IPKat Team Members, as well as eminent Katfriends.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Bloomsbury publishing have kindly provided IPKat readers who would like to purchase this book with a 20% discount. In the preface, Perot explains that: this is the first book to undertake empirical research on persona protection. Part one includes the introductory chapter setting the scene for the book.

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The Illusion of More

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Songwriters, including Frank Zappa, John Denver, and Dee Snider testified in Senate hearings to oppose the […] The post Court Demolishes Texas Book “Rating” Law appeared first on The Illusion of More.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The book is divided into two main parts. The editors consider that these chapters are the “beginning of a much longer music-legal journey that we hope many more interested people will join beyond this book in the future.” There are a total of 28 chapters.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This is a book review of Contentious Trade Mark Registry Proceedings by Michael Edenborough KC. This title was nominated in the IPKat book of the year awards 2023! Having expanded and updated the first edition of the book, the second edition consists of 10 chapters along with 3 appendices.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 21, 2023

IA’s library is a non-profit organization that scans physical books, which can then be lent out to patrons in an ebook format. The Archive states that making a digital copy of a physical book ‘transforms’ the original work before it is loaned to one patron at a time. As such, they want it permanently taken down.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Orange Book. On October 7, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent letters to 10 pharmaceutical companies notifying them of the agency’s intent to challenge allegedly improper patent listings in the U.S.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 7, 2022

Back by popular demand, it is time to vote for your favourite intellectual property law books of 2021! Anyone who managed to publish a book during 2021 most certainly deserves an award in any event, given the added pressures and stresses of the pandemic, but alas there can be only one winner (per category), so vote wisely.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 19, 2022

For millions of website publishers the problem mostly solves itself, but for those who have more restrictive offerings in mind, such as physical book sales or a digital subscription offer, the wider internet can prove to be a disruptive competitor. “In view of the above, defendant no.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This is a book review of the Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Moral Rights , curated by Ysolde Gendreau (Université de Montréal, Canada), provided by Francesca Mazzi , Lecturer in AI, Innovation and Law at Brunel University London. Such gestures couldn't be overlooked in a book on moral rights.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

When Amazon launched the first Kindle fifteen years ago, book piracy was already a common problem. Rempant Book Piracy Fast forward to today and book piracy is easier and more widespread than ever. Many see their books being openly shared for free, just hours after they hits the stores.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 8, 2023

With more than 12 million books in its archive, Z-Library advertised itself as the largest repository of pirated books on the Internet. “Books you have read should not gather dust on your shelf – instead, they can get a second life in the hands of new readers! Government seized the site’s main domain names.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Pocket FM alleges that Kuku FM has violated its copyright by providing audio summaries of books to which Pocket FM has exclusive rights to create audiobooks. Briefly, the audiobooks and the audio summaries involved in this dispute are translated Hindi versions of popular English books such as Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Think Like a Monk etc.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 22, 2023

Thank you to readers who voted for the IPKat book of the year awards 2022! Here are the nominees and winners: Best Patent Law Book The nominations were: Intellectual Property Protection for Plant Related Innovation: Fit for Future? We look forward to reading and reviewing more IP books in 2023!

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Readers are reminded that they can vote for their favourite intellectual property law books of 2023 in the annual IPKat Book of the Year Awards! Votes must be made via email before 15th January 2024 as per the instructions below. You can check out the previous nominees and winners here. Rules of Voting Only ONE vote per person.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

We are thrilled to review Prashant Reddy’s new book on the Indian drug regulatory system! Co-authored with Dinesh Thakur their book – The Truth Pill – The Myth of Drug Regulation in India was released this October. Book Review: ‘The Truth Pill: The Myth of Drug Regulation in India’.

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