The IPKat

MAY 5, 2024

The IPKat brings you the latest IP events, news, and opportunities! This event will be held in-person only. The Webinar will feature current program students presenting their latest articles on cutting-edge IP topics, as published in the Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice and The IPKat.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Annual Conference on EU Law in the Pharmaceutical Sector 2022 (Brussels/online) The first event is the Annual Conference on EU Law in the Pharmaceutical Sector 2022 , which will take place in hybrid format (Brussels and online) on 17 and 18 March 2022.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

DECEMBER 4, 2023

a Pennsylvania -based corporation, alleges ownership of exclusive distribution rights for broadcasting premier sporting events, including the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC). Through agreements with copyright holders, Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. Joe Hand Promotions, Inc., Continue reading

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

This Kat was very happy to participate in the AI & Creativity: Protecting Creators in the Age of AI Panel which took place as part of the AI Fringe event on Friday, 3 November 2023 at the Knowledge Centre of the British Library, London. I attended one of the last events, a panel discussion about ‘AI & Creativity’.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 5, 2022

This post is based on the chapter “Audiovisual Coverage of Sports Events and Copyright Law: Originality in the Details?” Intellectual Property and Sports: Essays in Honour of P. Bernt Hugenholtz, Kluwer Law International, 2021. Choices and constraints: is originality hidden in the details?

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The IPKat

MARCH 10, 2024

Forthcoming events New events and conferences are added to our Events page continuously, so do not forget to check it out regularly! IMRO and Law Society Annual Copyright Lecture (1 May) The 5th annual IMRO/Law Society of Ireland Copyright Lecture will be held in Dublin on 1 May, 18:00 – 19:30.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Trier The IPKat’s friends at the Academy of European Law (ERA) in Trier, Germany are always busy organizing new conferences and events. Annual Conference on European Copyright Law 2021 Finally, on 18-19 November, ERA will host its Annual Conference on European Copyright Law 2021 , taking place in a hybrid format in Trier and online.

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The IPKat

APRIL 14, 2024

Check out the latest IP events, news, and opportunities! Events LESI 2024. The programme comprises the challenges digital transformation brings with artificial intelligence and the metaverse, the potential construction of an EU-wide copyright, trade mark and design case law, and a gala dinner. Read the article here.

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The IPKat

MARCH 16, 2024

With rising temperatures and spring in the air in Europe, here come the latest Kat news, events and more. Events 18-19 April 2024: AIPPI Trilateral Seminar The Polish, German and French Groups of AIPPI organise the traditional joint seminar on IP related issues. The full programme is accessible here. Read more about this course here.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

This blacklist may be used by the signatories of voluntary agreements promoted by ARCOM, which are supposed to contribute to remedying infringements of copyrighted material and sporting competitions and events. 3/ The Act also creates a new procedure to fight against the unlawful broadcasting of sporting events.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 3, 2022

The University of Cyprus, together with the Horizon 2020 project reCreating Europe , funded by the European Commission, is conveying the conference “Rethinking copyright flexibilities”. We welcome contributions that address the following topics in an EU and comparative perspective: copyright exceptions and limitations.

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The IPKat

MARCH 6, 2023

Events Image by Riana Harvey John Kimbell KC - Deputy High Court Judge | Character in copyright and the character of copyright: reflections on Only Fools and Horses The University of East Anglia will be hosting John Kimbell KC on March 9. For more information and tickets, click here. For more details and tickets, click here.

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The IPKat

MARCH 18, 2023

Here are the latest opportunities and events to find out about. The event will take place on 23 March 2023 at 6pm at Wellcome Collection in London. Click here to register. Registration link here. The deadline to apply is 12 April 2023. Click here to know more.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Kat friend Jakub Wyczik provides an enlightening discussion of how AI and the law, especially copyright, intersect, with particular attention to the technical operation of AI. Let us briefly examine how these systems work and then consider how intellectual property law relates to them. However, this is nothing new.

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The IPKat

APRIL 13, 2022

Three years after its adoption, the discussion of and around the Directive on copyright and related rights in the Digital SingleMarket 2019/790 (‘DSM Directive’) is anything but exhausted.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

Although the lower courts are still bound by the decisions of the higher courts and their precedents set in light of EU law, they may refer the points of law to certain higher courts under section 6A. REULA’s influence on copyright law Although EU law had a strong influence on the UK copyright law, the two were never properly aligned.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 31, 2023

If your agenda still holds some free slots for events, opportunities and conferences, the IPKat is here to help you select the best IP-related ones. The book is an attempt to find a fil rouge, some sort of rationale, underlying the CJEU’s action in the area of copyright. The launch will be chaired by The Rt.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 31, 2023

This week’s big IP news is the New York Times suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, trademark dilution and other violations of existing laws. As with most current cases related to AI’s copyright infringement, this one will most likely result in the issuance of a landmark ruling. Microsoft Corp.,

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

He holds an MA in Art Law and Art Management from the International Hellenic University and an LLM in Legal Theory and Interdisciplinary Legal Studies, focusing on copyright law, from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He is pursuing an LLM in European Intellectual Property Law at Stockholm University.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 15, 2023

Attending a conference is also a Kat-affair Another week has passed and here are the latest opportunities and events to find out about. Events 19 January 2023: “Vintage Brands and the New Bad Faith Conundrum” Fide Foundation and TIPSA (Transatlantic Intellectual Property Academy) will hold the 24 Global Digital Encounters on 19 January 2023.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The IPKat is now not only the “Most Popular Intellectual Property Law Blawg” but also has its own published collection! The book, Developments and Directions in Intellectual Property Law: 20 Years of The IPKat , is edited by Kats Hayleigh Bosher and Eleonora Rosati and includes contributions from 46 Kats and VIP Katfriends.

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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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Chicago IP

DECEMBER 14, 2021

CT, the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (“IPLAC”) and the Illinois Intellectual Property Alliance (“ILIPA”) will present A Conversation with Professor Ed Lee About NFTs. This virtual event will discuss NFTs, who owns the copyrights and what that means from a legal perspective.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Lamont Abramczyk is a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, enrolled in Professor David Vaver’s 2021-2022 Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program. There is no copyright in facts and historical events; however, writers can claim copyright in their letters if they are sufficiently original.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

While technological developments are useful in creating realistic copies that can be shared easily, treatment of digitised heritage is an area where cultural property laws meet intellectual property law, both of which have differing approaches as to who should ‘keep’ what.

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The IPKat

MARCH 24, 2024

Launch of the Journal of AI Law and Regulation (AIRe) The Journal of AI Law and Regulation is on. On 11 April 2024, there will be also the official launch event in Brussels during a conference on the AI Act. Free access to the first issue is available here , subscriptions are open here. For more information click here.

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Kashishipr

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Copyright is a bundle of rights and can be exploited in several ways independently from each other. What is an Assignment of Copyright? In case the assignment of copyright is for any future work, the assignment will take effect only when the work is in an expressed form and not just an idea. Mode of Assignment of Copyright.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 14, 2021

CT, the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (“IPLAC”) and the Illinois Intellectual Property Alliance (“ILIPA”) will present A Conversation with Professor Ed Lee About NFTs. This event is free for both Members and Non-Members. to 1:00 p.m.

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Intepat

JUNE 15, 2023

It thus becomes crucial for them to safeguard their creations through effective intellectual property laws. Hence, the purpose of this blog is to delve into the significance of copyright protection, the limits of protection and the remedies against infringement. What is copyright protection?

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The IPKat

AUGUST 8, 2021

This Kat is looking out for IP events As the weekend draws to a close, there's no better time to look ahead to new IP-related events and opportunities. Vacancies American University is seeking an Assistant Director for PIJIP (Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property)'s Academic Program.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Christmas markets are already here, the lights are bright and shining, but before November is over, this Kat brings you another bundle of joy in the form of IP events and opportunities. The competition is sponsored by FICPI, the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys, and will accept papers in French and English.

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Chicago IP

APRIL 26, 2022

CT, the IPLAC’s Copyright Committee is hosting a presentation by musicologist Judith Finell on navigating the relationship between technology, music and copyright law. This virtual event is $15 for members and $45 for non-members. On Thursday, April 28, 2022 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.

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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. All Berne Union Member States must thus provide copyright protection to photographic works.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Not very long ago, the Indian Designs Office notified the Designs (Amendment) Rules, 2021 and now the Copyright Office (hereinafter referred to as ‘CRO’) too has notified the Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2021. The Copyright Rules, 2013 was last amended in the year 2016 subsequent to which, it was done recently.

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Chicago IP

JUNE 1, 2022

CT, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) will hold a panel discussion on Contemporary Issues in Indigenous Intellectual Property. The event is free for IPLAC Members and $25.00 for Non-Members. Click here to register.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Hendley, 2021 FC 498 [ Winkler ], the Federal Court (the “Court”) addressed an unusual issue of copyright protection in a nonfictional work containing descriptions of events with questionable historical accuracy. In its decision, the Court reiterated that copyright protection does not extend to facts.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

To help inspire junior IP researchers in this, the UCL Institute of Brand and Innovation Law ( IBIL ) invites applications from PhD students engaged in intellectual property research to present a ‘work in progress’ paper at its PhD conference on 26 June 2024. Who should apply?

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