The IPKat

JULY 4, 2021

The UK IPO has launched a public consultation on the post-implementation review of Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, regarding whether the 2016 amendments achieved their objectives. The winning essay will be published in Common Market Law Review and will also receive a monetary prize of 500 euros.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Following this incident, news of Zara selling lungi as ‘check mini skirt’ a few years ago had resurfaced on social media. More people are willing to exploit such attached meanings and intellectual property law is trying to keep up with such conflicts, but with boundaries getting blurry with each step.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

MARCH 17, 2021

This bill was introduced because news stories are easily shared using social media without paying a royalty to the copyright holder. This article does not create a solicitor-client relationship between you and MBM Intellectual Property Law LLP. The amendment proposes to add, "[i]f a journalistic work.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

In other words, the gist of the case is whether the photographers surrender their right to exclude others by voluntarily posting their own photos to social media. As a practical matter, the answer is certainly yes; an open system is built into the design of the internet.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Despite the judiciary’s efforts to address the concerns under current intellectual property laws like copyright and trademark, the absence of relevant and specific provisions for the protection of personality rights has started to pose a serious threat.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 20, 2022

Where IP Spring Cleaning Starts : Whether applied to home or office, literally or figuratively, spring cleaning’s cultural, historic, and biological roots have intellectual property law analogs and other legal offshoots. in this case (at page 3 of this March 21 st ( i.e., first business day of Spring) Orders’ List ).

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