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[Guest post] New Ukrainian Law on Copyright and Related Rights

The IPKat

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following legislative update on the new Ukrainian Copyright Law from Kateryna Militsyna and Liubov Maidanyk (both Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv). In July the Ukrainian parliament approved one of the legislative proposals on copyright and related rights as a basis.

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Protecting Product and Packaging Designs in China Part II – Copyright

LexBlog IP

” China’s copyright law protects the expression of ideas instead of ideas themselves, which is similar to U.S. copyright law. ” China’s copyright law protects the expression of ideas instead of ideas themselves, which is similar to U.S. copyright law. Beijing Zhongrong Hengsheng Wood Industry Co.

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Book review: Guidebook to Intellectual Property + discount code

The IPKat

The preface reiterates that the purpose of the book is to describe the essential nature of living IP law: "What we want is the reader to come away with a good idea of how IP works in practice." The second part focuses on protecting products through patents and industrial design.

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The Five Essential Copyright-Related Terms You Need to Know

Kashishipr

However, in this aspect, what needs to be duly noted is that staying on top of Copyright Laws , rules, and regulations on a content-rich internet can be challenging. It is because not only the internet but the laws, rules, and regulations are also saturated with exceptions, clauses, and legal jargon.

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Does food flavouring constitute a “work”?

LexBlog IP

1) He made this request on grounds including trademark law and unfair competition law. He worked for large companies, active worldwide in the food industry, which specialised in the design and development of recipes and culinary products for industrial use. dishes and seasonings) as works of IP. (1)

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[Guest post] What if AI wrote this post? – An inquiry into the impact of AI on the creative industries

The IPKat

The use of AI technology to generate images or music and other creative works, has legal implications for copyright and related rights of creators and rightsholders. As the creative industry is responsible for 6% of the UK’s GDP, the dialogue is particularly important with regards to the protection of the rights of the creatives.

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Parts 1 to 3 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here , here and here. Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq. Claims under copyright law.