Sat.Apr 29, 2023

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EU and India in negotiations over a Geographical Indications Agreement

The IPKat

Since June 2022, the European Union (EU) and India have been in trade negotiations, to conclude a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), an Investment Protection Agreement (IPA), and an Agreement on Geographical Indications (GIs). This Kat decided to look closer at the GI talks, while sipping a cup of Darjeeling tea. Background GI protection is one of the priority areas in the EU’s external policy.

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University Websites Are Being Flooded with Online Piracy Scams

TorrentFreak

At the turn of the century, online piracy hubs began to surface at universities around the world. Seemingly unlimited broadband connections and the presence of many tech-savvy students provided an ideal breeding ground for the rapid expanision of the file-sharing craze. Napster and Limewire played a major role in this growth, as well as DC++ and i2hub , which typically relied on closed networks.

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Surprise! Another 512(f) Claim Fails–Bored Ape Yacht Club v. Ripps

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This is another lawsuit involving the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs. (Q: why are the apes so bored? A: because they spend so much time in court proceedings). In this lawsuit, BAYC sued an “appropriation artist,” Ripps, who sought to comment on anti-Semitic aspects of the BAYC NFTs. (Protip: if you want to win in court, don’t self-describe as an “appropriation artist”).

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Saturday Sundries

The IPKat

Here are the latest opportunities and events to find out about. Recognition Legal Business has recently published an article about the opportunities presented by social media to lawyers. Both our PermaKat Eleonora Rosati and The IPKat are expressly recommended as sources to follow to get an "unstuffy look at IP issues". Events 11 – 12 May 2023: IEJE’s Echoes of the Past, Prospects for the Future: 60 years of EU Legal Studies at Liège The Institute for European Legal Studies (IEJE) of the Faculty

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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Rochem v. Nirtech – Analysing the Claim of Breach of Confidential Information

SpicyIP

Image accessed from here While there are many factors which result in the success of business organizations, their ability to use sensitive procedures and advanced technology, thereby protecting their confidential information, can be another crucial aspect of remaining competitive in the market. Companies are therefore required to take extreme caution while sharing technical know-how, confidential information, designs, concepts, innovative formulas, business strategies, drawings etc.