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BREAKING: First CJEU referral on press publishers’ related right (Italian-style)

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After the first DSM Directive-related referral from Belgium on the provisions concerning contracts of authors and performers [IPKat here ] , it is now the turn of Article 15 (the related right for press publishers) as implemented into Italian law.

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 3 of 4: Related rights and exceptions and limitations

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Related rights. In addition to rights of the author, German copyright law also recognises related rights. The manuscript relies on the early reports on copyright case law by the author with Christian Czychowski and Julian Waiblinger in the German law journal, Neue Juristische Wochenschrift (NJW).

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Understanding well-known trademarks application in India

Selvam & Selvam Blog

This leads to the question – Is it essential for businesses targeting the Indian market to register their trademark as a well-known trademark? THE BENEFITS OF A WELL-KNOWN TRADEMARK STATUS IN INDIA: In India, to date, there are 117 trademarks registered as well-known trademarks , including Cartier, Whirlpool, and Kit Kat.

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Sunday Surprises

The IPKat

Its massive use brings legal consequences for classic IP rights and offers real challenges in particular to trade marks, copyright and related rights and patents. FIDE - The Metaverse As A Challenge To Classical IP - 29 June 2022 - Online The Metaverse steadily developed, and its role became even more central to the business.

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ALLEA Statement on Open Access Publication under “Big Deals” and the New Copyright Rules

Kluwer Copyright Blog

ALLEA, therefore, welcomes recent studies showing that OA publication in scientific journals is on the rise. [2] While the downstream costs of journal subscriptions are gradually falling, the upstream costs of publication, made up of the APCs, have risen sharply. Additionally, an increasing number of Member States (e.g.,

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Guest Post: Press Publishers’ Rights In Indian News Media Digital Space

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Press publishers are dependent on platforms like Google and Facebook for referential traffic on their website making it difficult for them to negotiate with giant platforms especially the ones with the dominant market position. The EU took the Intellectual Property route by introducing a related right under its copy right law.

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A summary look at the Portuguese transposition of the CDSM Directive

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The belated Portuguese transposition of the CDSM Directive was finally published in the Portuguese Official Journal (Diário da República) on the 19th of June 2023. Museu do Azulejo by G.P. This dispute resolution mechanism is possibly the main highlight of the Portuguese transposition, as it has a much wider scope than that envisioned in Art.

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