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. The aim of this online conference is to meet the requirements of trade mark and design law practitioners to keep abreast of recent case law and latest EU legislative developments.

Intellectual Property 70

Intellectual Property Copyright Law Intellectual Property Law Designs 70

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

Contrary to classic computer programs written by developers, many of these models rely on vast artificial neural networks trained in giant amounts of data. However, it’s unclear whether the models themselves are currently protected by intellectual property laws. In general, they use what is called a transformer architecture.

Copyright 80

Copyright Database Right Music Intellectual Property Law 80

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

The speakers include: The Hon Mr Justice Meade (High Court), Al Skilton (Senior Hearing Officer, UKIPO), Stev Sturmann (Chair of the 2nd Board of Appel, EUIPO) and Professor Dr Vespa Tomljenovic (Judge, General Court of the EU). The event will be chaired by The Rt Hon Professor Sir Robin Jacob. More details here. Info and registration here.

Intellectual Property 67

Intellectual Property Branding Brands Branding 67

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Swedish Anti-Counterfeiting Group’s webinar on IPR protection programs and initiatives Swedish Anti-Counterfeiting Group's (SACG) webinar on IPR protection programs and initiatives holds on 15 February 2024 at 12:00 - 13:00 CET. The online event will provide takes on recent topics in the field of AI. More details here.

Intellectual Property 67

Intellectual Property Music IP Law 67

The IPKat

AUGUST 3, 2023

Katfood The Centre for IT & IP Law, a research unit of the Faculty of Law and Criminology at KU Leuven is looking for a research fellow with a focus on IP law. NFTs, AI, VR and innovative revenues models) and emerging issues of data governance from a property/IP perspective.

IP 52

IP Intellectual Property Technology Government 52

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The decision considered what it means for "the product" in Article 3(a) to be protected by a marketing authorisation (see also IPKat: The SPC alphabet ). The indication was described as the use of safinamide as an add-on therapy to levodopa in Parkinson's disease ( EU/1/14/984 ).

Art 117

Art Marketing Marketing Patent 117

The IPKat

APRIL 25, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriends by Adrian Aronsson-Storrier and Oliver Fairhurst (both Lewis Silkin) on protectability of AI-generated outputs under UK copyright. Does UK copyright law protection extend to computer-generated works which are not original?

Contracts 76

Contracts Artistic Work Copyright Copyright Law 76

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The Faculty of Law at the University of Geneva recently hosted (on February 7, 2023) an international conference on the topic “ Intellectual Property & Sustainability ”. The programme featured several high-profile speakers. The IPKat was kindly invited and here is the report.

Intellectual Property 76

Intellectual Property Reporting IP Technology 76

The IPKat

JANUARY 16, 2022

MISCELLANEOUS European Commission | European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) " EU SME Fund " On 10 January, the Commission and the EUIPO launched the new EU SME Fund, which provides vouchers to help EU-based SMEs protect their intellectual property rights.

Intellectual Property 80

Intellectual Property Registration IP Copyright 80

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

Photo by Joey Csunyo on Unsplash In recent years, copyright departments in governments around the world have been preoccupied with AI’s effects on copyright industries and, more recently, copyright law challenges created for AI industries. What about ‘Down Under’? Which copyright issues has the Australian government been grappling with?

Copyright 67

Copyright Government Fair Use Copyright Law 67

TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Domain registrar oversight body ICANN is aware of this and is considering whether to make ‘proxy’ registration data available for enforcement purposes. To make matters worse for copyright holders, the EU’s GDPR privacy law only made it harder to identify domain owners. EU to the Rescue? GDPR Byspass?

Privacy 123

Privacy Registration Intellectual Property Copyright 123

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 8, 2022

This two-part blog post offers a reflection on the topic of content moderation and bias mitigation measures in copyright law. Therefore, they are not suitable to ensure the required protection of freedom of expression-based exceptions like parody, criticism and review, as required by Article 17(7). Introduction.

Public Domain 52

Public Domain Licensing Copyright Law Copyright 52

The IPKat

MAY 13, 2022

7 June 2022 marks one year from the day when all EU Member States were due to have implemented the DSM Directive 2019/790. As the research may also develop in other areas of law (e.g. Sign up here before the tickets sell out again! 7 June: Bird & Bird: The quiet after the storm? The DSM Directive 1 year on, online.

Intellectual Property 67

Intellectual Property Public Domain IP Copyright 67

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

for persons with visual impairments, for persons with other disabilities, for libraries, archives and museums, and for education and research institutions), as well as on cross-cutting issues such as existing flexibilities in international conventions and the impact of technological protection measures on L&Es. by Christopher Heath. €

Intellectual Property 145

Intellectual Property Related Rights Intellectual Property Law Copyright 145

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

So far, a significant proportion of cases involving AI have centred around privacy, data protection intellectual property issues. 4] Globally, countries are at varying stages in enacting rules governing AI, signalling a range of approaches to the technology’s regulation across jurisdictions. [5] 2] Ibid , at para. 23 and 24. [4]

Publishing 52

Publishing Government Litigation Inventor 52

The IPKat

JANUARY 30, 2022

This discussion is part of the EU Industry Days 2022 , an annual event that highlights industrial frontrunners and ongoing industrial policy discussions whilst improving the knowledge base of European industry. Check this week's events and a small note from our PermaKat Neil Wilkof. Further information and how to respond can be found here.

Privacy 70

Privacy Intellectual Property Registration Litigation 70

The IPKat

JULY 25, 2021

The Tiroler Adler may fly, but the Tiroler Katze prefers to snooze The IPKat served as a platform for reporting and debate on a range of topics last week, not least through the range of guest posts published. and Yogesh Pai arguing that the exercise is futile and Murali Neelakantan and Siva Thambisetty responding.

Reporting 76

Reporting Intellectual Property Confidentiality Privacy 76

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 2, 2022

One of the central issues in this respect is the copyright protectability of journalistic outputs generated by or with the help of AI. This research project seeks to fill that gap in literature by turning to the application of AI in the specific field of journalism and copyright law. Copyright and journalism – the status quo.

Copyright 107

Copyright Journalism Intellectual Property Copyright Law 107

The IPKat

MARCH 14, 2022

Events IFIM - IP and Regulatory Rights in the Age of Personalized Medicine - 15 March 2022 The Institute for Intellectual Property and Market Law of Stockholm University (IFIM) will hold the webinar "IP and Regulatory Rights in the Age of Personalized Medicine" tomorrow (15 March 2022, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm (CET)).

Journalism 67

Journalism Intellectual Property IP Marketing 67

The IPKat

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Basic Background to the Existing Copyright Regime To those who are not familiar with the laws of Hong Kong, copyright is governed by the Copyright Ordinance (Cap. This is an actively developing aspect of the law in other jurisdictions e.g. the UK and the EU. Introduction of specific copyright exceptions for text and data mining.

Copyright 122

Copyright Government Reporting Copyright Infringement 122

The IPKat

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

17 CDSM compatible with EU law? This is the question Miquel Peguera raises on Kluwer Copyright Blog, alongside his analysis of the topic. The Fashion Law analyses the matter, including the decision of the first instance court and its reversion upon appeal. moral rights. Is the Spanish implementation of Art.

Blogging 113

Blogging IP Moral Rights Artwork 113

The IPKat

MAY 12, 2024

Over to the team : "Introduction: the UPC shapes its confidentiality regime Confidentiality can be a sensitive topic for parties involved in legal proceedings. This post dives into how confidentiality is dealt with in the UPC by discussing the relevant provisions first (Part A) and then some recent guidance from the case law (Parts B and C).

Confidentiality 62

Confidentiality Art Patent Patent Application 62

The IPKat

JUNE 26, 2022

The event is designed to encourage interactive discussions among participants through panel debates, with each of them covering 4 or 5 key topics related to each specific sector. There will also be panels on CJEU and General Court case law, judicial approaches to parasitic competition, and international design protection strategies.

Intellectual Property 117

Intellectual Property IP Registration Copyright 117

The IPKat

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

a wise cat that care about environment kindly provided in CC0 Public Domain license by Pixhere.com) Having to make a selection among the many topics covered, this GuestKat finds it interesting to note that during the conference the EPO case G2/21 on 'plausibility', was repeatedly discussed from different angles.

IP 76

IP Marketing Marketing Confidentiality 76

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

The creation and development of copyright law are closely connected to technological and associated business transformations (see, e.g. here ). Yet, the very same automation poses challenges for the application of copyright law, increasing legal uncertainty, as demonstrated in this report vis-à-vis AI music outputs.

Music 67

Music Copyright Derivative Work Ownership 67

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

This is the second installment of a reflection on the topic of content moderation and bias mitigation measures in copyright law. The first part of this post briefly discussed the concept of bias and examined the role of property rights in data and factual information, with a focus on copyright. and predictive analysis (AI/ML).

Technology 96

Technology Marketing Marketing Copyright 96

Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Through a comparative perspective, the Report examines the scope of protection of audiovisual sports content in the national framework of the 27 EU member states and the UK. The Resolution of the European Parliament on protection of live sports events and Frosio, G. and Bulayenko, O.,

Reporting 52

Reporting Publishing Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Law 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 18, 2021

At the same time, there is a flush of policy initiatives, laws and legislative proposals that either problematize or downplay the importance of intellectual property rights for data. This is all part of the European Data Strategy. This is all part of the European Data Strategy. Stage I: to the Open data directive.

Government 56

Government Database Right Intellectual Property Copyright 56

The IPKat

JULY 7, 2023

The conference series was created by Dr Gaetano Dimita and the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London in 2015 to bring together creators, legal practitioners and researchers in the field of Interactive Entertainment. The US provided that there is no copyright associated with the end result of an AI creation.

Reporting 86

Reporting Music IP Intellectual Property 86

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

Image by Pexels from Pixabay Introduction: Brazilian Copyright Framework and the existing L&Es Brazil has signed most Intellectual Property (IP) law Treaties, but notably it has not adhered to the WIPO Copyright or the WIPO Phonogram and Performance Treaties. 9.610/98 ), which is complemented by the software protection legislation.

Copyright 56

Copyright Intellectual Property IP Copyright Law 56

Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2021

European and international policymakers have raised how artificial intelligence (AI) interacts with intellectual property (IP) law on several occasions. Nonetheless, before any policy and law-making endeavour can be undertaken, a fitness test of the existing IP framework is indispensable. Image by Dorothée QUENNESSON from Pixabay.

Copyright 52

Copyright Public Domain Intellectual Property Database Right 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 26, 2022

The liability exemption mechanism on Article 17(4) CDSM encompasses a series of cumulative “best efforts” obligations to: (a) obtain an authorisation; (b) ensure unavailability of specific protected content; and (c) put in place notice and take down and notice and stay down mechanisms. 84 et seq]. 84 et seq].

Intellectual Property 99

Intellectual Property Law Designs Design 99

The IPKat

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This presentation will look at how this has been done, when it has worked well and when it has worked less well, how it can and should work when the EPO (in particular) changes or develops its law differently from the UK, and how this fits with precedent. It also discusses the problems that can arise when making decisions under the UPC.

Registration 62

Registration Intellectual Property IP Copyright 62

43(B)log

JUNE 29, 2023

Aggravated if, beyond public law regulation which allows smoothing of inner inconsistencies by nonenforcement, this becomes basis for private law liability. Data access is an example of openness where researchers are hoping that the process will look very different from what appears to be described in the legislation. #1

Law 52

Law Privacy Litigation Social Media 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

We invited experts to offer a synthesis of empirical evidence catalogued on the Evidence Portal in response to 21 topical copyright questions of importance for the 21 st century. The digital revolution has moved legal questions about copyright, information, and competition law to the regulatory centre of the creative industries.

Copyright 52

Copyright Public Domain Marketing Marketing 52

IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

Fashion brands, for example, are filing trademark applications in the US, Japan and the EU to secure protection for the use of their brands on digital projections of their apparel, shoes and accessories that are transacted in the Metaverse. We have specifically covered this topic in a previous blog. Article 2.4 Section 4.4.2

Design Patent 57

Design Patent Designs Design Patent 57

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 9, 2023

TLDR Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. In the EU, a crucial legal issue is whether using in-copyright works to train generative AI models is copyright infringement or falls under existing text and data mining (TDM) exceptions in the Copyright in Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive.

Copyright 138

Copyright Fair Use Copyright Law Law 138