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In memoriam: William (Bill) Cornish (1937 - 2022)

The IPKat

The co-founder of our blog, Professor Jeremy Phillips, remembers him as follows: In memoriam: William (Bill) Cornish (1937 - 2022) by Jeremy Phillips I first encountered Bill Cornish in 1974 when, as a raw intellectual property doctoral student, I travelled up from Canterbury to discuss my chosen topic and seek his advice.

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EPO doubles down on opposition acceleration commitment

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The perennial topic of anguish, anger, anxiety, annoyance, etc amongst patent attorneys and litigators, alike. communication, summons to oral proceedings) within three months of receipt of such information or the party's request. Accelerated EPO oppositions. With the Unified Patent Court (UPC), a new dimension arrives.

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‘£1m’ Pirate TV Box Seller Avoids Prison Due to Private Prosecution Delays

TorrentFreak

After the miniseries was seen by millions earlier this month, private prosecutions – which allow alleged victims of crime to prosecute their own criminal cases – are now a topic of national debate. Having been arrested in 2017, it would be another five years before Longbottom was eventually summoned in June 2022.

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Artificial intelligence, machine learning and creativity in visual art: what are the protectability requirements? Part 1: the Italian Supreme Court’s “floral fractal” case

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The judgments in first and second instances On 18 July 2018, an architect summoned the Italian public broadcaster RAI, claiming that the copyright in her graphic work “ The Scent of the Night ” had been infringed.

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Pandemic measures cease but ViCo Boards of Appeal oral proceedings continue

The IPKat

The announcement ( here ) states that going forward it will now be at the discretion of individual Boards of Appeal to summon parties to and conduct oral proceedings either in person or by VICO. but no opportunity has been provided to input free text comments on this topic. The EPO has announced the cessation of pandemic measures.

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Greek collecting societies are not entitled to collect equitable remuneration for artists and producers not represented by them by contract or mandate

LexBlog IP

GEA has filed proceedings against Dixons on this basis and Dixons, making use of a contractual guarantee in their agreement with their provider of royalty-free music, has summoned the company Play Music (PM) to intervene in these proceedings in its favour. or idaroussou@metaxopouloslaw.gr ).

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 05- February 11)

SpicyIP

Last week we published 9 posts on topics such as our comments on the proposed Trademarks (1st Amendment) Rules, the Madras High Court’s decision with respect to patentability of business methods, and Union Minister of State for Commerce’s response on ability of the current IPR regime to cater concerns arising out of AI generated work.

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