Copyright monetisation: does technology help or hinder? IPWeek @ SG 2018

Since the advent of the printing press, the rights of content creators have been intertwined with developments in technology. The underlying...

Can warehouse storage of copyright-infringing products be considered an act of distribution? AG Campos advises CJEU to rule 'yes'

Old Town in Stockholm Can the right of distribution under Article 4 of the InfoSoc Directive come into consideration in relation, not just ...

Event: Computer-Implemented Inventions - Monday 8 Oct 2018

This Kat has just learned of an event on Monday evening which will be of interest to London based readers interested in inventions in the fi...

Public procurement of pharmaceuticals and the patent system, the first date of a stormy relationship?

P ublic procurement of medicines has proven to be a tricky business. A co-operation between the World Intellectual Property Organization (WI...

What may be the main (potential) events in the life of an EU/national trade mark? Here's a new map

The new academic year has begun: students (and professors!) have returned from their holidays and are now busy exploring the intricacies of ...

Looking to discuss the latest developments in competition law in the pharma sector? Here’s an event for you

Hotel The Hotel in Brussels Competition law has a de facto capital in Europe, and that place is Brussels. Our friends at KNect365 wish to le...

AIPPI Congress Report 4: A balancing act - copyright versus other rights

The AIPPI Congress started in earnest on Monday morning.  Although many were already lamenting the cruelty of those who decided to hold an I...

AIPPI Congress Report 3: Hot topics in IP

The final morning of the AIPPI Congress in Cancun was hot, the Caribbean air having whipped up a thick humidity that turned the AmeriKat...

Never too late! if you missed the IPKat last week!

Catch-up with the latest developments in IP, with the 200th edition of Never Too Late! This week's highlights include a report on algori...

AIPPI Congress Report 2: Out of term - provisional and post term patent enforcement

Before lunch yesterday, attendees were treated to a session on the protection and potential remedies that may be available for patents befor...

Around the IP Blogs!

Snuggled in its cosy duvets, IPKat has been busy browsing the web. Here’s the latest and greatest from IP blogland last week: interviews and...