The name of late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar cannot be registered as an EU trade mark, the European Court of Justice ruled on Wednesday, after his brother tried to lay a claim.The court upheld the decision of the EU's intellectual property office (EUIPO) that refused a trade mark application by Escobar Inc. in 2022....
She had heard of people who would not read fiction because they didn't want to waste time on "stuff that wasn't true."
But fiction, to her, told the stories of humanity's experience -- people's hopes, joys, fears, irritations, desires, questions, doubts -- in a way that non-fiction prose simply could not do.
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It’s not unusual for cities in Latin America to face water crises. Bogotá joins Mexico City to its northwest, which could also be on the brink of running out of water, as the combination of climate change, El Niño, geography and rapid urban development put immense strain on its water resources.
But this marks the first time in recent history that Bogotá has been forced to implement water rationing measures.
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Next was a fantastic pair of talks by Justine Haekens (analysis of Spotify playlist composition through the lens of copyright and competition law) and @JuanDGut (implementation of AI by Colombia's competition agency and IP office) at Maastricht University. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNiyQSdPysI (4/6) #law#Spotify#Colombia
Here's a cute caterpillar doing its best to disrupt your feed. This is the Shag Carpet Caterpillar Moth (Prothysana sp.). As an adult, it is sorta a drab triangular brown thing, but as a larva, I find it resplendent. Its larval scales are way cooler than the adult ones.
It has been a while so I figured now was as good a time as any to fire it back up. I don't know for sure who this handsome stilt-legged fly is, but I love its face and its coloring.
Toribío, #Colombia
Mourners attend the wake of the #Indigenous leader Carmelina Yule Pavi, who was killed by rebels of the Estado Mayor Central. After her death, Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, suspended a ceasefire with the group.
European court rules drug lord Pablo Escabar's name can not be trademarked (www.reuters.com)
The name of late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar cannot be registered as an EU trade mark, the European Court of Justice ruled on Wednesday, after his brother tried to lay a claim.The court upheld the decision of the EU's intellectual property office (EUIPO) that refused a trade mark application by Escobar Inc. in 2022....