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....

JoshuaLenon, 4 months ago to random

Fascinating article on pastiche as a new(er) exemption to #copyright infringement in the EU. The court describes pastiche as a “communicative act of stylistic imitation” such as remixes, Memes, GIFs, mashups, fan art, fan fiction, and sampling. Pastiche is now an EU-wide exemption following the enactment of Copyright in the Digital Single Market (EU 2019/790). https://copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2023/06/07/the-dawn-of-pastiche-first-decision-on-new-german-copyright-exception/ #IPLaw

jonpainterphoto, 4 months ago to ip

Hey #lawfedi, do you think someone can draw Steamboat Willie (1928) without drawing "Steamboat Silly" (2023) Steamboat Willie? Where does this #IP hypo land? SCOTUS?

#Law #IPLaw

https://youtu.be/ThU7_06h0fQ?si=kgxMrf6VokDJCSVj

Nonog, 7 months ago to random

‘Benevolent’ patent extensions could raise billions for R&D in poorer countries
Research into vaccines, crop seeds and other innovations for low- or middle-income nations could be rewarded by offering longer patent coverage for profitable, non-essential inventions.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02998-4 #IPLaw #benevolent #patent #extensions #investment #BenevolentDiscovery

SirTapTap, 8 months ago to ip

One of the more bizarre and gross little details about copyright:

Most (corpo) authors will NEVER read fan fiction, explicitly maintaining a public stance of doing so.

Why? Because if they confirm they read it and they later use an idea that even coincidentally is similar to yours, you could potentially sue.

Not even entirely their fault, it's just an ass situation.

Strangle the last copyright with the guts of the last patent.

#copyright #patent #ip #iplaw

ukrio, 10 months ago to random

It seems like an oxymoron, but could non-disclosure agreements help the replicability of research?

[Detail in a reply. Those more versed in intellectual property law might be able to tease out how this proposal is different from a material transfer agreement - Matt]

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-simple-replication-agreement-could-improve-trust-in-science/

#Replication #Reproducibility #TrustInScience #NDA #IntellectualProperty #IPlaw #DataSharing

book, 10 months ago to piracy

Based opinion.

#piracy #iplaw

b_cavello, 11 months ago to random

What are your favorite articles about #GenerativeAI and #IntellectualProperty?

One I really love is from my colleague Ryan Merkley in Lawfare which really approachably explains some of the backstory on these thorny questions: https://www.lawfareblog.com/ai-generated-works-artists-and-intellectual-property
#TagZone #Copyright #AIPolicy #IPLaw

ripley, 1 year ago to animals

An#Introduction for a new instance as I'm fleeing #MastodonLol 's collapse. Hiya I'm a DJ and a scholar (professor/teacher/researcher/writer) into #Djing #abolition #scifi #disabilityjustice #criticalracetheory , #laborjustice #anticolonial (or un- or de- ) moves, and thinking about #quantification #ethics (I am NOT an ethicist or philosopher), (critical) #IPlaw #technology and other structures of power. I try to live my values as best I can, stand up for whats right, build and connect, support and develop structures of #care, (that requires that we) dance and eat good food. I write about #pirateradio #surveillance #soundsystemculture
I'm based in #philly . I learn from, love, and am newly a home-sharer and #caregiver to my elderly and awesome mother. Currently mourning a beloved #dog (I do also love #cats and #capybaras ). I play and listen to many genres, longtime faves include #jungle #dancehall #dub #ukgarage #kuduro #gqom #dembow #soca #rocksteady #breakcore #champeta #cumbia #footwork for djing I lean strongly towards heavy #bass and broken/swung/triplet beats.