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The Unitary Patent Package & Unified Patent Court. Problems, Possible Improvements and Alternatives
As of 1st of June 2023, after years of negotiations, setbacks and postponements, the Unitary Patent Package (UPP) enters into force: the European patent with unitary effect (EPUE) becomes a reality an...
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Book: The Unitary #Patent Package & Unified Patent Court. Problems, Possible Improvements and Alternatives
#unifiedpatentcourt
zenodo.org/records/7875...
#unifiedpatentcourt
zenodo.org/records/7875...
Case load of the #UnifiedPatentCourt since start of operation in June 2023 update 30 June 2025
unified-patent-court.org/en/news/case...
confirming the dominance of the German #patent world
unified-patent-court.org/en/news/case...
confirming the dominance of the German #patent world
July 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Case load of the #UnifiedPatentCourt since start of operation in June 2023 update 30 June 2025
unified-patent-court.org/en/news/case...
confirming the dominance of the German #patent world
unified-patent-court.org/en/news/case...
confirming the dominance of the German #patent world
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Re: Anthropic. Training use was a fair use. Print-to-digital format change was a fair use. Denies summary judgment for Anthropic that the pirated library copies must be treated as training copies.
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chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/wp-content/u...
July 18, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Re: Anthropic. Training use was a fair use. Print-to-digital format change was a fair use. Denies summary judgment for Anthropic that the pirated library copies must be treated as training copies.
chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/wp-content/u...
chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/wp-content/u...
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'Forum shopping within the UPC is not an aberration, it is a rational adaptation to structural plurality.'
#patent #unifiedpatentcourt
NB:
Read with caution.
t.co/agWILtNXdc
#patent #unifiedpatentcourt
NB:
Read with caution.
t.co/agWILtNXdc
https://legalblogs.wolterskluwer.com/patent-blog/the-coded-procedural-landscape-forum-shopping-inside-the-upc-matrix/
t.co
July 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
'Forum shopping within the UPC is not an aberration, it is a rational adaptation to structural plurality.'
#patent #unifiedpatentcourt
NB:
Read with caution.
t.co/agWILtNXdc
#patent #unifiedpatentcourt
NB:
Read with caution.
t.co/agWILtNXdc
European Parliament Deal on #patent rules exception to ensure the supply of critical products.
New “compulsory licensing” regime agreed by EU co-legislators
t.co/497ggeJa3O
New “compulsory licensing” regime agreed by EU co-legislators
t.co/497ggeJa3O
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20250519IPR28503/deal-on-patent-rules-exception-to-ensure-the-supply-of-critical-products
t.co
June 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
European Parliament Deal on #patent rules exception to ensure the supply of critical products.
New “compulsory licensing” regime agreed by EU co-legislators
t.co/497ggeJa3O
New “compulsory licensing” regime agreed by EU co-legislators
t.co/497ggeJa3O
US Supreme Court upholds Texas porn law that caused Pornhub to leave the state arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
'A Texas law that requires age verification on porn sites, finding that the state's age-gating law doesn't violate the First Amendment.'
'A Texas law that requires age verification on porn sites, finding that the state's age-gating law doesn't violate the First Amendment.'
Supreme Court upholds Texas porn law that caused Pornhub to leave the state
Adults have no First Amendment right to avoid age verification, 6–3 ruling says.
arstechnica.com
June 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
US Supreme Court upholds Texas porn law that caused Pornhub to leave the state arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
'A Texas law that requires age verification on porn sites, finding that the state's age-gating law doesn't violate the First Amendment.'
'A Texas law that requires age verification on porn sites, finding that the state's age-gating law doesn't violate the First Amendment.'
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Enforcing the #OnlineSafetyAct: Platforms must start tackling illegal material from today
www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
A number of online services to provide an illegal harms risk assessment
Enforcement:
Fines of up to 10 percent of global turnover;
Shutting down the platform;
Jailed sentences
www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
A number of online services to provide an illegal harms risk assessment
Enforcement:
Fines of up to 10 percent of global turnover;
Shutting down the platform;
Jailed sentences
Enforcing the Online Safety Act: Platforms must start tackling illegal material from today
From today, online platforms must start putting in place measures to protect people in the UK from criminal activity, while Ofcom has launched its latest enforcement programme to assess industry compl...
www.ofcom.org.uk
March 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Enforcing the #OnlineSafetyAct: Platforms must start tackling illegal material from today
www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
A number of online services to provide an illegal harms risk assessment
Enforcement:
Fines of up to 10 percent of global turnover;
Shutting down the platform;
Jailed sentences
www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
A number of online services to provide an illegal harms risk assessment
Enforcement:
Fines of up to 10 percent of global turnover;
Shutting down the platform;
Jailed sentences
Google joins OpenAI in pushing feds to codify AI training as fair use
Google says it just wants "balanced" #copyright rules
arstechnica.com/google/2025/...
Article by @rwhitwam.bsky.social
Google says it just wants "balanced" #copyright rules
arstechnica.com/google/2025/...
Article by @rwhitwam.bsky.social
Google joins OpenAI in pushing feds to codify AI training as fair use
Google says it just wants “balanced” copyright rules.
arstechnica.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Google joins OpenAI in pushing feds to codify AI training as fair use
Google says it just wants "balanced" #copyright rules
arstechnica.com/google/2025/...
Article by @rwhitwam.bsky.social
Google says it just wants "balanced" #copyright rules
arstechnica.com/google/2025/...
Article by @rwhitwam.bsky.social
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👀Looking for news to kick off the week?
In #France, #publishers and #authors associations united in a lawsuit against #Meta to Protect #Copyright from infringement by generative #AI developers
Read the press release by SNE, the French Publishers' Association! 👉 fep-fee.eu/Authors-and-...
In #France, #publishers and #authors associations united in a lawsuit against #Meta to Protect #Copyright from infringement by generative #AI developers
Read the press release by SNE, the French Publishers' Association! 👉 fep-fee.eu/Authors-and-...
March 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
👀Looking for news to kick off the week?
In #France, #publishers and #authors associations united in a lawsuit against #Meta to Protect #Copyright from infringement by generative #AI developers
Read the press release by SNE, the French Publishers' Association! 👉 fep-fee.eu/Authors-and-...
In #France, #publishers and #authors associations united in a lawsuit against #Meta to Protect #Copyright from infringement by generative #AI developers
Read the press release by SNE, the French Publishers' Association! 👉 fep-fee.eu/Authors-and-...
UK IPO's open consultation:
#Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
Closes: 25 February 2025
This consultation seeks views on how the government can ensure the UK’s legal framework for AI and copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
#Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
Closes: 25 February 2025
This consultation seeks views on how the government can ensure the UK’s legal framework for AI and copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
This consultation seeks views on how the government can ensure the UK’s legal framework for AI and copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together.
www.gov.uk
February 21, 2025 at 9:33 AM
UK IPO's open consultation:
#Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
Closes: 25 February 2025
This consultation seeks views on how the government can ensure the UK’s legal framework for AI and copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
#Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
Closes: 25 February 2025
This consultation seeks views on how the government can ensure the UK’s legal framework for AI and copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
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Academic publishing:
Liverpool University Press has been selected as the new (long-running) publishing partner of British Academy
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/liverpo...
Liverpool University Press has been selected as the new (long-running) publishing partner of British Academy
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/liverpo...
Liverpool University Press selected as new publishing partner
The British Academy has chosen Liverpool University Press as the new partner for its prestigious and long-running publishing programme.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
February 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Academic publishing:
Liverpool University Press has been selected as the new (long-running) publishing partner of British Academy
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/liverpo...
Liverpool University Press has been selected as the new (long-running) publishing partner of British Academy
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/liverpo...
UKIPO partially dismissed Gap's action to block Transport for London’s application to register “MIND THE GAP" for use on eyewear, bags, and helmets, etc. but not for purses, wallets, etc
NB: Bad faith and prior agreement
See, also, comment by Geoff Weller
trademarklawyermagazine.com/did-transpor...
NB: Bad faith and prior agreement
See, also, comment by Geoff Weller
trademarklawyermagazine.com/did-transpor...
February 1, 2025 at 10:11 AM
UKIPO partially dismissed Gap's action to block Transport for London’s application to register “MIND THE GAP" for use on eyewear, bags, and helmets, etc. but not for purses, wallets, etc
NB: Bad faith and prior agreement
See, also, comment by Geoff Weller
trademarklawyermagazine.com/did-transpor...
NB: Bad faith and prior agreement
See, also, comment by Geoff Weller
trademarklawyermagazine.com/did-transpor...
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation to assess Google’s position in search and search advertising services, and how this impacts consumers, businesses incl. advertisers, news publishers, rival search engines.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
#CMAGoggleprobe #Goggleprobe
www.gov.uk/government/n...
#CMAGoggleprobe #Goggleprobe
CMA to investigate Google’s search services
Investigation to determine if Google has strategic market status in search and search advertising activities and whether these services are delivering good outcomes for people and businesses in the UK...
www.gov.uk
January 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation to assess Google’s position in search and search advertising services, and how this impacts consumers, businesses incl. advertisers, news publishers, rival search engines.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
#CMAGoggleprobe #Goggleprobe
www.gov.uk/government/n...
#CMAGoggleprobe #Goggleprobe
'[US] Appeals court blocks FCC’s efforts to bring back #netneutrality rules ' by Ashley Belanger
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Appeals court blocks FCC’s efforts to bring back net neutrality rules
A three-judge panel ruled the FCC exceeded its authority reviving net neutrality.
arstechnica.com
January 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
'[US] Appeals court blocks FCC’s efforts to bring back #netneutrality rules ' by Ashley Belanger
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
January 1, 2025 is #PublicDomain Day: Works from 1929 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1924
web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
January 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
January 1, 2025 is #PublicDomain Day: Works from 1929 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1924
web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
Happy New Year!
January 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Happy New Year!
Re: Artificial intelligence
UK IPO's open consultation on how the government can ensure the UK’s legal framework for #AI and #copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together.
Closes: 25 February 2025
www.gov.uk/government/c...
UK IPO's open consultation on how the government can ensure the UK’s legal framework for #AI and #copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together.
Closes: 25 February 2025
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
This consultation seeks views on how the government can ensure the UK’s legal framework for AI and copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together.
www.gov.uk
December 21, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Re: Artificial intelligence
UK IPO's open consultation on how the government can ensure the UK’s legal framework for #AI and #copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together.
Closes: 25 February 2025
www.gov.uk/government/c...
UK IPO's open consultation on how the government can ensure the UK’s legal framework for #AI and #copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together.
Closes: 25 February 2025
www.gov.uk/government/c...
'End of Hachette v. Internet Archive'
blog.archive.org/2024/12/04/e...
@internetarchive.bsky.social surrenders and does not appeal to the US Supreme Court. #copyright
blog.archive.org/2024/12/04/e...
@internetarchive.bsky.social surrenders and does not appeal to the US Supreme Court. #copyright
End of Hachette v. Internet Archive | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
December 9, 2024 at 6:05 PM
'End of Hachette v. Internet Archive'
blog.archive.org/2024/12/04/e...
@internetarchive.bsky.social surrenders and does not appeal to the US Supreme Court. #copyright
blog.archive.org/2024/12/04/e...
@internetarchive.bsky.social surrenders and does not appeal to the US Supreme Court. #copyright
UK Supreme Court agrees to hear an appeal on Patentability of AI Inventions
cms-lawnow.com/en/ealerts/2...
Emotional Perception v Comptroller
Re: artificial neural network (#ANNs) #patent
cms-lawnow.com/en/ealerts/2...
Emotional Perception v Comptroller
Re: artificial neural network (#ANNs) #patent
The Emotional (Perception) Rollercoaster Continues: Supreme Court agrees to hear an appeal on Patentability of AI Inventions
In July 2024, the UK Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in Emotional Perception v Comptroller, ruling that Emotional Perception’s deep learning AI recommender...
cms-lawnow.com
December 5, 2024 at 12:04 PM
UK Supreme Court agrees to hear an appeal on Patentability of AI Inventions
cms-lawnow.com/en/ealerts/2...
Emotional Perception v Comptroller
Re: artificial neural network (#ANNs) #patent
cms-lawnow.com/en/ealerts/2...
Emotional Perception v Comptroller
Re: artificial neural network (#ANNs) #patent
Chiharu Shiota: The soul trembles
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeZ8...
Chiharu Shiota bientôt au Grand Palais : un avant-goût en images!
Dès le 11/12
#ExpoShiota
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeZ8...
Chiharu Shiota bientôt au Grand Palais : un avant-goût en images!
Dès le 11/12
#ExpoShiota
Chiharu Shiota : Les frémissements de l'âme
YouTube video by Grand Palais
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Chiharu Shiota: The soul trembles
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeZ8...
Chiharu Shiota bientôt au Grand Palais : un avant-goût en images!
Dès le 11/12
#ExpoShiota
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeZ8...
Chiharu Shiota bientôt au Grand Palais : un avant-goût en images!
Dès le 11/12
#ExpoShiota
An introduction to the EU's Influencer Legal Hub
esp. Part 4: Influencers and #intellectualproperty
commission.europa.eu/live-work-tr...
esp. Part 4: Influencers and #intellectualproperty
commission.europa.eu/live-work-tr...
Influencer Legal Hub
This platform provides content creators, influencers, advertisers and agencies active in the European Union, with basic guidance on how to comply with EU consumer protection law. Access resources such...
commission.europa.eu
November 29, 2024 at 9:42 AM
An introduction to the EU's Influencer Legal Hub
esp. Part 4: Influencers and #intellectualproperty
commission.europa.eu/live-work-tr...
esp. Part 4: Influencers and #intellectualproperty
commission.europa.eu/live-work-tr...
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OFCOM's Open letter to online service providers:
Any AI-generated text, audio, images or videos is regulated in exactly the same way as human-generated content
www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet... #OnlineSafetyAct #OSA2023 #onlineharms
Any AI-generated text, audio, images or videos is regulated in exactly the same way as human-generated content
www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet... #OnlineSafetyAct #OSA2023 #onlineharms
November 28, 2024 at 3:18 PM
OFCOM's Open letter to online service providers:
Any AI-generated text, audio, images or videos is regulated in exactly the same way as human-generated content
www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet... #OnlineSafetyAct #OSA2023 #onlineharms
Any AI-generated text, audio, images or videos is regulated in exactly the same way as human-generated content
www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet... #OnlineSafetyAct #OSA2023 #onlineharms
#trademarklaw and college sports merchandise
Penn State proved that Vintage Brand, which sells vintage T-shirts, etc., infringed PSU[niversity]’s trademarks by selling products bearing the school’s imagery without permission.
www.sportico.com/law/analysis... #trademark
Penn State proved that Vintage Brand, which sells vintage T-shirts, etc., infringed PSU[niversity]’s trademarks by selling products bearing the school’s imagery without permission.
www.sportico.com/law/analysis... #trademark
Penn State Wins Industry-Shaping Trademark Trial Over Logo Use
In a decision with major implications for the sale of college apparel & merchandise, Penn State wins a federal trademark trial against Vintage Brand.
www.sportico.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:47 AM
#trademarklaw and college sports merchandise
Penn State proved that Vintage Brand, which sells vintage T-shirts, etc., infringed PSU[niversity]’s trademarks by selling products bearing the school’s imagery without permission.
www.sportico.com/law/analysis... #trademark
Penn State proved that Vintage Brand, which sells vintage T-shirts, etc., infringed PSU[niversity]’s trademarks by selling products bearing the school’s imagery without permission.
www.sportico.com/law/analysis... #trademark
A retired deputy High Court judge is set to front a collective action worth billions of pounds alleging that Google has abused its dominant position in online search #advertising.
www.legalfutures.co.uk/litigation-d... #competitionlaw #Googleanticompetitive
CMA file 9/24 www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.legalfutures.co.uk/litigation-d... #competitionlaw #Googleanticompetitive
CMA file 9/24 www.gov.uk/government/n...
Retired judge to front collective action against Google
A retired deputy High Court judge is set to front a collective action worth billions of pounds alleging that Google has abused its dominant position in online search advertising.
www.legalfutures.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 2:29 PM
A retired deputy High Court judge is set to front a collective action worth billions of pounds alleging that Google has abused its dominant position in online search #advertising.
www.legalfutures.co.uk/litigation-d... #competitionlaw #Googleanticompetitive
CMA file 9/24 www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.legalfutures.co.uk/litigation-d... #competitionlaw #Googleanticompetitive
CMA file 9/24 www.gov.uk/government/n...
SkyKick UK Ltd & Anor v Sky Ltd & Ors (Rev1) [2024] UKSC 36 #trademark
www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKS...
The Supreme Court's judgment will make it harder for companies wanting to prevent others in different industries from using their brand names and logos.
www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKS...
The Supreme Court's judgment will make it harder for companies wanting to prevent others in different industries from using their brand names and logos.
November 21, 2024 at 9:33 AM
SkyKick UK Ltd & Anor v Sky Ltd & Ors (Rev1) [2024] UKSC 36 #trademark
www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKS...
The Supreme Court's judgment will make it harder for companies wanting to prevent others in different industries from using their brand names and logos.
www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKS...
The Supreme Court's judgment will make it harder for companies wanting to prevent others in different industries from using their brand names and logos.