A few days ago, the Hamburg District Court delivered the first judgment in Europe on the TDM ©️ exceptions. But does it represent a good starting point for those wondering how the transition from TDM to AI training should be treated? Possibly not ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-ge…

Monday Miscellany ift.tt/AYeFif7

Can AI-generated outputs infringe ©️ in the input "data"? If so, who could be liable? And who could invoke the application of an exception? If you want to find out more, take a look at this article just published in EJRR tinyurl.com/ynh292we

10th Session of the WIPO Conversation on IP & Frontier Technologies, AI Output: To Protect, or Not to Protect – that is the IP Question iptango.blogspot.com/2024/11/10th-s…

The CJEU has ruled that the InfoSoc Directive may produce a vertical direct effect and national courts may disapply incorrect national laws. The implications may be major, including having regard to works of applied art and non-InfoSoc situations ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/12/cjeu-r…

In line with the earlier 'COVIDIOT' decision, the EUIPO Grand Board of the EUIPO has confirmed the rejection of a trade mark application for 'MARICON PERDIDO' in classes 9 and 41 because the sign would be "contrary to accepted principles of morality" ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/12/euipo-…

[Event Report] 34th IPA Congress ift.tt/LEu2dyq

Katcall Reminder ift.tt/lDHGf49

Saturday Sundries ift.tt/CbsM9XJ

Sunday Surprises ift.tt/cxvV45M

World IP Day 2025: Feeling the beat of IP! ift.tt/jEq0ODI

Sunday Surprises ift.tt/cJt7G9D

Katcall: Openings for GuestKats and InternKats! ift.tt/rM0LcpY

Katcall Reminder ift.tt/QmyWeih

AI training and copyright: can it be done lawfully by relying on provisions other than Article 4 DSMD, for example research- and education-specific exceptions or fair use defences? I answer this in the negative in a study just published in EJRR cambridge.org/core/journals/…

[Book Review] Food, Philosophy, and Intellectual Property ift.tt/Jt50MHG

Friday Fantasies ift.tt/QAqXlFd

The Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025 ift.tt/3CIYMou

Sunday Surprises ift.tt/FJQPd6k