B9 10885. De gesel van namaak die ons teistert. “Het is een cruciaal verdrag dat de strijd aangaat tegen de enorme gesel van namaak die ons teistert. Wij zijn van plan het ACTA-verdrag in grote lijnen te verdedigen. Dat wilt niet zeggen dat het er komt. Er zijn nog heel wat bedenkingen bij de socialistische en de liberale fracties. We houden ook een slag om de arm. Als de hoogste rechterlijke macht in Europa zegt dat er juridische kanttekeningen bij te maken zijn, dan moeten we daar rekening mee houden.” Ivo Belet (EVP, CD&V). Lees hier meer (Veto).
VARA-TV programma verspreidde nepbericht over plagiaat Joan Franka. Het VARA TV-programma RAMBAM heeft de afgelopen weken een aantal neppersberichten verstuurd aan diverse nieuwsmedia. Het doel van was om te onderzoeken hoe zorgvuldig journalisten hun bronnen raadplegen en feiten checken alvorens te publiceren of uit te zenden. Het bericht dat het Songfestival-liedje van Joan Franka erg lijkt op een nummer van een Kroatische artiest was één van die nepberichten. Lees hier meer (Shownu).
Number of Women Patent Holders Surge. The number of women in America obtaining patents has soared in recent years, according to new research commissioned by the National Women's Business Council. It was at its highest level in 2010, when 22,984 patents were granted to women, a 35 percent jump over the previous year. Lees hier en hier meer (Huffington Post / WIPO).
Minder patentaanvragen Nederlandse bedrijven. Nederlandse bedrijven hebben vorig jaar 14 procent minder internationale patenten aangevraagd vergeleken met 2010. Daarmee zakte Nederland op de top-15 van landen met de meeste patentaanvragen naar de negende plaats, blijkt uit maandag gepubliceerde cijfers van de Wereldorganisatie voor de Intellectuele Eigendom (WIPO). Lees hier en hier meer (RTL /WIPO).
What have the EPO Boards of Appeal been up to? Round-up of recent cases. (…) These decisions used to be posted in batches which were announced on the front page of the EPO website. Now they are posted continuously, and therefore the interested reader should consult the updates from time to time to see what has happened recently. Lees hier meer (Ipkat).
Fake Labels Hidden Beneath Fake Labels. They looked like popular UGG brand boots. But tags on their heels read “XMX,” and they had generic tread on their bottoms. Once the boots cleared customs at two New Jersey ports, they were taken to nearby warehouses, where, prosecutors said, workers ripped off the dummy tags to reveal an UGG label and that brand’s signature soles. But even those were fake, federal officials said Friday in announcing what they said was the breakup of two overlapping criminal rings that took part in an elaborate scheme to sell $325 million worth of counterfeit goods throughout the United States. Lees hier meer (New York Times).
Louis Vuitton Jumps The Shark. U of Penn’s Law School is having a symposium. The poster is reprinted above. LV’s demand letter and Penn’s response is below. Lees hier meer (Trademark Blog).
Ist der Begriff “Geistiges Eigentum” obsolet? Ich persönlich würde dem Begriff des Geistigen Eigentums beziehungsweise seines englischsprachigen Gegenstückes Intellectual Property aber dennoch keine Träne nachweinen, wenn sich ein neuer Begriff einbürgern könnte, der in der Fachsprache als Äquivalent zu dienen in der Lage wäre, wenn er denn auf Grund einer überlegeneren Semantik – ohne übermäßig schwerfällig zu sein, siehe oben – auf allen Ebenen weniger zu Verwirrung Anlaß gäbe. Etwas derartiges habe ich aber bislang noch nirgendwo gesehen. Lees hier meer (KSNH).
Coming up this week in Luxembourg. The following judgments in cases involving OHIM at the General Court or European Court of Justice in Luxembourg are available from the Curia website. Lees hier meer (OHIM).
Why deleting your Pinterest boards over copyright concerns is an overreaction. Kirsten Kowalski of DDK Portraits wrote a blog post about why she “tearfully” took down her Pinterest boards. The reason she gave was her concern over copyright infringement and the liability she felt she had opened up. (…) . The short answer I have given to my friends is that Ms. Kowalski is, in my view, being overly cautious. The longer answer is below. Lees hier meer (Lextechnologiae).
The right to be forgotten. Spain asks the ECJ whether Google must delete links to personal data. A Spanish Court has made today a referral to the European Union Court of Justice regarding the so-called right to be forgotten. The issue is in essence whether individuals have the right to oblige search engines to erase or block search results that point to personal information. Lees hier meer.
Rightclearing: one-stop clearinghouse for music licensing. The cloud-based music licensing platform provides artists and music professionals a simplified solution that enables them to monetize content through an automated licensing system. In the midst of all the SOPA, PIPA, ACTA rhetoric, and never-ending licensing chaos in the market, rightclearing is well-poised to provide a concise and compelling solution to the needlessly complex licensing labyrinth. Lees hier meer (BoingBoing).
Avro wil gesprek neef Fortuyn en Van der Graaf uitzenden. De AVRO is van plan fragmenten van het telefoongesprek tussen Edwin Fortuyn en Volkert van der Graaf uit te zenden in de vierdelige documentaireserie Edwin zoekt Fortuyn. (…) De AVRO en producent IDTV hebben inmiddels een brief gekregen van de advocaat van Van der Graaf waarin zij sommeert af te zien van uitzending van het telefoongesprek, van zijn stem, portret en/of volledige naam, zo meldt omroep in een persbericht. Lees hier meer (Parool).
Music tracks of Michael Jackson have been stolen by hackers. Yesterday, Contactmusic.com announced on its website that Sony Music has been targeted by hackers. The entire catalogue of Michael Jackson’s work has been stolen by hackers out of the Sony Music archive. The hackers infiltrated in the Sony Music archive, and illegally copied or downloaded more than 50,000 digital files. Lees hier meer (FUC).
German Government Wants Google To Pay To Show News Snippets. Some bad ideas just keep on coming back, despite the fact that they are manifestly stupid. Trying to get Google and others to pay for the privilege of sending more traffic to newspapers by including short snippets from their stories is one of them. Of course, logic would dictate that the newspapers should be paying Google for the marketing it provides, but unfortunately not everyone sees it that way. Lees hier meer (Techdirt).
Navajos sue over trademark infringement. U.S. retailer Urban Outfitters' use of the term Navajo costs the Navajo Nation millions of dollars, the tribe said in a lawsuit filed this week. American Indian tribes have additional protection on top of trademark laws. The Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 bars non-Indians from using tribal names and symbols and was designed to protect tribal artisans. Lees hier meer (UPI).
Romney, Santorum & Gingrich Sued For Patent Infringement Over Facebook Usage. Along With Millions Of FB Users. I'm kind of wondering if Hollywood-based patent attorney and patent holder Frank Weyer is trying to turn the Republican presidential field anti-patent. Weyer, via his company EVERYMD, holds US Patent 7,644,122 concerning internet groups, (…) EVERYMD appears to be claiming that Facebook business accounts that offer home pages for members of a group (that also allow the ability to send messages/comments) infringes on the patent. Lees hier meer (Techdirt).
Miss Zondagochtendblad: Dorothy Moolenschot. Deze week is het de 24-jarige Dorothy Moolenschot die de rol van Miss vervuld. Deze Volendamse Miss heeft rechten gestudeerd en werkt bij een octrooi- en merkenbureau. Lees hier meer (Dichtbij).
