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The European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) was published on 22 January 2025 in the EU official journal. It will enter into force on 9 February 2025 and apply with immediate effect in the EU Member States from 12 August 2026. The PPWR applies to all packaging placed on the EU market and...… Continue Reading The post The EU’s New Packaging Regulation – What’s your IP got to do with it appeared first on Global IP & Technology Law Blog.
January 2025 | Blog
In an eagerly anticipated judgment dated 27 September 2024 (case number 310 O 227/23) the Hamburg District Court dismissed the complaint by photographer Robert Kneschke asserting claims for copyright infringement against non-profit Large-scale Artificial Intelligence Open Network (LAION) based on the use of his photograph in a data set for training AI image generators. Mr....… Continue Reading The post Breaking News from Germany! Hamburg District Court breaks new ground with judgment on the use of copyrighted material as AI training data appeared first on Global IP & Technology Law Blog.
October 2024 | Blog
As trademark owners it is vital to not only use your registered trademark in a serious and thus rights-preserving manner, but also continuously take care to obtain and secure evidence of a rights-preserving use. Proof of use can become significant at various stages in the life cycle of a trademark. Focusing on revocation actions by...… Continue Reading The post What do muscles, the brain and trademarks have in common? In each case, the principle of “use it or lose it” applies appeared first on Global IP & Technology Law Blog.
August 2024 | Blog
For many years, it has been possible to obtain registered IP protection for the designs of products that have visual appeal in the Member States of the EU. Separately, this is also the case in the UK. The resulting registered industrial design rights have become a valuable and powerful legal tool in every company’s IP...… Continue Reading The post Great Expectations! New EU Design Law to Come into Force Soon appeared first on Global IP & Technology Law Blog.
July 2024 | Blog
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January 2023 | Global
On 28 November 2022, the European Commission adopted proposals for a revised Regulation and Directive on industrial designs. The proposals, that are now sent to the European Parliament and Council for adoption, are aimed at modernizing the EU design system and the harmonized national design protection laws. Apart from aligning the terminology to the Lisbon...… Continue Reading The post EU Design Reform Package: More efficient, Affordable, and Future-proof Design Protection Ahead appeared first on Global IP & Technology Law Blog.
January 2023 | Blog
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