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    A Mickey Mouse not quite free!
    [08/01/2024] Mickey in the cartoon "Steamboat Willie" From 1 January 2024, the original version of Mickey from the famous 1928 cartoon "Steamboat Willie" is no longer protected by...
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    A.I. and copyrights: The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft
    [03/01/2024] Image generated by DALL-E 3 Microsoft version According to the lawsuit, filed on December 27, 2023 in Manhattan Federal District Court, millions of articles from The Times...
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    Validity of three-dimensional trademarks: a glimpse of hope?
    [21/12/2023] In its ruling of 29 November 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) overturned the decision of the EUIPO Board of Appeal, which had invalidated the Vespa...
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    Use of a Third Party’s Trademark in Website Referencing and Source Code
    [29/11/2023] On October 18, 2023, the French Court of Cassation (Supreme Court) issued a decision (case no. 20-20.055) addressing the issue of trademark infringement on the Internet. In...
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    The Canadian Intellectual Property Office will increase its official fees in 2024
    [06/11/2023] On 1 January 2024, the majority of official fees charged by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) will increase from 25% to 36%. This increase will...
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    The French Court of Cassation has confirmed the geographical indication “Linge Basque”
    [27/10/2023] In 2020, the application for the registration submitted by the union of weavers of original Basque linen for the geographical indication "Linge Basque" (Basque linen) was...
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    Protection of trademarks in French Polynesia
    [11/10/2023] The possibility of designating French Polynesia when renewing a French trademark has been extended until 31 December 2024. Please note: trademarks are not all eligible, as...
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    Faces as trademarks: distinctive character with variable geometry?
    [10/10/2023] On 15 September 2023, the EUIPO refused, for lack of distinctive character, an application to register a European Union trademark consisting solely of a photo of the model...
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    No overprotection of weakly distinctive trademarks
    [29/09/2023] In a Judgement of September 13th, the General Court of the European Union confirmed that there was no likelihood of confusion between the trademark (see illustration) and...
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    EU-wide Protection of Geographical Indications (GIs) for Non-Agricultural Products
    [28/09/2023] Last Tuesday, the European Parliament adopted a proposal for a future regulation aimed at extending geographical indication protection to craft and industrial...
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    Artificial Intelligence (AI):  US courts have ruled that creations generated solely by an AI cannot be copyrighted
    [30/08/2023] A Recent Entrance to Paradise - Credit: Cretivity Machine / Stephen Thaler In one of the very first decisions issued in this field, the US District court of Washington ruled on...
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    Brazil Joins the Hague Agreement: starting on 1 August 2023
    [27/07/2023] On 13 February 2023, Brazil joined the Hague Agreement for the international registration of industrial designs. Brazil becomes thus the 71st contracting party to the 1999 Act...
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