Never too late: if you missed the IPKat this week

 

We may be in April now, but here’s what you missed from the IPKat back in March.

 

Copyright

Guest contributor Desmond Oriakhogba discussed the impact of Nigeria’s new Copyright Act 2022 on libraries, and how they stand to benefit from a range of exceptions in the act such as specific provisions to support research.

Eleonora Rosati reported on the Federal Court of Justice of Germany’s decision that it is “clear” that works of applied art are to be treated like other works following Cofemel, despite there being conflicting interpretations of this across the EU.

Patents

Annsley Merelle Ward reported on the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property’s annual patent round-up, which took place in January this year. 

 

Trade marks

Marcel Pemsel commented on the General Court’s recent decision in T-178/22, where a trademark application for “FUCKING AWESOME” was found to be insufficiently distinctive.

Guest contributors Jakob Plesner Mathiasen and Paul Sina discussed how trade marks and other intellectual property rights apply in the realm of video games.

Kevin Bercimuelle-Chamot commented on the EUIPO Board of Appeal’s ruling that the owner of trade mark for rabbit-like character called Miffy could oppose registration of a similar mark for sex toys due to tarnishment of reputation.