[Guest post] Music and games: A catalytic combination given the right conditions By Georgia Jenkins at Monday, July 27, 2026 academic research Chloe Lake-Jones copyright licensing games Guest post music licensing +
[Guest Book Review] Creative Value Chains – Copyright and Beyond for a Better Value Distribution By Jocelyn Bosse at Friday, July 24, 2026 Artificial Intelligence Book review copyright +
[Guest post] Long walk to copyright reform #12: The Constitutional Court clarifies the constitutional anatomy of South Africa's copyright exceptions By Eleonora Rosati at Thursday, July 23, 2026 Chijioke Okorie Constitutional Court copyright Ex parte President of the Republic of South Africa Guest post South Africa +
USM Haller II – Copyright protection for a furniture system? Maybe! By Marcel Pemsel at Thursday, July 23, 2026 copyright Marcel Pemsel MIO originality USM Haller works of applied art +
Hermès on a dented can: French court rejects artistic expression defence By Söğüt Atilla-Aydın at Thursday, July 23, 2026 artistic expression double identity france Hermès Le Bidon Söğüt Atilla-Aydın trade marks +
Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week! By Simone Lorenzi at Wednesday, July 22, 2026 #NeverTooLate Artificial Intelligence Brexit competition law copyright event report IP patents plant varieties Simone Lorenzi trade secrets +
[Guest Post] The GuestKat Prowls the UDRP Docket: Six Months of Cybersquatting, Catfights and Curious Decisions By Marcel Pemsel at Wednesday, July 22, 2026 case law overview domains Guest post Stefaan Meuwissen UDRP +
Exhaustion is back baby! By Georgia Jenkins at Tuesday, July 21, 2026 complex product computer software contract interpretation copyright exhaustion Copyright/competition appeal digital exhaustion EU/UK copyright subdivision +
The CJEU Anne Frank judgment and its broader implications (including for the internet and, obviously, AI too) By Eleonora Rosati at Sunday, July 19, 2026 accessibility Anne Frank Article 3(1) InfoSoc Directive Article 4(3) DSM Directive Artificial Intelligence C-788/24 communication to the public copyright Eleonora Rosati geoblocking targeting +
Saturday Sundries By Dr Claire Gregg at Saturday, July 18, 2026 CIPA Claire Gregg EUIPO Miscellany OzKat Saturday Sundries +
Longer duration of protection for plant variety rights in Japan and New Zealand By Jocelyn Bosse at Saturday, July 18, 2026 Japan Jocelyn Bosse New Zealand Plant Breeders' Rights plant varieties +
US Congress faces its own debate about a "patent ban" for plants By Jocelyn Bosse at Friday, July 17, 2026 Jocelyn Bosse Plant Breeders' Rights plant patents plant varieties United States +
Australia’s (conflicting) national AI interests: water, data centres and creativity By Georgia Jenkins at Thursday, July 16, 2026 AI AI creative fund Artificial Intelligence Australia copyright policy cultural heritage Georgia Jenkins TDM theft +
Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week! By Wissam Bentazar at Thursday, July 16, 2026 #NeverTooLate #patents #UPC EU trademark Wissam Bentazar +
European Patent Litigation Certificate returns to train tomorrow's patent litigators By Eleonora Rosati at Thursday, July 16, 2026 Eleonora Rosati ERA events IPKat readers patent litigation patents +