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April 27, 2012
The UK's IP minister reaffirmed the country's support for a unitary patent at an event to mark World IP Day yesterday
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April 26, 2012
Ideas Matter, a new industry association that aims to improve awareness of IP, was launched today in Brussels by companies, inventors, OHIM and WIPO
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March 15, 2012
Hogan Lovells won the inaugural global IP firm of the year award at tonight’s Managing IP Awards Dinner in London
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March 02, 2012
As the European Parliament hosted a workshop on ACTA yesterday, activists on both sides of the debate took to social media site Twitter to present their case
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February 27, 2012
EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht last week said that the Court of Justice of the EU will be asked to rule on the legitimacy of ACTA. But how soon can an opinion be expected?
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February 21, 2012
More cases than ever were brought before Europe’s Court of Justice last year. Does that signal confidence of users or the over-complication of European law? Managing IP reports
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February 16, 2012
Internet companies have welcomed today’s Court of Justice ruling in Sabam v Netlog, which stated clearly that service providers cannot be required to install a content-filtering system
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February 16, 2012
Belgian collecting society Sabam is a step closer to suing internet access providers in the country after they refused to agree to pay fees to compensate copyright owners when their users access and share copyright-infringing material
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February 14, 2012
On Thursday, the Court of Justice of the EU will decide whether online social networks can be ordered to monitor files stored on their servers and prevent their users from uploading and exchanging files that contain copyright material. Here’s Managing IP’s guide to the dispute
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January 27, 2012
Free access: The nominations for Managing IP’s Global Awards 2012 have been announced
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December 01, 2011
First the good news: it will be easier for Customs to detain goods in transit following today’s Court of Justice ruling in the Nokia and Philips cases
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December 01, 2011
Ruling today in cases involving Nokia and Philips, the Court of Justice of the EU has clarified that Customs authorities can detain goods in transit, even where they are not explicitly offered for sale in the EU
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November 24, 2011
Today's decision by the Court of Justice will make it harder for rights owners to force ISPs to help them fight illegal downloading
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November 24, 2011
Courts in EU member states cannot issue wide-ranging orders forcing ISPs to block users’ access to copyright-infringing material, Europe’s highest court ruled today
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November 23, 2011
Tomorrow, Europe’s highest court will hand down an important ruling clarifying whether rights owners can ask courts to force ISPs to prevent users from accessing copyright-infringing material. Managing IP explains more
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November 15, 2011
ISPs in Belgium are resisting calls from the country’s collecting society Sabam to pay a levy to compensate rights owners for making copyright material available online
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September 13, 2011
EU member states yesterday agreed to extend copyright term by 20 years for performers and record producers. Here is Managing IP’s guide to the changes
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September 12, 2011
Musicians and record companies are celebrating today after EU member states voted to extend the length of time during which performers and producers can claim royalties
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August 30, 2011
After a month-long holiday, the Court of Justice of the EU has one big IP judgment scheduled in September and several others in the next few months
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July 11, 2011
The Polish government says it “will aim to conclude work on the creation of a unitary patent system” during its EU presidency