In this brand-new publication, our pan-European DSM Taskforce helps you plan for the changes by providing an overview of the Commission’s Digital Single Market strategy; what the key legislative measures will bring about and when we can expect the changes.
LimeGreenIP News
LimeGreenIP News, published by Hogan Lovells, focuses on intellectual property law developments, particularly in trademark, copyright, and patent legislation. The blog covers legislative updates and regulatory changes in various jurisdictions, including detailed analysis of European Union copyright directives and reforms in countries like Myanmar and China. It addresses practical implications for IP owners, such as registration procedures, enforcement strategies, and rights protection mechanisms. The blog also discusses international IP policy debates and the impact of digital market regulations on content sharing and rights management.
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Every cent counts: China slashes certain IP application fees as of 1 April
By Deanna Wong, Zhen Feng, Eugene Low & Helen Xia
Reduced filing fees finally come to China!
On 15 March 2017, the National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Finance jointly issued a notice (财税 [2017] No.20, “Notice”) to reduce filing fees for various IP registrations. The reduced…
UK, US, HK and China – Access denied: an international perspective on ISP blocking injunctions
While the UK Court of Appeal has opened the door for broadband ISP blocking to combat trademark or copyright-infringing activities (see our earlier report ), the picture in the United States, China and Hong Kong is more complex.
“‘It is, it…
CJEU: Hard blow for Italian copyright levies system and the Italian collecting society (SIAE)
On 22 September 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued a landmark decision in case C-110/15, regarding the Italian private copy exception and the related copyright levies system.
This decision uncovered longstanding failings of the…
Trade mark protection planning in the Brexit world
As we advised in LimeGreen IP News on Friday 24 June, the result of the UK referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the EU may cause some uncertainty for some time from a brand protection perspective.…
Towards a Greater Chinese Firewall? – China issues new draft domain name rules
DSM Watch: Towards a modern European copyright framework (Part 4): Creating a fairer marketplace
This fourth blog in a series of five looks at the European Commission’s plans for “Creating a fairer marketplace”.
Background
The Digital Single Market (DSM) strategy – presented in May 2015 – contains 16 initiatives in a variety of fields…
DSM Watch: Towards a modern European copyright framework (Part 3): copyright exceptions
Our third post in a series of five looks at the areas the European Commission has targeted for change in relation to copyright exceptions.
Background
The Commission’s Digital Single Market (DSM) strategy – presented in May 2015 – contains 16…