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IP weekly highlights—11 July 2024

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Published on: 11 July 2024

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Table of contents

Copyright & associated rights
Court of Justice rules on communication to the public for TVs in short-term lets (GEMA v GL)
Trade marks/passing off
Infringement of trade marks but not copyright in AGA cookers (Aga Rangemaster Group Ltd v UK Innovations Group Ltd)
General IP
EUIPO announces reorganisation of internal office structure
Daily and weekly news alerts
New and updated content
New Precedent
Updated Practice Notes

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Article summary

This week's edition of IP weekly highlights includes: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content from the world of IP. These highlights focus on the key rights of copyright and associated rights, database rights, trade marks and passing off, designs, and patents as well as covering issues relating to confidential information, know-how R&D and IP disputes all mainly from a UK and European perspective.

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