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IP weekly highlights—16 May 2019

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Published on: 16 May 2019

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Copyright
Advocate General opinion on copyright protection for ‘original’ designs (Cofemel)
Copyright, database rights, breach of confidence and conspiracy in relation to horseracing data (The Racing Partnership Limited v Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited)
Copyright infringement—examining access and independent creation (ATB Sales v Rich Energy)
Memes and IP rights—What’s wrong with re-sharing a GIF of a cat playing the piano?
Patents
EU creates an exception to original medicine protection
Trade marks and passing off
High Court allows appeal on likelihood of confusion (Gap (ITM) Inc v Gap 360 Ltd)
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Article summary

This week’s edition of IP weekly highlights includes the Advocate General’s opinion in Cofemel, adoption of a new EU regulation introducing an exception to original medicine protection under a supplementary protection certificate, and the trade mark case of Gap (ITM) Inc v Gap 360 Ltd.

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