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IP weekly highlights—21 September 2017

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Published on: 21 September 2017

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Table of contents

Copyright & associated rights
Examining cloud computing storage issues for remote video (VCAST Limited v RTI SpA)
Copyright collecting societies to use blockchain for tracking royalties
Trade marks/passing off
Court of Justice rules on protection of PDOs (EUIPO v IVDP)
Court of Justice dismisses DARJEELING appeals (The Tea Board v EUIPO)
AG opines on parallel import rules for brands with a global image (Schweppes v Red Paralela)
Internet
Attorney General investigates the impact of social media on criminal trials
Life Sciences

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Article summary

This week’s edition of IP weekly highlights includes an examination of cloud computing storage issues for remote video and a discussion of the Advocate General’s opinion in Schweppes v Red Paralela Case C-291/16.

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