JIPLP: October 2013

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The principal contents of this weblog are drawn from the Current Intelligence features which are published monthly in JIPLP.

Current Intelligence articles are designed to analyse recent key cases, legislation and topical matters. Normally they are of between 500 and 1,500 words (though in exceptional cases a greater word length may be agreed with the Editors).

The selected Current Intelligence articles are now posted on this weblog to enable readers to engage with them, posting comments if they so choose. All comments are moderated, which means that they will not appear immediately upon their being posted.

About the Journal

JIPLP is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to intellectual property law and practice. Published monthly, coverage includes the full range of substantive IP topics, practice-related matters such as litigation, enforcement, drafting and transactions, plus relevant aspects of related subjects such as competition and world trade law.

The journal is specifically designed for IP lawyers, patent attorneys and trade mark attorneys both in private practice and working in industry. It also aims to be an essential source of reference for academics specialising in IP, members of the judiciary, officials in IP registries and regulatory bodies, and institutional libraries. Subject-matter covered is chosen for its practical relevance and international interest.

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... and authors in search of an article

JIPLP is often approached by prospective authors who would like to write something, but who would appreciate guidance regarding subject-matter, style and so forth. Here are a few pointers:

* Ask yourself what is it that you'd like to read in the journal, since that is handy rule of thumb which probably reflects the interests of your colleagues and your competitors;

* IP law and practice is very much a 'here and now' activity for JIPLP subscribers. The history of a right may be inherently interesting, or even sometimes relevant to the resolution of a specific issue, but would you expect a reader to look for it in JIPLP?

* Recycled Masters' dissertations and university essays make poor articles and are often difficult to convert from a piece that is designed to display erudition and research ability into an article that addresses lawyers, businesses and decision-makers. It's usually easier to start afresh by working out who your readers are and what you want to tell them.

* Please comply with the authors' instructions and note the journal's preferred length for articles. Most authors like to publish long ones, but subscribers tend to prefer reading shorter ones.

JIPLP

Nearly November, soon time for December

Guest Editorial

Call for an African IP practitioners' association

Current Intelligence

Patents: Patentees cannot claim patent infringement damages for a patent which is later revoked

Patents: A brighter future for consumable suppliers?

Patents: Any evidence of plausibility admissible—but not enough

Patents: Insufficiency finally upheld as ground for invalidity of antibody claim

Patents: US Supreme Court addresses patent eligibility of isolated DNA and cDNA in Myriad V

Trade marks: Aveda v Dabur Uveda—Thomson Life confused

Trade marks: Rintisch revisited: Bundesgerichtshof decides PROTI II

Copyright: ‘Freckles on her nose, diddle diddle dee’: copyright protection of a literary figure

Copyright: Determining a fair licence fee for a celebrity photograph

Copyright: Premier League 1, Internet pirates 0: sports streaming website the latest to be blocked

Passing off: Rihanna's face on a T-shirt without a licence? No, this time it's passing off

Copyright and designs: Novelty is not enough: Spanish Supreme Court rejects unity of the art in an enigmatic decision

Domain names: WIPO panel dismisses objection to Amazon's application for ‘.tunes’ gTLD

Practice Point

Third-party submissions for patent applications pending before the USPTO

Articles

Judicial ‘copying’ does not affect independence or impartiality

The UK research and ‘Bolar’ exemptions: broadening the scope for innovation?

Patent litigation in the UK: an empirical survey 2000–2008

Community design law: further guidance from the General Court of the European Union

Trade mark functions and protection for marks with a reputation

The relevance of the product in the scope of registered designs

From GRUR Int.

The end of the “Golden Orange-Book-Standard”

Question referred to CJEU for preliminary ruling on lawful nature of “framing” under copyright law – “The Reality”

IP in Review

John Locke, natural rights and intellectual property: the legacy of an idea

IP business with China: guangxi, face and harmony?