JIPLP: December JIPLP now available

About this weblog

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

December JIPLP now available

Editorial

Farewell editorial

Current Intelligence

Patents: Human embryos and exclusions from patentability

Patents: Non-infringing alternatives make their way into Canadian law

Patents: Negative licences: right to use or mere pactum de non petendo?

Patents: Microsoft ruling clarifies guidance on inter partes reviews

Trade marks: Louis Vuitton's chequerboard: iconic, not distinctive

Copyright: Distribution right encompasses advertisement for sale of copyright works

Copyright: Dallas Buyers Club: protecting Australian consumers from ‘speculative invoicing’

Copyright: Joint authorship claim in a musical work: a Sensitive Touch

GIs: Confusion in the wine list: prior GI v prior trade mark as relative grounds for refusal in OHIM opposition proceedings

Passing off: Keyword advertising does not amount to passing off in Canada

Practice Point

Acquiring patent search reports with no fear of wilful infringement under US patent law

Articles

Choreographers and copyright ownership: investigating an apparent dysfunction

Another nail in the coffin for non-literal software copyright infringement?

EU opens door for sound marks: will scent marks follow?

Apportioning copyright damages: the case of ‘Blurred Lines’

From GRUR Int.

Standard-essential patents in standard setting organizations: competition law and the realization of licensing commitments

Applicability of the principle of unitary character in trade mark infringement proceedings

IP in Review

The Google Books Library project: a Google-brained world?

Fire on patents for anti-AIDS drugs: human rights v IP

Innovative, global and original multi-disciplinary scholarship

What an IP client should know?

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