Media Ecosystems: Introduction

The economic theory introduces property rights as an institution aimed at internalising actions that are beneficial to society (Demsetz, …

IPdigIT revient sur l’affaire ReDigi: adapter la technologie pour éviter l’interdit du droit

Dans un billet d’avril 2013 (ici) consacré à la revente de fichiers numériques de ‘seconde main’ sur ReDigi, IPdigIT …

Are non-practicing entities (NPEs) aka ‘patent trolls’ operating in Europe?

Hee-Eun Kim, an associate with Covington & Burling LLP,  where I work as Of Counsel, has prepared a very …

No need to ask for authorization before hyperlinking, but…what did the EU Court of Justice mean in Svensson?

In a previous post (see here), I had asked to anticipate the response of the Court of Justice of …

Positional trademarks – what makes them distinctive?

According to a definition by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) a trademark “is a distinctive sign which identifies certain …

Association avec la Coupe du Monde 2014: quelle limite au marketing sauvage?

Personne n’ignore que la Coupe du Monde de football se déroulera au Brésil en juin-juillet 2014, ni que la …

Blocage et filtrage sur internet: analyse de la situation actuelle

La problématique du blocage de sites internet et du filtrage de fichiers a connu d’importants développements jurisprudentiels récents. Il …

The hidden treasure of piracy?

You probably know “Game of Thrones”, the most popular TV series of the moment. The first two seasons were …

The smartphone patent wars: nothing really surprising…

(This is an updated and slightly modified version of this post, published on April 25, 2012.) In April 2012, …

A closer look at the Google Books decision

Last Thursday Judge Denny Chin of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York [yep, the same one …