A Kat's 2019 Copyright Awards
The end of 2019 is upon us - a new year (and decade) of IP developments is fast approaching. Although the IPKat Team is getting some deserved rest these days (it is well-known that Kats spend most of their time asleep), it is again the time of The IPKat's Copyright Awards! As it has become tradition, a few (honorary = no cash) prizes are awarded each and every year in a number of categories. For previous editions, see here , here , here , here , here , and here . So, here we go! Most important copyright decision Cofemel : not just a judgment about jeans and T-shirts As it has become the norm in the field of copyright, not only have courts become pivotal in defining the scope of protection but, in certain topical instances, they have also contributed to shaping materially the very foundations of protection. In the case of the EU, the latter has been surely the case of the Court of Justic...