1992

Protection of Real Right against Creditors in Connection with Assignment and Licensing of Intellectual Property – Practical Meaning of Supreme Court Case 1988:31 in Finland

Ilkka Rahnasto

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News Items

Henry Olsson, Elisabeth Prevéus

NIR 4 / 1992

Referat af danske domsafgørelser angående prøvelse af Patentankenævnets afslag på patentansøgning

Comments on Danish Cases Regarding Decisions of the Patent Board Second Instance to Reject Patent Applications

Mogens Plesner

Att åberopa, använda, begagna eller utnyttja annans varukännedom

The Utilization and Exploitation of Another Party's Knowledge of Merchandize

Per Jonas Nordell

Folkrepubliken Kina och den internationella upphovsrätten

The People's Republic of China and International Copyright Law

Henry Olsson

518-678 VII Nordiska upphovsrättssymposiet, Visby

VII Nordic Copyright Symposium, Visby

EF's harmoniseringsbestræbelser og den nordiske ophavsret

The EC Harmonization Efforts and Nordic Copyright Law

Mogens Koktvedgaard

Den nordiska upphovsrättsreformen

The Nordic Copyright Law Revision

Johannes Nørup-Nielsen

Den nordiska upphovsrättsreformen

The Nordic Copyright Law Revision

Thorunn J. Hafstein

Nordisk opphavsrett i EF's Europa

Nordic Copyright Law in Europe of the EC

Astri M. Lund

Närstående rättigheter – artisters och producenters rätt

Neighbouring Rights – the Rights of Artists and Producers

Raimo Vikström

Kollektiv förvaltning av upphovsrättigheter

Collective Administration of Copyright

Henry Olsson

De upphovsrättsliga organisationernas funktion i Norden och Europa

The Role of Copyright Organisations in the Nordic Countries and Europe

Gunnar Karnell

Kollektiv forvaltning af ophavsrettigheder i Norden og Europa

Collective Administration of Copyright in the Nordic Countries and Europe

Jørgen Blomqvist

Normer för enskilda avtal på upphovsrättens område

Norms for Private Copyright Agreements

Jan Rosén

Opphavsmannens og den utøvende kunstnerens avtaler

Agreements between the Author and the Performing Artist

Harald Bjelke

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Distinctiveness for non-traditional trademarks and the inherent distinctiveness for surface patterns (PMCA, PMÄ 14666-22)

Rättsfall | Sverige

In this case regarding a trademark application for a geometrical figure as a surface pattern, the PMCA provide guidelines in relation to distinctiveness in relation to surface trademarks, and particularly the assessment for its inherited distinctiveness. This case further elaborates on the responsibilities an applicant holds in relation to showing distinctiveness for signs, patterns or products that are not typically associated with being trademarks.

The balance of the law on the peace of the maritime grave at the wreck of Estonia and the journalistic interest (the Court of Appeal for Western Sweden, B 5637-22)

Rättsfall | Sverige

The balance of the law on the peace of the maritime grave at the wreck of Estonia and the journalistic interest (the Court of Appeal for Western Sweden, B 5637-22) Filip Jerneke and Stefan Widmark Introduction In this case, two persons were convicted for offence against the law on the peace of the maritime grave at the wreck of the passenger vessel Estonia after diving close to and filming the wreck for the purpose of making a documentary film. In this context, the most interesting aspect is how the court draws the line between the peace of the maritime grave and the journalistic interest.

Gross defamation – similar statements in different media resulting in different judgements (Stockholm District Court, B 568-21 and Svea Court of Appeal B 374-20)

Rättsfall | Sverige

Whether defamation is made in constitutionally protected or other media can have decisive effect. This is shown in two judgments from Stockholm District Court and the Svea Court of Appeal. The cases concern similar statements made relatively close in time by a woman about a man. However, the woman was convicted in one case but acquitted in the other.

Jaguar replica sportscar does not constitute copyright infringement

Rättsfall | Sverige

This case concerns a dispute between international car manufacturer Jaguar and a Swedish company, as well as the company's two owners, regarding allegations of copyright infringement in the defendants' production of a replica Jaguar C-Type sportscar.(1) The second-instance Patent and Market Court of Appeal reversed the first instance-court's decision and found that the replica did not constitute copyright infringement on two unusual grounds:

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