2019

A comment on the judgement of the Danish Supreme Court of October 30th 2017 (UfR 2018.516H). Is public playback of CDs and music downloaded to the user’s device a communication to the public or a public performance?

Dan Stausholm Nielsen

Copyright Protection of Sámi Traditional Cultural Expressions in Finland

Tuomas Mattila

Den internationella immaterialrättsliga utvecklingen under första halvåret 2019

The international development of intellectual property during the first half of the year 2019

Henry Olsson

Icelandic jurisprudence

Hjördís Halldórsdóttir

NIR 4 / 2019

Den norske patentlovens regler om tvungent verneting: I hvilken utstrekning omfattes rettighetssøksmål?

The Norwegian Patent Act’s rules on exclusive legal venue: To what extent are entitlement cases covered?

Dina Brask, Ronny Lund, Rune Opdahl

Robot eller människa – vad spelar det för roll? En undersökning av kravet på mänskligt skapande inom upphovsrätten i ljuset av kreativ artificiell intelligens

Robot or human being – does it matter? A study of the requisite for human creation within copyright in light of creative artificial intelligence

Daniel Holmdahl

Upphovsrättslig rättspraxis i Finland åren 2010–2018, del I

Miia-Mari Kasi, Marcus Norrgård, Petra Sund-Norrgård

Informationsföreläggande i svensk rättspraxis

The right of information in article 8 IPRED in Swedish case law

Soroosh Parsa

Litteratur

Literature

Ulf Bernitz

Fra norsk rettspraksis

Norwegian Case Law

Harald Irgens-Jensen

Från svensk rättspraxis

Swedish Case Law

Ulrika Wennersten

Några reflektioner i anledning av Patent- och marknadsöverdomstolens dom i Wellington-målet

Some reflections in relation to the Wellington-case before the Swedish Patent and Market Court of Appeal

Ulrika Wennersten

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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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