Never too late: if you missed the IPKat last week

Welcome to the Centesimus edition of Never Too Late - if you missed the IPKat last week, you are in the right place for the 100th Never Too Late!

* A "nudge and a wink" leads Mrs Justice Slade to grant an interim delivery and destruction order in breach of confidence dispute 

"Eh?... eh?"

A mandatory interim order permitting claimants to image and inspect defendants' electronic devices and to delete confidential-wink-wink-nudge-nudge information is available, said Mrs Justice Slade in Arthur J Gallagher Services and others v Skriptchenko and Others.

* “Obscurity is a greater threat than piracy”

Katfriend Ben Williams puts piracy in perspective - is DRM getting in the way of the online distribution which helps, rather than harms, authors?

* Tuesday Tiddlywinks

Nick Smallwood brings you pirate [no, not that kind] Blackbeard's image rights and.. infringement by cake?

* The EPO's plans to restrict post-service employment

Merpel squints suspiciously at the proposal document professing to prevent conflicts of interests with the EPO before and after the termination of service. 

* The state of patent valuation: Europe moves up the agenda as US patent values decline

Joff Wild, of Intellectual Asset Management, describes the current attractive status of Europe and the UPC, and the US “patent death squad”.

* Google's fair use defence succeeds against Oracle's copyright infringement claim

The successful fair use defence in relation to copyright protection of computer code, and the availability of fair use in the commercial context could mean this is big news. Emma Perot explains the background to the case and the potential implications.

* Communication to the public: is that the effect that finally matters?

Katfriend Olena Butriy explores communication to the public as developed from InfoSoc by the CJEU in depth.Is it the effect or the concept of the new public that is shaping policy here?

* BREAKING: CJEU says that fair compensation for private copying cannot be funded through general state budget

The CJEU has considered the freedom of implementing the private copying exception, which may be broad but not so broad as to allow for fair compensation to be funded from the general state budget. Eleonora Rosati explains the progression of EGEDA, C-470/14.

* European Commission Update: Revised SPC tender now open!

AmeriKat Annsley Merelle Ward is happy to report that the the European Commission has relaunched a call for tenders for a study on SPCs. The deadline for submissions is 27 July 2016.

* 5G wireless technology: has the battle for national champions already begun?

Whither 5G technology? Neil Wilkof explains the evolution and revolution towards the next generation of wireless technology and the apparent role for national champions from China in the global market.

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Never too late 99 [week ending on Sunday 5 June] German Constitutional Court sends sampling saga into another loop | Who should pay for the independence of the Boards of Appeal? | Sorry not sorry - Justin Bieber and Skrillex deny copying | CJEU gives guidance for communication to the public cases |  Series marks are a bundle of separate marks, says Court of Appeal | Paying for peace of mind? C-567/14 | Life as an IP Lawyer: Dusseldorf, Germany | ISP's delay in removing content can remove safe harbour | Avengers: when is confusion not confusion? | De Minimis sampling of sound recordings is not infringing, says Ninth Circuit

Never too late 98 [week ending on Sunday 29 May] Are academic publishers liable for ginormous damages? | Update on UPC's draft code of conduct | Implications of new EU and US trade secret legislation | CJEU reference over Schweppes trade mark | New transfer and triage process for IPEC| Thursday Thingies | IP (Unjustified Threats) Bill: from the horses mouth | New Master of the Rolls | PRINCE's personality rights | EU Council adopts Trade Secrets Directive | Book review (copyright lawmaking) | Nominative Fair Use defence in trade mark law

Never too late 97 [week ending on Sunday 22 May] "Simply" Trademark victory for M&S | Notable events this summer | Positec - the end of disclosure? | IPEC or bust? | Enfish distinguished in TLI Communications patent eligible subject matter case | The Politics of Evidence-Based Policy Making, Book Review | UK tobacco plain packaging law - judicial review challenge rejected | IPKat Limerick Competition

Never too late 96 [week ending on Sunday 15 May] Takedown request tactics in Italy | Wines, spirits, cheese & GI infringement | EU report on GI infringement published | Merpel on latest developments at EPO | Does UPC spell disaster for the EPO boards of appeal? | Andy Grove: in memoriam | Friday Fantasies | Has Federal Circuit revived computer-implemented inventions? | AIPPI event on EU trade mark reform | Ex Deep Purple member registers band name as trade mark | Copyright in the telephone directory