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FICPI Sweden invite you to their webinar on "Copyright overlapping with Other IP Rights".
Copyright can overlap with other IP rights such as trademarks, design rights and patents (mainly patents that include software). This happens e.g. when the same object, in whole or in part, can be considered as an original work of authorship and also as a distinctive sign or a product with a new and individual design or a patentable invention.
To what extent are these overlaps acceptable when the rights are in the hand of the same owner? Can they be enforced simultaneously? Is that wise? Are there limitations? May one party use their copyright as a basis for opposition or revocation of patents, design rights or trademarks owned by another party? Can a prior copyright be invoked as a defense in infringement proceedings?
The overlap phenomenon is dealt with differently in different jurisdictions. There is also an important distinction regarding the copyright itself. Copyright may and in some instances must be registered in the US and China for certain matters whereas registration is not mandatory in the EU and not even possible in most European jurisdictions.
FICPI Sweden has gathered several experts in the field who will share their perspectives on copyright overlaps from an EU, China and US perspective. The webinar also offers an in-depth analysis of the Google v. Oracle case.
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