IPR GROUP Trademark and Patent Attorneys

30/09/2024

Our team just returned from the GRUR 2024 conference, which was a magnificent experience. It focused on current challenging issues in European intellectual property law, including patent and design law, geographical indications and trademarks, competition and copyright law.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Association and the Regional Group Bavaria for their exceptional hospitality and careful attention to details during the annual meeting in Augsburg.

We talked about it more on our website: https://iprgroup.info/archive/news/

31/07/2024

Counterfeit Destruction🔥(video!)

We would like to share a recent case on behalf of one of our esteemed clients.

In line with the client’s instructions, their trademark was recorded in the Customs Register of IP objects of Ukraine, since manufacturing and sales of counterfeit goods remains a serious challenging issue in the global economy.

Shortly after, the client faced several attempts of third party attempts to import counterfeit goods into Ukraine. One of the more recent efforts was to import a shipment of counterfeit jeans. After conducting a thorough analysis and sequences of necessary legal steps, as a result of effective and timely actions, a simple and incredibly efficient procedure of destroying these suspended goods was initiated, which made costly court procedures redundant.

As always, our Attorneys are ready to assist clients to register a trademark in the Customs Register in order to enforce their IP rights and tackle counterfeiting in Ukraine, despite the challenging situation.

02/07/2024

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

As of July 1, 2024 the Republic of Kazakhstan will be increasing official IP fees.

Learn more about it on our website:

20/06/2024

For the last few years, the subject of generative AI in terms of copyright, specifically regarding image and video generation, is quite heavily disputed.

Currently Ukrainian legislation provides at least some level of explanation. The “sui generis“ right under Article 33 of the Law of Ukraine "On Copyright and Related Rights" is one of the most controversial.

"Non-original objects generated by computer program(s)" were also included in the scope of protection of the Act. These objects are considered non-original because they are generated by a computer program independently, without the participation of a person in its creation, without a creative approach, after automatic analysis of a certain amount of data - photos and videos. The results of the activity of such programs are protected by the right of a special kind (sui generis from the Latin - originality, uniqueness despite similarity) - as a result of the creation of a non-original object, personal non-property rights do not arise, because these rights can arise only from a real person. However, some subjects (authors of a computer program) can enjoy a special kind of right to such a non-original object and have a certain amount of property rights.

At this point in time, most programs provide their users with generated images, while demanding from them the right to use generated content, prompts and the right to provide generated objects for use by all third parties. This means that the user has no property rights, thus under such conditions, one can not talk about “sui generis” rights, since the user will not be able to exercise property rights to the generated content - prohibit someone from using it.

However, a number of platforms specify in their terms of use, that they do not claim the generated content in any way and allow the user to use texts and images for commercial purposes. Therefore, in this case a Ukrainian user can claim their “sui generis“ right, in regards to the generated content.

So for now the existence of such a right is determined by the developer of the AI ​​generator, and before declaring “sui generis”, one would need to thoroughly familiarize themselves with the terms of use of the program. Most accession agreements do not provide for the emergence of a “sui generis“ right, as they expressly prohibit the user from exercising property rights similar to the rights of the author - in particular, prohibiting and allowing the use of the work.

Thus the issue of sublicensing generated objects remains open, since such objects are not subject to copyright protection under the legislation of the countries in which the developer companies are registered.

04/06/2024

INTA2024 conference in Atlanta was a wonderful experience comprised of intricately planned and remarkably executed events, presentations, educational lectures, deliberations and keynotes.

With this year`s theme being “The Business of Innovation” it provided valuable insights on the latest technology, legislation and an extensive look into trademark-law topics, regional updates and new ways for conducting business as IP professionals. As always, it helped to spark new conversations around the topic of IP, bridge professionals and companies from many different corners of the world and shed light on how powerful and influential can networking and collaboration be in the world of intellectual property.

Thanks to INTA for organizing the event and we will see what is in store for 2025!
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28/03/2024

Our team just returned from New York City after attending the INTA Pre-Annual Meeting Reception and conference on "The Business of Artificial Intelligence". It was a very intricate and extensive dive into many aspects of AI, that provided an array of perspectives while facilitating many new discussions. It was a very well-rounded and educational experience. Thanks INTA for hosting such engaging events!
We talked about it more on our website:
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14/03/2024

Our team will be attending the 2024 INTA Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, one of the largest gatherings for intellectual property professionals. We're eager to reconnect with our valued colleagues from around the globe and forge new connections. We are looking forward to seeing you all there!



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01/11/2023

The AIPLA 2023 Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD, October 19-21, 2023

The IPR GROUP team attended the AIPLA 2023 Annual Meeting that took place at the Ga***rd National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland on October 19-21, 2023. The event featured dynamic panels and sessions with the focus on recent … Continue reading →

31/10/2023

The AIPPI 2023 World Congress: A Recap of Intellectual Property Excellence in Istanbul

Istanbul played host to the AIPPI 2023 World Congress from October 22 to 25, at an event that brought together more than 1,800 intellectual property professionals from around the globe. The Congress served as a platform for robust discussions on … Continue reading →

14/09/2023

Amendments in Ukrainian legislation https://iprgroup.info/amendments-in-ukrainian-legislation/

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted Resolution No. 859 dated August 15, 2023 “On Amendments to the Procedure for the Payment of Fees for Actions Related to the Protection of Rights to Intellectual Property Objects” (hereinafter Resolution No. 859), … Continue reading →