OUR SELECTION OF #IPNEWS AND ARTICLES OF THE WEEK

1. Music matrix overloaded - UMG’s ‘artist incubator’, a blue pill for music-related data farming?

https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/music-matrix-overloaded-umgs-artist.html

2. Veterinary versus human use under Article 3(d): CJEU asked to revisit Santen

https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/veterinary-versus-human-use-cjeu-asked.html

3. Reputation (High Court’s Version): Bed Bath ‘N’ Table v Global Retail Brands Australia

https://www.iplawwatch.com/2026/01/20/reputation-high-courts-version-bed-bath-n-table-v-global-retail-brands-australia/

4. The IP protection of AI output

https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/guest-post-ip-protection-of-ai-output.html

5. Vietnam court recommends mandatory product verification and cross-government databases to fight counterfeiting

https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/article/vietnam-court-recommends-mandatory-product-verification-and-cross-government-databases-fight-counterfeiting

6. Counterfeit hotspots to be aware of in Colombia

https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/data/physical-marketplace-counterfeit-hotspots/physical-marketplace-counterfeit-hotspots/article/counterfeit-hotspots-be-aware-of-in-colombia

7. Google Says AI Overviews Aren’t Anticompetitive in Bid to Dismiss PMC Suit

https://www.thefashionlaw.com/google-says-ai-overviews-arent-anticompetitive-in-bid-to-dismiss-pmc-suit/

8. Cloudflare mulls departure from Italy after €14 million anti-piracy fine

https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/article/cloudflare-mulls-departure-italy-after-eu14-million-anti-piracy-fine

9. Germany: new law proposed for geographical indications changes the game for craft and industrial products

https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/review/the-trademark-litigation-review/2026/article/germany-new-law-proposed-geographical-indications-changes-the-game-craft-and-industrial-products

10. Recipe for success: patenting cultivated meat technology

https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/recipe-for-success-patenting-cultivated.html