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In rural America, right-to-repair laws are the leading edge of a pushback against growing corporate power

As tractors became more sophisticated over the past two decades, the big manufacturers allowed farmers fewer options for repairs. Rather than hiring independent repair shops, farmers have increasingly had to wait for company-authorized dealers to arrive. Getting repairs could take days, often leading to lost time and high costs.

The Conversation

Paperchase online store to close with just two days left of trading following company administration

The Paperchase brand and intellectual property has been bought by Tesco but the deal has failed to save physical and online stores

Manchester Evening News

Canada moves to restrict research funding to protect intellectual property

Canadian authorities on Tuesday announced new restrictions on research grants designed to block funding to projects that include researchers who are affiliated with institutions with ties to foreign governments posing a risk to national security.

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Content creators and corporations clash in Dungeons & Dragons licensing fiasco

The tabletop role-playing game community took a keen interest in intellectual property law in January when changes to the Dungeons Dragons Open Game License (OGL) were leaked.

The Conversation

Dungeons & Dragons licence changes threaten the fan community the game relies upon – legal expert explains

Dungeons & Dragons has a longstanding appeal as a role-playing game – or as some players prefer to call it, a storytelling medium. But retaining users in the face of competition is far from easy, despite a recent resurgence thanks to Netflix hit Stranger Things, the uptake in remote activities…

The Conversation

Here come the crypto intellectual property wars

Crypto is barely a decade old but already it has resulted in novel cases in the fields of copyright, patent, and trademark law.

Fortune

Leith gin firm fights 'losing battle' against bottle copycats

Company co-founder highlights the crippling cost of fighting intellectual property cases

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Glasgow disability equipment firm appoints liquidators

Former Dragons' Den contestant suffers funding issues, leading to a sale of assets and intellectual property

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Phitsanulok mangoes get status upgrade

The Commerce Ministry's Intellectual Property Department has announced the registration of Nam Dok Mai Si Thong mangoes from Phitsanulok as a new geographical indication (GI) product.

Bangkok Post

Something is afoot with copyright this Public Domain Day

On New Year’s Day, copyright in the US expires on a new clutch of artistic works. But shady legal shenanigans mean it’s a little overdue…

The Guardian - UK

Experts to Asharq Al-Awsat: Saudi Intellectual Property Strategy to Generate Initiatives, Attract Quality Investments

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced the launch of the National Intellectual Property Strategy to support the Kingdom’s economy based on innovation and creativity.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sharing out your Netflix password is now a 'criminal offence'

The Intellectual Property Office has stated that Netflix password sharing may amount to ‘secondary copyright infringement’

The National (Scotland)

Saudi Crown Prince Launches National Intellectual Property Strategy

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, launched on Thursday the National Intellectual Property Strategy (NIPST). One of the enablers for achieving the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030, NIPST aims to build an intellectual property ecosystem that supports innovation…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Real coffee, but a fake 'Starbucks' in piracy-ridden Iraq

There are three “Starbucks” cafes in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, all serving authentic Starbucks coffee in authentic Starbucks cups

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Sharing Netflix password may be illegal, Government suggests

Password sharing may amount to “secondary copyright infringement”, the Intellectual Property Office said

Nottingham Post

Nottingham's Games Workshop agrees Warhammer film and TV deal with Amazon

The Nottingham firm said it has “reached an agreement in principle” for Amazon to develop its intellectual property

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Green Bioactives bags £2.6 million in seed financing

The funds will be used to pursue partnerships, secure intellectual property and expand its team

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Murgitroyd acquires another rival intellectual property business

The Glasgow-based firm's fourth deal in two years brings total headcount up to 470

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Screen Scotland buys Edinburgh film festival assets

Intellectual property purchase should mean the event will be staged again in 2023

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Committee welcomes reforms to help Scottish businesses raise finance

Proposals to change the laws on moveable and intellectual property have been backed by a group of MSPs

The Conversation

A new law offers better protection for indigenous plants of significance to Māori, but no requirement to share profits

New Zealand law has generally treated agriculture, biodiversity conservation and the protection of Indigenous knowledge (mātauranga Māori) as separate areas.

Salon

Andor disrupts the Star Wars fairy tale

In a TV landscape flooded with adaptations of famous intellectual property, the man with no history rules them all

Chicago Tribune

‘Wednesday’ review: An ‘Addams Family’ spinoff that centers on goth girl Wednesday Addams (snap, snap)

The Addams Family began in 1938 as a series of wry cartoon panels from Charles Addams for The New Yorker magazine. Then came the black-and-white 1960s sitcom with its iconic theme song (snap, snap). Then came the movie adaptations, because Hollywood loves nothing more than repurposing intellectual property over and…

The Conversation

Intellectual property waiver for COVID vaccines should be expanded to include treatments and tests

Global inequities in access to COVID vaccines have turned out to be a “catastrophic moral failure”, just as the World Health Organization warned they would in January 2021. Yet it took 20 months of negotiations for members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to agree to a limited relaxation of…

Bristol Post

Fake England shirts seized in Bristol as part of £500,000 haul ahead of World Cup

Raids took place across multiple locations in England including in Bristol

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