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Sunday, 16 January 2022

Encounter 18: IP And Videogames

IPTango January 16, 2022 No comments:

On 20 January 2022, FIDE (Legal and Business Research Foundation) and TIPSA (Transatlantic Intellectual Property Academy) will hold the Encounter 18: IP And Videogames.

The panellists are Andrea Rizzi (Queen Mary University London) and Alina Trapova (University of Nottingham). Carmelo Fontana (Google) will moderate the session.

The suggested readings and the report on the session will be available on the Global Digital Encounters (GDE) website as time goes by.

The Encounter is offered free of charge, but registration is required. Register here now!

If you missed previous Encounters or you want to watch them again, click here.

Credit: The image is courtesy of FIDE.

UPDATE: the recording of Encounter 18 is available here.

Upcoming events on this week and more!

Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo August 05, 2020 No comments:

WHAT’S GOING ON THIS WEEK?

On 5 August 2020, the webinar Impact of Pandemic on IP Law Firms in Latin America will be streamed on YouTube. The event is organized by the Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents (ABAPI) and the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI). The speakers are Carlos Olarte (Colombia), Enrique Díaz (Mexico), José Maria Vicetto Júnior (Argentina) and Marcelo Correa (Chile). Andréa Possinhas and Rosane Tavares will moderate the session.

The Intellectual Property Center of the Austral University is offering a postgraduate Diploma on Intellectual Property (in Spanish). The course starts on 5 August 2020 and is composed of four modules, representing 120 training hours per year. The program covers inter alia, trademarks, patents, copyright, and related rights.

The Seminar on Video games, Sports and Intellectual Property (in Portuguese) will take place on 5 and 6 August 2020. The event is organized by OAB São Paulo (the Order of Attorneys of Brazil). The program includes licensing and piracy. Some speakers are Nancy Caigawa, Fernanda Magalhães, Daniel Pitanga, and Rafael Lacaz.

On 5 and 7 August 2020, LES Brazil (a member of the Licensing Executives Society International) will hold the webinar Licensing for Success in Changing Global Market - LESI AMERICAS. The program will cover circular economy and a mock panel in licensing. Some speakers are Fabiana Quiroga, Patricia Gestic, Maria Beatriz Dellore, Claudio Barbosa, and Robert Held.

On 6 August 2020, the following webinars are scheduled:

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) for companies, organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Peruvian National Institute for the Defense of Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI). Some speakers: Rolando M. Hernández Vigaud (WIPO), Manuel Castro (INDECOPI), Silvia Solís, and Ismael Igartua. The program is available here.
Regional IP Dialogue Virtual Series - LATAM, organized by the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC). Speakers: Dominic Keating, Cynthia Henderson, Maria Beatriz Dellore, and Silvia Solis.
Resolving Intellectual Property Disputes in Alternative Dispute Resolution Environments, organized by the International Chamber of Commerce of Mexico (ICC Mexico). Speakers: Natalia Gulyaeva, Rodrigo Azevedo and Anjanette Raymond.
Drones. Practical and legal perspectives of uncrewed aerial vehicles (in Spanish), organized by the Mexican Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AMPPI). Speakers: Rodrigo Soto Morales, Pablo A. Palazzi and Francisco Vico Gutiérrez.
Intellectual Property and Hackathons: Trademark Registration (in Portuguese), organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI). Opening speakers: Tatiana Campello (ABPI), José Graça Aranha (WIPO) and Paulo Varella Lisboa (NEXT, ICICT). Panellists: Maria Luiza Mondelli (second group, general category), Renata Frota (third group, general category), and Gabriela Toledo. Moderator: Patrícia Coimbra.

On 7 August 2020, the webinar Analysis of the amendments to the Mexican Copyright Law. Notice and Takedown: Internet Censorship? (in Spanish) will take place. The Specialized Centre for Intellectual Property (CECPI) organizes the event. The speaker is Professor Eduardo de la Parra Trujillo.

WIPO | IMPI: NATIONAL PATENT DRAFTING WORKSHOP

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) will hold the National Patent Drafting Workshop from 17 to 21 August 2020.

The online workshop is addressed to researchers and academics of universities, technology transfer and research centres. The course aims to foster innovation by improving the skills of patent applicants.

The free workshop is limited to 80 participants. Submit your application here. Likewise, the universities or centres must send an email to impi.eventos5@impi.gob.mx to endorse the submissions. More information here.

PAST EVENTS

Did you miss some events held the last week? The following are still available on-demand:

28 July. Master class: Legal Aspects of Platform Applications (in Spanish), organized by the Intellectual Property Center of the Austral University. Speaker: Darío Veltani.
29 July. Webinar: The Importance of the Role of the Industrial Property Agent in Brazil (in Portuguese), organized by the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI), the Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents (ABAPI), the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI Brazil) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Speakers: Alvaro Loureiro Oliveira (ABAPI), Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta (ABPI), Claudio Vilar Furtado (INPI Brazil), and José Graça Aranha (WIPO). Moderator: Paulo Afonso Pereira.
30 July. Webinar: Life Stories: Biopics and Image Rights (in Spanish), organized by the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI). Speakers: Diana Muller (USA), Gustavo Rodríguez (Peru), and Santiago Mediano (Spain). Moderator: Francisco Pérez Gangotena (Ecuador).
30 July. Webinar: The Fight against Piracy and the Law Proposals on Intellectual Property (in Portuguese), organized by the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI). Speaker: Mariana Carvalho (Federal Deputy). Moderator: Gabriel Leonardos (ABPI).

If you have a craving for more, review the full list of events here!

Image of Pexels on Pixabay.

Law against violent games and toy weapons

Patricia Covarrubia March 03, 2010 No comments:

Early on this year, the blog announced Venezuela’s intention to ban any violent video games and toy weapons. Today, the law against this type of games enters into force throughout the national territory.

Wilmer Iglesias, a member of the national Assembly, explained that today the INDEPABIS (Institute in Defence of People's Access to Goods and Services – in other words, consumer protection institute) will begin to audit stores. He affirms that the law "strikes one of the elements that generate violence in the world."

As mentioned in the early blog, a total ban on the "manufacture, importation, distribution, sale and use" of violent video games and toy weapons will restrict the flow of products which are IP protected. I do not imply that because it is protected it should be allowed, but I wonder why such a drastic decision was taken when a more flexible one could have done the same trick, i.e. rating.

Global Game Jam Internacional 2010 - is this the X factor of the video game production?

Patricia Covarrubia January 05, 2010 No comments:

If you have not heard of the Global Game Jam (GGJ), here is some information that will help to become familiar with it. The GGJ is a 48 hour game development event in which teams of 3-5 people meet to build up a prototype game. The aim of the rally is to promote creativity, experimentation and innovation.

This is the second time that the GGJ is held. It is reported that last year 1600 participants from 23 countries took part; 370 games were created. This year, Latin America has 5 countries participating with a total of 13 locations. The competition starts Friday, January 29 at 5:00 pm till Sunday, January 31 at 3.00 pm.

Just in case you wonder who owns the intellectual Property of these games, well, the GGJ organisation indicates that the makers of the game hold all IP rights. However, the GGJ may use the games for demonstration. What is more interesting is that all participants must agree to a ‘Creative Commons, share, alter, no sell license’ policy. In other words, they can copy, distribute and transmit the work and also they can adapt the work but...they cannot use it for commercial purposes.

For more information click here

Venezuela: violent video games and toys are banned

Patricia Covarrubia January 04, 2010 No comments:

The EFE news agency published a video report on the banning of violent video games and toy weapons in Venezuela. The government of Rafael Hugo Chávez accuses these games of fostering crime.

Venezuela appears to be the first Latin American country to impose a total ban on the "manufacture, importation, distribution, sale and use" of violent video games and toy weapons. Sanctions range from monetary fines ( VEF 110,000 VEF to 220,000 which is approximately USD $50,000 to $100,000) to prison (3 to 5 years). See Articles 13 and 14 respectively for more information. The law may also close some stores, game rooms and Internet cafes.

Other countries have expressed similar concerns about some specific games, but most nations have adopted a rating system to warn parents and users about violent or sexual content. A total ban appears to be out of order.

However, the irony is that the massive illegal sale of pirated video games is not touched. If you watched the video report, after 25 seconds running, you can see two teenagers scattering through a box full of pirated videos. What a shame!

The law can be read here.