The Stockholm Intellectual Property Law Review is inviting you to attend an afternoon of discussion on ‘IP in the Digital Environment’ About this Event The Stockholm Intellectual Property Law Review (SIPLR) is proud and delighted to invite you to attend an afternoon of discussion on the topic of ‘IP in the Digital Environment’ at Stockholm University – Aula Magna. The keynote address, […] Read More
The Stockholm Intellectual Property Law Review (SIPLR) welcomes submissions for its next issue. Authors are invited to submit original research papers, essays and book reviews about Intellectual Property in the Digital Environment and its related aspects. We are keen to publish works adopting interesting, multidisciplinary approaches and methods to Intellectual Property Law, from authors of any background. Joint authorship is […] Read More
GUEST EDITORIAL PREFACE Food is a subject that all of us can relate to. While reading this you might be thinking about where to go for lunch or what to make for dinner. Maybe you remember those perfectly matched tastes of your favorite dish–a dish that might have been composed by a star chef or by your own mother. Food, […] Read More
Until the second half of the twentieth century, copyright protection of works that at the same time had a practical use and an aesthetic appeal was based on the premise of ‘separability’, meaning different sets of rules for protecting its aesthetic and utilitarian features. This premise was coherent with the typical mode of production consisting of artistic elements added to […] Read More
The purpose of the article is to assess which areas of IP law, if any, and under which criteria, offer legal protection for signature dishes and plating arrangements that are identified and commonly associated with a specific chef or restaurant. The two main concepts explored in the article are: (i) the question whether food can be considered as art for […] Read More
This article evaluates the intellectual property (IP) protection of Halloumi Cheese, as an authentic traditional product of Cyprus focusing particularly on trademarks (TM) and Geographical Indications of Origin (GIs). In examining the protection afforded under these two spheres, the challenges that the Halloumi cheese has undergone are analysed. The main purpose of this article is to untangle the confusion regarding […] Read More
Rights about the commercial use of the name“Macedonia” have been the object of an ongoing dispute between Greece and North Macedonia for almost three decades. The issue was partially settled on 12 June 2018, when both countries agreed upon the terms of the Prespa Agreement. However, despite representing a long-awaited improvement, core aspects of the commercial use of the name […] Read More