Mount Carmel, Yelp and the Aussie Post Office (streeeewth), it’s Today’s Interesting IP

It’s a wet and miserable Tuesday in Dublin, Ireland Here’s some interesting IP to brighten up your day (yeah, like that’s going to do it):

• Data Protection in Ireland in Corporate Insolvency – The Fallout from Mt. Carmel – https://www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/2015/08/24/data-protection-regulation-ireland
• Is making a bad copy still copyright infringement? http://www.canadiantechlawblog.com/2015/08/21/unusable-copies-and-copyright-infringement/?utm_source=Mondaq&utm_medium=syndication&utm_campaign=View-Original
• Australian Post Office Service Sue for Trade Mark Infringement – http://www.smartcompany.com.au/legal/intellectual-property/48144-letter-boxing-sendle-says-australia-post-trying-to-stamp-out-post-without-the-office-slogan.html
• Yelp reviewers not entitled to be paid (well duh) – http://www.californiaworkplacelawblog.com/2015/08/articles/class-actions/common-sense-prevails-as-court-knocks-out-yelp-reviewers-class-action-seeking-pay-for-voluntary-online-reviews/
• €62 MILLION awarded for Trade Mark Infringement – http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/attorney-says-pods-wins-60-million-award-in-trademark-infringement-lawsuit/2199386
• Trade Mark Infringement written in the Stars – http://ipkitten.blogspot.ie/2015/08/star-wars-its-all-greek-but-opposition.html

More tomorrow at lunchtime Brian